Known as the “Opening day of the giving season,” it's a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. In the same way that retailers take part in Black Friday, the giving community comes together for GivingTuesday.

What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving. A day where everyone, everywhere can do something to support the good causes and communities that mean so much to them. It is a day to celebrate and encourage giving in all its forms.

What is the history of Giving Tuesday? According to GivingTuesday.org, this day of giving was founded in 2012 by New York's 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation as a day that encourages people to do good.

GivingTuesday, often stylized as #GivingTuesday for the purposes of hashtag activism, is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States.

2013 GivingTuesday was founded in Canada in 2013 (a year after it started in the United States).

In addition, the hex color codes #C02032 (red) and #32417E (blue) are used in the #GivingTuesday logo, and can be incorporated on your campaign site, such as for your buttons, stats background, or more for an even further branded look.

Giving Tuesday - the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the internationally recognized day to contribute to charity - is upon us. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has always been the kickoff event of the holiday shopping season and one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

idiom. formal. : to use one's time and effort to help others. They freely gave of their time when their help was needed.

GivingTuesday was born and incubated at the 92nd Street Y and its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City. GivingTuesday is now an independent nonprofit and a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

GivingTuesday will be held on November 30 this year. Now a global movement, the 24-hour giving day began in 2012. It takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to promote generosity and counter the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Tuesday. /ˈtuːzˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈtjuːzˌdeɪ/ plural Tuesdays.

[countable, uncountable] (abbreviation Tue., Tues.) the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday Originally translated from the Latin for “day of Mars”dies Marti and named after the Germanic god Tiw.