Charities launch Giving Tuesday, and more

After the shopping bonanzas of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, U.S. charities decided to launch their own holiday.

Charities launch Giving Tuesday

After the shopping bonanzas of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, charities across the U.S. celebrated the inauguration this week of a new holiday—Giving Tuesday. Around 2,000 nonprofits and charitable organizations launched their seasonal charity drives on Tuesday to encourage Americans to consider spending money on good causes as well as on discounted goods, and to spend time volunteering for local charities after lining up at the mall. Organizers hope Giving Tuesday will one day eclipse its more famous, materialistic predecessors.

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