This year, I’m super excited to take part in a new initiative that I’m hoping you, dear readers, will do with me. Following the days of frenzied shopping (Black Friday and Cyber Monday), #GivingTuesday is a day to give back to the community.

On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. (www.givingtuesday.org)

The Challenge

I challenge all Charity College readers to do one of the following on December 2nd:

1. Donate something to the charity of your choosing. (Money, clothes, canned goods, etc.)
2. Volunteer for an organization, school, church, etc. (Find opportunities here.)
3. Use one of the free and easy apps I’ve featured in other blog posts to contribute. (Charity Miles, Donate-A-Photo, Freerice.com, etc.)
4. Join the #UNselfie movement.

#GivingTuesday, as the hashtag might suggest, is relying on social media to help spread the word and good deeds, so share this post as much as you can! I also encourage you to join the Charity College #GivingTuesday group.

I’d love to see some comments from you guys. What charity are you most excited to help out? Which challenge option do you plan to choose? Or do you have other ideas entirely? Let me know!

~C.C.