Giving Tuesday: Local charities and nonprofits to support
Photo: Giving Tuesday website
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Not only is it the season for shopping but it is also the season for giving, and Giving Tuesday is the perfect day for anyone to give back. Giving Tuesday is a day for giving back to the community after the shopping rush of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. Organizers say the movement began in New York six years ago as a way to bring people together to give and now it has grown into a global effort.
Last year, organizers say more than 2.7 billion dollars was raised online in just 24 hours in the U.S. alone.
Here are some local organizations asking community members for support on Giving Tuesday:
Girl, Get Up Society – The nonprofit took to social media to spread the word of their campaign for Giving Tuesday. The organization created services that help women and girls access therapy, self-care, and support services they need to manage conditions such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), postpartum depression, and suicide ideation.
TogetherSC – Together SC serves the thousands of South Carolinians dedicated to community service, leadership, and caring through nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.
Prisma Health Midlands Foundation – Prisma Health is a private nonprofit health company and the largest healthcare organization in South Carolina that serves almost 1.5 million patients annually in its 21-county market area that covers 50% of South Carolina.
Richland Two Education Foundation – The foundation’s mission is to encourage and support excellence in Richland School District Two by enhancing educational opportunities for students, fostering community involvement, and providing resources that promote success in the district.
Able South Carolina – Able SC is a disability-led organization transforming systems, communities, and individuals. Since 1994, the nonprofit seeks to make South Carolina a national model of equity and inclusion for all people with disabilities.
ColaJazz Foundation – The ColaJazz Foundation is dedicated to growing, supporting, and promoting jazz in the Midlands through events, education, recordings, resources, and advocacy to create a thriving culturally rich community.
For more information and organizations to give to on Nov. 28 for Giving Tuesday, click here.
