Giving Tuesday

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back! Today, businesses, communities and individuals all over the world will celebrate generosity and support a non-profit close to their hearts.

The Motherhood has worked with The United Nations Foundation since the first Giving Tuesday in 2012, and we’re honored to be an ongoing part of this amazing movement. Take a look at how we’re celebrating this special day with some of our wonderful client partners this year – and how you can participate, too!

Champions for Kids: This year, our amazing team of bloggers helped 3.3 million children and 27,000 organizations through programming that provided Champions for Kids (CFK) with much-needed donations and resources to help children thrive. But we didn’t stop there.

The Motherhood recently volunteered to help coordinate an additional program with bloggers passionate about helping children in need across the nation, and asked bloggers to donate their voices to raise awareness of kids’ needs and spur additional donations to help fun CFK programming in communities across the U.S. Nearly 40 bloggers signed on – documenting their own childhood memories of kids in need who they wished they could have helped at the time. Inspired to help kids across the U.S.? Learn more about how you can support Champions for Kids here.

The Fred Rogers Company: Mister Rogers began each program by asking viewers to be his neighbors. This fall, The Fred Rogers Company and The Motherhood asked a group of bloggers to do the same by sharing personal stories on a brand-new site celebrating neighborliness: WontYouBeMyNeighbor.org. In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, we hope you’ll take a moment to share what it means to be a good neighbor by posting to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #BeMyNeighbor – your story will appear on WontYouBeMyNeighbor.org!

JOHNSON’S® More Hands, More Hearts™: This #GivingTuesday, JOHNSON’S has committed to the happy, healthy development of babies with the More Hands, More Hearts program, and The Motherhood is thrilled to work with a wonderful team of bloggers to share the news.

JOHNSON’S is donating baby care kits and a special grant to help moms ensure their babies thrive, and you can help, too! Simply share a photo through the Donate a Photo app and you’ll be providing a child with the critical resources he or she needs for healthy development. During the month of December, JOHNSON’S will double the donation when you select Save the Children, too – up to $100,000. You can also participate in our Twitter party on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. ET, and use #MoreHandsMoreHearts to share how you’re giving back this season.

Walmart Food Pantry Holiday Makeover: Did you know that 49 million Americans – 16 million of whom are children – struggle with hunger at some point during the year? Many families rely on the support of their local food pantries, and providing meals requires these pantries to be well-equipped to safely store, prepare, serve and transport food.

This Giving Tuesday, Walmart launched the Food Pantry Holiday Makeover campaign. Between today and December 12, you can visit www.walmart.com/holidaymakeover and cast one vote per day (a 24-hour time period) to help a participating food pantry. 75 winning food pantries will each receive a $20,000 grant to purchase items they need to continue providing fresh meals and exceptional service to local communities. This is an issue close to our bloggers’ hearts, and over the next week, they’ll spread the word to support their local food pantries. The grants will be announced on December 15!

Tell us how you’re celebrating #GivingTuesday this year!