#GivingTuesday
| So 28 November 2017 is #GivingTuesday. It's a chance to do something good and give back and help other people and animals, too. #givingtuesday is all about supporting and celebrating Britain’s charities. #givingtuesday arrived in the UK in 2014. Since then, the day has gone on to become one of Britain’s biggest days for charities, raising millions of pounds for good causes. There are over 1,600 #givingtuesday partners in the UK and it's brought to you in the UK by CAF. #givingtuesday now runs in over 70 countries around the world including the US, Canada, Russia, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Australia and Brazil. Plus lots of animal charities have signed up to GivingTuesday - you can run a search for them here You could make a donation to African Wildlife Foundation Trees for Life Humane Society International - Help Shut Down a Dog Meat Farm Help the Snow Leopards Trust help snow leopards - Every dollar you donate on GivingTuesday (November 28) will be matched, up to $90,000! Double your impact today. Facebook says of the #GivingTuesday... On #GivingTuesday, Facebook and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be matching up to $2 million of funds raised on Facebook for US nonprofits. Facebook is also waiving its fees for donations made to nonprofits on Facebook this #GivingTuesday. Donations to nonprofits made through Facebook’s charitable giving tools on November 28th will be matched up to $50,000 per nonprofit or $1,000 per fundraiser or donate button, until the $2 million in matching funds run out. The match will begin at 8AM EST (5AM PST). |