This GivingTuesday, SHARE Greater Lynchburg will inspire generosity by helping to  celebrate our 181 nonprofit partners who GIVE GOOD (#LYHGives) in our region.

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on December 3, 2024, and throughout the year.

This Giving Tuesday, SHARE Greater Lynchburg @sharegreaterlynchburg is teaming up with The Mike Show @themikeshow to help to promote our 181 nonprofit partners through a social media live remote on Tuesday, December 3 from 11am - 1pm, hosted by Three Roads Brewery and Jersey Mike’s Subs. Nonprofit leaders are invited to stop by to go on air and share their stories and greatest needs this giving season.

Later that evening, from 5 - 7pm, nonprofit leaders and GIVE GOOD Ambassadors are invited to Three Roads Brewery for fellowship, live music and a free beverage ticket for GIVE GOOD ambassadors wearing their purple beanie hats!

“SHARE Greater Lynchburg, a program of the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation (GLCF), exists to magnify, equip, and connect nonprofits in the region. We are celebrating local leaders who give back through our GIVE GOOD ambassador program and encouraging neighbors to look for ways to GIVE GOOD at www.sharegreaterlynchburg.org,” said Megan Huffman, GLCF Director of Community Outreach & SHARE Greater Lynchburg.

GivingTuesday was launched in 2012 as a simple idea: to create a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past eleven years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

People demonstrate generosity in many ways on GivingTuesday. Whether it’s helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving to causes we care about, every act of generosity counts. GivingTuesday has raised billions of dollars for critical causes around the world and gets billions of impressions on social media from people and organizations speaking up for the causes that matter to them and encouraging others to get involved in their communities.

“GivingTuesday inspires people all around the world to embrace their power to drive progress around the causes they care about, not just on one day but throughout the year,” said Asha Curran, GivingTuesday’s CEO, and co-founder. “With country and community leaders, millions of organizations, and countless givers of all kinds, GivingTuesday is creating a shared space where we can see the radical implications of a more generous world.”   

Those who are interested in joining SHARE Greater Lynchburg’s GivingTuesday initiative can visit www.sharegreaterlynchburg.org or on FB/IG at @sharegreaterlynchburg. For more details about the GivingTuesday movement, visit the GivingTuesday website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday) or follow @GivingTuesday and #GivingTuesday on Instagram. 

About SHARE Greater Lynchburg

SHARE Greater Lynchburg is a community engagement conduit offering simple ways for neighbors, nonprofits and businesses to come together and strengthen our local community. We make it easy for people to find over 180 local nonprofits and engage with them how they choose, whether it’s donating money, volunteering time, attending an event or buying much needed items from nonprofit wish lists. Our open and inclusive platform amplifies the needs of the entire nonprofit community, giving all organizations a chance to be seen and heard regardless of size, focus area or budget. SHARE Greater Lynchburg is a program of the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation. For GIVE GOOD nonprofit leader quotes and images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xXQzUAC6TYVTc3ith1kCA377gyzjLYxw?usp=sharing

About the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation

The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation works to solve our community’s greatest challenges by providing grants and scholarships, and by helping individuals, families, and organizations create their charitable legacy. 

For more information on how to apply for a grant, to start your own charitable fund, or to make a gift to one of the existing funds at the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation, please visit www.lynchburgfoundation.org.

About GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past eleven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

Whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to give. GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of generosity is at the heart of the society we build together, unlocking dignity, opportunity, and equity around the globe.