Thoughts on Giving
As is abundantly clear by now, ’tis the season for just about everything, including giving. Most people are bustling about checking lists for family and friends, but it is equally important to give generously to organizations and causes to benefit the people beyond your intimate circle.
In keeping with this aspect of the holidays, and to combat the commercialism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (#givingtuesday) movement was started in 2012. Conceived as a way to call attention to end-of-the-year donations, it has exceeded all expectations in helping to focus generous impulses and increase charitable giving.
Still, Giving Tuesday is simply meant to spur us all into action, because the holiday season is just begun. So If you did not manage to start your giving last week, it’s never too late! At Element, we can’t give to everything we’d like to, but we strive to support as many of the organizations we admire as we can.