Miami Gardens, FL (PRWEB) December 01, 2015
On #GivingTuesday, and all year round, iGive.com believes that online shopping can be a force for supporting local communities. iGive is kicking off 31 Days of special deals and sales today as a part of the movement. iGive.com is proud to stand with the thousands of charities and organizations supporting #GivingTuesday —transforming how people think about, talk about, and participate in the giving season.
Taking place December 1, 2015 – the Tuesday after Thanksgiving – #GivingTuesday harnesses the power of social media to create a national moment around the holidays dedicated to giving. The focus is to draw positive attention similar to how Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become days that are synonymous with holiday shopping.
“For nearly 20 years, great causes have worked with iGive.com to support their missions. We love that #GivingTuesday is helping bring even greater awareness to the great American tradition of giving.” shares Robert Grosshandler, iGive.com Founder. “We started iGive.com based on the idea that every day shopping could be translated into doing good for the causes and charities that are important to our members and their communities. Kicking off 31 days of Giving with #GivingTuesday just feels right.”
Throughout December retailers including: BaubleBar, Calypso St. Barth, Chicago Steak Co., Choice Hotels, DermStore, Dooney & Burke, Etsy, Forever21 Canada, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Hotter Shoes, IHG, Kohl’s, Murad, The People’s Operator, PetSmart, Priceline, Rice Force, and TriVillage will be highlighted on iGive.com’s Facebook page, Instagram (igivedoyou) and Twitter accounts (@iGiveDoYou).
About iGive
Since 1997, iGive.com has been enabling shoppers to support their favorite charities, for free. Through their everyday online shopping, iGive shoppers have raised over $8 million for more than 35,000 causes just by shopping at more than 1,700 of their favorite online stores, all the while saving money. iGive shoppers have supported a wide variety of causes ranging from animal shelters to schools, medical research foundations to children’s advocacy groups. To see how your favorite cause can benefit from iGive visit http://www.iGive.com.
About #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give. It will culminate with a global day of giving on December 1, 2015. This effort harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners— charities, families, businesses, and individuals—to transform how people think about, talk about, and participate in the giving season. #GivingTuesday will inspire people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they celebrate and help create a better world. #GivingTuesday will harness the power of social media to create a global moment that is dedicated to giving around the world.
Editorial Note: Robert Grosshandler is available for interviews for inclusion in larger discussions about #GivingTuesday or holiday shopping.