#GivingTuesday will give us all a chance to give back
For this extraordinary year, #GivingTuesday is encouraging people to #GiveBack2020 – be it through a charity donation, a continued commitment to a cause close to their hearts, volunteering time or simply helping a friend, neighbour or family member.
#GivingTuesday and #GiveBack2020 offers all of us a chance to head towards the end of this most challenging of years by taking a positive step and knowing that we’ve come together to make a difference.
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Hide AdThe global pandemic’s repercussions are being felt by charities around the world.
Research by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), the organisation leading #GivingTuesday in the UK, found that charities face a significant increase in demand for their services while more than half have suffered a drop in donations.
It is estimated charities face a £10 billion funding gap and CAF’s research found that without help, a quarter of charities in the UK said they would not survive a year.
Gráinne Mathews, #GivingTuesday UK lead at CAF, said: “In this unprecedented year, we have all seen the amazing things that charities have done in the hardest and darkest of times.
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Hide Ad“They have been there for us, our families and our communities and have come up with new ways to help the people most in need.
“This #GivingTuesday, the charities that have been there for us need us to be there for them. It is time to #GiveBack2020.”
#GivingTuesday, which follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday, has broken successive world records for the most money donated online.
Over £14.2m was donated on the day last year via Visa.
To find out how you can get involved, visit www.givingtuesday.org.uk.
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