INSPIRING STORIES OF GENEROSITY

During the annual GivingTuesday celebration on November 29, 2022, we saw a wave of generosity as people worldwide committed to acts of giving and service.

Countless local and nonprofit campaigns and individual efforts around the world helped raise funds; increased volunteering; inspired gifts of goods, skills, and voice; shared acts of kindness; and hosted events designed to support causes and strengthen communities.

In Romania, the weeklong Generosity Festival kicked off a week before GivingTuesday. GETT’S, a well-known beauty salon, and local nonprofit Never Alone - Friends of the Elderly participated by offering a day of free pampering to the elderly.

People to People International - Kenya hosted a football match and group mentorship sessions with GivingTuesdaySpark to raise awareness about the dangers of substance abuse and share information about where youth can find support and resources.

In Bacalar, Mexico, a group of young people organized activities based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and worked with business owners and government officials to raise funds to support continuing environmental education in their local schools.

Colleges and universities across the US rallied their community of students and alumni to reach their ambitious goals, including the City University of New York, which raised more than $3 million with the support of 4,000 donors; the University of Hawaii, Palomar College; and several historically Black colleges and universities, including Morehouse College, Central State University, and Tuskegee University.

Actor Jared Leto has kept the generosity celebration going all year long and has posted about GivingTuesday nearly every Tuesday this year, picking a different cause to feature each week.

Foot Locker staff in Atlanta, Chicago, the D.C. area, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, and Northern California provided meals to houseless people and made donations to local Black-led nonprofits.

Employees of Honduran bank Ficohsa volunteered at a senior home, packed and distributed kits full of essentials, and delivered more than 4,000 pounds in free meals to those in need.

The Jewish Volunteer Connection in Baltimore held a Casserole Challenge with local volunteers and businesses preparing casseroles to feed more than 7,000 people at 13 local partner organizations.

Jorge Gadea, a volunteer with the Fundación Amigos contra el Cancer Infantil (FACCI) in the Dominican Republic, motivated others to donate blood because it can save lives and takes little to no time.