By BJC Staff Reports
December 2 is “Giving Tuesday,” which follows the Christmas shopping kickoff days of “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday.” The day is set aside for individuals to show their commitment to causes through their words, actions and financial donations. The movement began several years ago in a response to the commercialism of the season.
On Giving Tuesday, tell others why you care about religious liberty and the work of the Baptist Joint Committee. If you use social media, post a message or photo of yourself holding a sign sharing why these issues matter to you. When you post on Facebook or Twitter, be sure to include the hashtags #GivingTuesday and #BaptistJointCommittee. If you don’t use social media, reach out to someone personally to discuss the importance of religious liberty.
We also encourage you to make a financial contribution of any size to our work. On December 2, there will be a matching gift up to $5,000 for those giving to the BJC for the first time, those increasing gifts and those who haven’t given in a while. You can give online that day or mail a contribution to support the effort – just put “Giving Tuesday” in the memo line on your check and mail it to Baptist Joint Committee, 200 Maryland Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002.
If you want to see examples of how others participated last year and get ideas for this year, visit a special page on our website: BJConline.org/GivingTuesday.
From the October 2014 Report From the Capital. Click here to read the next article.
