Giving Tuesday is a global event all about giving back. Celebrities and people in fandom can recommend some great charities if you’re not sure where to start.
The holiday season approaches, which is often associated with giving — whether it’s presents, food, or simply your time. Enter Giving Tuesday: A global event on November 29, 2016 to kick off the charitable post-Thanksgiving season.
2016 has been a rough year for everyone, and there are many humanitarian and environmental crises pressing in on us and making us feel like the humble amounts we have to spare cannot possibly be enough to make a dent in the misery. This is where fandom comes in.
Whether it’s your celebrity heroes like Kerry Washington and Mark Ruffalo, fandom-related charities or prominent people within fandom, there is plenty of inspiration to be found for ways in which you, too, can help. Even the smallest of contributions can make a difference, so let’s get to work!
This is a modest and incomplete compilation of tweets and posts from fandom-related people meant to inspire you — please add more suggestions in the comments, and seek out additional charities on your own.
A very special #GivingTuesday message for you, from our friend @YNB. Support a classroom today: https://t.co/6ZnYNI16OD pic.twitter.com/mPikGS1u3P
— DonorsChoose (@DonorsChoose) November 29, 2016
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This #GivingTuesday I'm donating to @GirlUp to help refugee girls in Uganda go to school. Join… https://t.co/Ubzt1eiFgK
— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) November 29, 2016
Happy #GivingTuesday!Help me end financial abuse,bid on this @ToryBurch #PurplePurse. #FreeToWalk #Kerry4PurplePurse https://t.co/YED5pmsrQA pic.twitter.com/z4ggSfAKKw
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) November 29, 2016
This #GivingTuesday please consider supporting #ISF & strengthening our programs & services.
Visit:https://t.co/e00TjPJlP5
THANK YOU!!! pic.twitter.com/ovcIPoXtNF— IS Foundation (@IS_Foundation) November 29, 2016
Giving means Living @ChildrensLA join me on #GivingTuesday give the GIFT of LIFE! https://t.co/Y6dnUwU457.
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) November 29, 2016
Investing in our children means a brighter future for all. Join me & #StandForHope on #GivingTuesday: https://t.co/HoZf2gwZTb @UNICEFUSA
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) November 29, 2016
It's #GivingTuesday & I'm supporting one of the best places in the ?: Paul Newman's @holewallcamp! You should too! https://t.co/NSaniNSWpa pic.twitter.com/itHCoMhVix
— Dane DeHaan (@danedehaan) November 29, 2016
Today is #GivingTuesday! Here's a list of women's/youth shelters that could use your help + other causes we support: https://t.co/JimuIiAHXR pic.twitter.com/tGFo0nDxpp
— Wayward Daughters (@WaywardAcademy) November 29, 2016
#GivingTuesday giveaway details! Support a cancer charity today, email us, enter to win #StarWars #LOST #Fringe #OrphanBlack items & more! pic.twitter.com/bLXzLaLEtO
— Cancer Gets LOST (@CancerGetsLOST) November 29, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda is devoting his entire day to promoting awesome charities, so check out where the Hamilton creator is giving today:
1) It's #GivingTuesday. Here's some of the places I'm giving. Please join me w whatever you can spare: pic.twitter.com/43QJy9lTfT
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 29, 2016
2) @VAMNit & I donate our time & resources to the Mariposa Foundation, helping the incredible young women in ??: https://t.co/HAnwXv8nfF
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 29, 2016
4) The @HamiltonMusical company remains devoted to the great work of @GrahamWindham, founded in 1808 by our Eliza: https://t.co/6N0ByK6s6N
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 29, 2016
6) The great writer @PatrickRothfuss runs Worldbuilders, which you can learn more about here: https://t.co/UcFEZJJavz
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 29, 2016
7) Back to #GivingTuesday! I give to https://t.co/OIsUUJCoQ3 to expand community organizing in Latino communities & help community agencies.
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 29, 2016
7) Thanks for this! Also, https://t.co/ttzIbBNgiX. #GivingTuesday #GifingTuesday https://t.co/3z9mP940Zc
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 29, 2016
Finally, a bunch of musicians are participating in Bedstock — an online music festival to spread awareness and raise funs for MyMusicRx, an organization that delivers music to kids and teens with serious illnesses.
Here are some of the performances that have been released so far:
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