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giving back on #givingtuesday. holiday shoppers exhausted their wallets on black friday and cyber monday, but today, many are opening their wallets once more for a great cause. #givingtuesday, a social movement that first began in 2012, is dedicated to encouraging people to give to philanthropic efforts. it is a simple concept – find a way to give back to your family, community, or an organization through donations, volunteering, or any other support. the 24-hour online campaign, that first began as a small movement has grown to a global effort. an estimated $45 million was raised last year, and more than 30,000 organizations have signed up this year, according to the case foundation. do goodtofind a local charity where you can volunteer go tovolunteermatch.org or donate here this year, #givingtuesday organizers are teaming up with paypal to attempt to set a new guinness world record for most money donated online for charity in 24 hours. any donations made through paypal will go toward the record-setting attempt. for every donation of $10 or more to a u.s. charity on paypal.com/givecheer, paypal will add an extra 1 percent to that donation. it’s #givingtuesday—how will you give back?
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giving back on #givingtuesday. holiday shoppers exhausted their wallets on black friday and cyber monday, but today, many are opening their wallets once more for a great cause. #givingtuesday, a social movement that first began in 2012, is dedicated to encouraging people to give to philanthropic efforts. it is a simple concept – find a way to give back to your family, community, or an organization through donations, volunteering, or any other support. the 24-hour online campaign, that first began as a small movement has grown to a global effort. an estimated $45 million was raised last year, and more than 30,000 organizations have signed up this year, according to the case foundation. do goodtofind a local charity where you can volunteer go tovolunteermatch.org or donate here this year, #givingtuesday organizers are teaming up with paypal to attempt to set a new guinness world record for most money donated online for charity in 24 hours. any donations made through paypal will go toward the record-setting attempt. for every donation of $10 or more to a u.s. charity on paypal.com/givecheer, paypal will add an extra 1 percent to that donation. it’s #givingtuesday—how will you give back?
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