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Today’s the day: #GivingTuesdayNow

Suzanne Coffman (she/her)
May 5, 2020

#GivingTuesdayNow, a day to address the extraordinary need the coronavirus pandemic has created, is here. Today people across the globe are acting, in GivingTuesday’s words, “to create a wave of generosity, citizen engagement, action from business and philanthropy, and support for communities and nonprofits around the world.”

People usually think of donating to charity when they think of GivingTuesday. That’s an important part of today’s event, but GivingTuesday is encouraging other types of generosity as well. Some of their suggestions:

Donate supplies for health care workers
Stay home
Give to the nonprofits you care about most: “No amount is too little and nonprofits need our support”
Buy gift cards from small businesses, or write an online review
Reach out to people who are on their own

As GivingTuesday CEO Asha Curran said in March, “Generosity is not about size. Every act of kindness is not only a beacon of hope, it’s a critical act of civic and social solidarity.” You can find more ideas on the event’s website.

How are you participating in #GivingTuesdayNow? Let us know in the comments below.

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Suzanne Coffman (she/her)

Editorial Director, Candid
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As publisher of the Candid Blog and Candid Newsletter, Suzanne strives to give Candid’s stakeholders information to help them do good. As chief writing guru, grammar and style maven, and English usage referee, she works to help her colleagues communicate effectively.

Suzanne followed a circuitous route to Candid. Each stop enabled her to strengthen her research, writing, and editing abilities. Early in her career, she was a research assistant and then historian at the U.S. Department of State. She left this position to undertake doctoral work in American history. As part of her doctoral program, she received formal editorial training at the Omohundro Institute of Early American History. After completing her doctoral exams, she was assistant editor at the Papers of John Marshall. From there, she moved to the Publications Department of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where she served as associate editor and then editor/writer. In November 1999, she joined GuideStar, where she held a number of roles: web content coordinator, managing editor of the GuideStar website, director of communications, and editorial director. She retained the position of editorial director when GuideStar and Foundation Center joined forces in February 2019.

Suzanne holds an A.B. in English and history from The College of William and Mary and an M.A. in American Civilization from The George Washington University. She abandoned her doctoral dissertation after a computer crash ate some of her research and led her to reevaluate her career goals. It was the right decision, but she regrets it.

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