Giving Tuesday

Spectrum Staff | November 27, 2012

No matter the day, we are grateful for you, Spectrum reader. We appreciate your conversation at the community table. You are the reason we exist.

Today, we’d like to let you know about the newest event in the Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday sequence: Giving Tuesday.

As the originators of this event point out, “We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals….Wouldn’t it be great to have a day for giving back?” Partnering with the United Nations Foundation, the day’s emphasis on charitable giving is spearheaded by New York nonprofit 92nd Street Y, and supported by a community of nonprofits and businesses.

We invite you to participate in Giving Tuesday in the following ways:

1. Donate to Spectrum here, call our office at (916) 774-1080, or mail a check to Spectrum,  P.O. Box 619047,  Roseville, CA 95661-9047.
2. Subscribe to our quarterly journal here, by phone, or by mail (download the form here) for a wide range of thought-provoking articles, visual and literary delights.
3. Support Giving Tuesday by sharing your story about giving with your friends and family.

Here at Spectrum, as we contemplate the season, we are thankful for a growing readership. We invite you to support nonprofit journalism, as a way of giving back to our community conversation. We look forward to setting forth a feast of insightful stories, updates, and media offerings. We are grateful for your participation in Spectrum.

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