Together We Give: Giving Tuesday 2022

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Together We Give: Giving Tuesday 2022

Together We Give: Giving Tuesday 2022

Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Click here to learn more about this global day of giving.

Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022, and quickly approaching! Our goal is to raise $10,000 to help feed children across Chicagoland on the weekends.

Click Here to Donate and Feed a Child This Weekend!

This year’s Giving Tuesday is all about the kids! We will share handwritten notes from children — in their own words — about the impact of Blessings in a Backpack in their lives.

Connect with us on social media to read the notes and share our posts on Giving Tuesday.

Giving Tuesday kid note

Ways to Support Blessings in a Backpack This Giving Tuesday

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Facebook and Instagram Fundraisers

Did you know that Facebook fundraisers have been one of the most effective methods for generating gifts on Giving Tuesday? Last year, Facebook fundraisers raised more than $33,000 for Blessings programs!

Click here to pledge your intention to create a Facebook or Instagram fundraiser for Blessings in a Backpack. We will send you instructions on setting up a fundraiser as Giving Tuesday approaches. Individuals who raise $300 or more through their fundraiser will receive a FREE Blessings in a Backpack t-shirt, while supplies last. 

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Go On a Backpack Adventure

Are you ready for a backpack adventure? Our friends, Even Stephen and Plane Jane are! They want to travel throughout the United States and spread awareness of the Blessings in a Backpack mission with you. Take pictures with a cut-out doll and document your adventures on social media. Invite others to do the same!  Our goal is to receive photos of Even Stephen and Plane Jane from all 50 states by December 31. 

Click Here Learn More and Download Even Stephen or Plane Jane
Virtual Packing Event

Host a Virtual Packing Events

This Giving Tuesday, host a Virtual Packing Event fundraiser and work remotely with your employees to feed kids on the weekends! Blessings in a Backpack can create an online donation portal exclusively for your company—share your link, ask employees to give, and see progress towards your goal.

Your Virtual Packing Event can be set up within one week of notifying us. Click here to fill out the form to get started.

Thank you for your support this Giving Tuesday!

Did you know that each year $10 billion of corporate matching money goes unclaimed? Click here to see if your employer will match your donation on Giving Tuesday!