#GivingTuesday - the day when Manchester Gives More!
10 Nov 2015
The University is playing a leading part in Manchester Gives More - this year's regional campaign to mark the global day of giving on 1 December
The University is helping to mark the second year of #GivingTuesday in the UK by playing a prominent part in the Manchester Gives More campaign to make our city the most generous in the UK:
On this global day of giving, which follows Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Manchester Gives More is a call to action to everyone in Manchester to give to charities or causes around the city that they care about.
Charities, businesses, school and individuals can all get involved - by making donations, volunteering time or just spreading the word at the start of the Christmas shopping season.
Last year, we took part in the UK's first #GivingTuesday and our work has helped to form the basis of a toolkit on the official website:
This year, we'll be marking #GivingTuesday with two activities on campus:
Visit the Making a Difference Fair
On 1 December 2015 (9.30-3.30pm) in the Renold Building
The North Campus is hosting its very first Making A Difference Fair, which will give staff and students the opportunity to find out about voluntary and ambassadorial activities across a host of different areas of interest. The University’s Social Responsibility Initiative seeks to encourage everyone to ‘Make A Difference’ in whichever way they can.
Come along and discover a variety of organisations from both inside and outside the University: Green Impact, Governors for Schools and Engineers without Borders are only some of the organisations that will be showcasing a variety of opportunities.
Staff and students will have the chance to explore the different options available and chat to representatives from the organisations about how they too can ‘Make A Difference’.
Share your giving story
Do you donate money via our Workplace Giving Scheme or by other means, volunteer your time, or fundraise at work and within your local community?
We’re planning to share your stories on #GivingTuesday, when the University will be celebrating the fantastic kindness and generosity of our staff.
We’d love to hear why you give time or money to charity and why you chose that particular one.
There are two ways to share your story - feel free to use one or both:
- Share a quote or short paragraph about why your charity is special and your most difficult/funniest fundraising challenge at Social Responsibility Blog;
- Come along to our Twitter selfie space to have your picture taken with a Twitter board showing your favourite charity to shout-out (dates will be shared nearer the time) - if you plan to come along, please email workplacegiving@manchester.ac.uk
Further information
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The day also coincides with World AIDS Day, which the University is supporting for the second year running – so another reason to support this, and other, worthy causes.