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More $ was donated on one day on #GivingTuesday 2019 than is disbursed annually by any US foundation excepting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Looking forward to speaking at tomorrow’s P2P Forum webinar on Creating a Successful #GivingTuesday #P2P Campaigns with Kesem! Register here: peertopeerforum.com/creating-a-suc…

Been thinking about findings by Dan Heist & Danielle Vance-McMullen. DAFs may provide resilience to the nonprofit sector. How are other for-purpose orgs prepared to weather an economic storm? doi.org/10.1177%2F0899…

First responders, hospital staff, delivery drivers, grocery store workers, are doing work - at risk to their own health - that’s critical to the health + safety of our communities. Let's show them some gratitude today. 👨‍🚒🧑🏽‍⚕️👩🏼‍⚕️#GivingTuesdayEveryTuesday #TuesdayMotivation

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The Coronavirus crisis is validating progressives' case for govt--expert-guided, centralized, well-resourced. It's also affirming conservatives' vision of civil society--decentralized, informal, little platoons.

"Now is the time to use our interconnectedness to scale up generous efforts." -Asha Curran Embrace Social Distance but Fight Social Division by Asha Curran link.medium.com/VHzXdN51V4

Asha Rangappa PhoenixGirl They missed a spot. Still entirely in contradiction to Kushner yesterday. chemm.nlm.nih.gov/sns.htm

.Asha Curran of #GivingTuesday: "Generosity is not just a powerful countervailing force for helping nonprofits, but also against isolation." #Give4COVIDRelief

Looking forward to being part of #GoodTechFest this week. Will be on tomorrow's Keynote Panel and running a session on how social enterprises asking the right questions can better sustain their work and scale their impact. Have you registered yet? goodtechfest.com

Looking forward to tonight's #GoodTechFest Panel Discussion where we'll be talking about how different organizations respond to COVID. See you there goodtechfest.com/agenda/session…

Ready to dive into to my workshop on "Asking the Right Questions questions today at #GoodTechFest. See you all there!

🚨 It's time! 🚨 Who's joining our #GivingTuesdayChat on what to expect for #GivingTuesday 2020? Direct reply to each question (Q1, Q2, etc.) with your answer (A1, A2, etc.) + #GivingTuesdayChat to chime in! classy DonorPerfect Neon One + Woodrow are joining us today

It’s #GivingTuesdayChat time! We’re talking with GivingTuesday’s Chief Data Officer Woodrow Rosenbaum (Woodrow) + @Classy, DonorPerfect, + Neon One. Welcome everyone! #GivingTuesdayChat

People aren't generous despite hardship. We're generous in response. This is just the beginning. Giving is our game. #RunUpTheScore #GivingTuesday

Black Friday and CyberMonday spending was down, but giving still went UP on GivingTuesday. $2.7B donated on #GivingTuesday in the US, up 9% from GT2020. ' Generosity wins always. Thanks generous humans. apnews.com/article/corona…

"We are yearning for something warmer, deeper, more meaningful than we are getting through algorithms and confirmation bias. And that is fundamentally hopeful." The Past Ten Years of Cynicism and Generosity by Asha Curran link.medium.com/XQ6447Nnopb

It's September and that means the usual debate about #GivingTuesday has already begun. I am a proponent of being involved in the day but also understand a ton of the criticisms. I wrote a piece for ... that I feel still holds true. Here's some data I personally love: 🧵

Another year and another set of the same boring takes from #GivingTuesday skeptics. If thinking about it as an appeal, then yes - most of the criticisms are valid. But those same criticisms can be laid at the feet of ANY appeal - transactional, generic, boring. BUT the data? 👇