Never participated in Giving Tuesday before? 5 reasons why 2017 is your year.

After the frenzy of Black Friday and the deal-bingeing of Cyber Monday, the annual event known as Giving Tuesday is a day-long opportunity to put your dollars not toward a new gadget or gift, but toward a cause that’s near and dear to your heart. 

Founded in 2012 by the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at the 92nd Street Y in New York, Giving Tuesday is a nonpartisan online initiative (#GivingTuesday) designed to celebrate and encourage philanthropy. 

This particular Giving Tuesday comes at the end of a year in which everyday philanthropy felt like an urgent, important part of declaring your political and social values.  Read more…

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