Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season, and now Giving Tuesday is set to spark the season of generosity as 2023 approaches peak giving time.
Since 2012, millions of people have celebrated Giving Tuesday (the Tuesday after Thanksgiving) by volunteering, doing good and donating to causes around the world. According to GivingTuesday.org, 37 million people participated in some form last year, donating $3.1 billion to charities.
Asha Curran, CEO of GivingTuesday, wrote that her organization “now has official movements in nearly 100 countries.”
