Today is National Day of Giving (Includes a List of Charities)

Today is National Day of Giving, it's a worldwide day of charity and volunteerism. People are using social media as a way to promote charitable organizations, encourage giving and highlight all the things people are doing on this day.

I firmly believe in the power of giving, be it a simple act of making a donation or giving of our time, it's a great way to make a difference. With November 29th being the National Day of Giving or Giving Tuesday, it's an opportunity to support so many wonderful charities and causes from those that help out locally to those whose reach is nationwide or globally. I do hope that people will remember that giving is not limited to today, many organizations could truly benefit from our generosity on a regular basis especially smaller organizations.

I've provided a small list of organizations that might interest you if you don't already have a cause you support. Also, please remember to look into museums, non-profit theatres, libraries and others that could use our help and donations.


Special Olympics

For Giving Tuesday, each donation will be Tripled Matched and will go to helping the athletics of Special Olympics. To make a donation click here.





Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Planned Parenthood is a trusted health care provider. Planned Parenthood Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization, engages in education and advocacy to protect and advance women's health and rights..



ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)

The ACLU is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy organization devoted to protecting the basic civil liberties of everyone in America.


Here are a few more to check out:

The Actors Fund (A national human services organization that helps all professionals in performing arts and entertainment in times of need, crisis or transition.)

Amnesty International

ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

Best Friends (The largest no-kill animal sanctuary and programs to end the killing in America's shelters.)

Book Aid International

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (unites theatre artists and audiences across the country to give back and help those in need.

Face Forward (Provides pro bono reconstructive surgery & emotional support to victims of domestic violence, human trafficking & other cruel acts of crime.)

Feeding America

Girl Up (Uniting girls to change the world.)

GLAAD

Human Society

Human Society International

It Gets Better Project (To communicate to LGBTQ youth around the world that it gets better, and to create and inspire the change needed to make it better for them.)

Kids' Orchestra

Malala Fund (Malala Fund is the official organisation led by Malala Yousafzai focused on helping girls go to school and raise their voices for the right to education.)

National Center for Families Learning

NOH8 Campaign

No Kid Hungry (Aims to end child hunger in the US.)

St. Jude

Teen Success, Inc. (Helping hard-working young mothers get on a path to success.)

The Trevor Project (The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth.)

We Need Diverse Books (Putting more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of all children.)