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GivingTuesday is gathering creative strategies and tactics for using generosity to strengthen our social fabric. Explore snapshots of how individuals and communities across the globe are actively using generosity as an instrument for catalyzing positive change. Get inspiration for how you might grow giving in your community, forging a path toward a more compassionate and connected society. 

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a woman holding two buckets that say Conway Gives on them
Homelessness | North America 20

Rally Spare Change to Support Homelessness

Nearly 100 volunteers in Conway, Arkansas turned panhandling upside down on GivingTuesday 2019, hoping the symbolism of volunteers with buckets asking for donations on a winter day would drive home…

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Filipino kids holding up bread
Hunger | Asia 8

Collect and Distribute Bread

Recognizing that food insecurity is a major issue on their island, GivingTuesday Philippines leaders mobilized the generosity of hundreds of people to help. Inspired by and in partnership with The…

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Kibera storytelling campaign
Generosity Intervention | Africa 7

Share Stories of Generosity and Inspire Others

In 2018, GivingTuesday leaders in Kibera, an informal settlement near Nairobi, Kenya, planned a neighborhood-wide storytelling campaign to showcase the generosity of the people who live there and change the…

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a free store
Poverty | North America 14

Create a Sharing Corner or Free Store

Free Stores and Sharing Corners had become more well-known during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but they've been in existence for years. The premise is simple: create a space…

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Brazil leaders standing next to a background that says Dia De Doar on it (with the GivingTuesday logo)
Generosity Intervention | South America 15

Host a Nonprofit Fair

GivingTuesday leaders of DoaSaoJosé, the #GivingTuesday community campaign for the city of São José dos Campos, in Brazil, hosted an outdoor festival for the local residents to get to know…

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A Black girl in a GivingTuesday tshirt posing for a photo while stocking her local community refridgerator with fresh vegetables
Hunger | North America 15

Organize a Community Fridge

You might have noticed colorful refrigerators popping up outdoors in your neighborhood. They're a lifeline to the community and they act as a grassroots response to a dire food insecurity…

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