Woodrow

Helping purposeful risk-takers achieve their biggest goals. Woodrow is #GivingTuesday Data & Insights Lead, using data to understand and grow generosity.

[Tim (Not Really On Here Much) @midwesttgs]

Another year and another set of the same boring takes from #GivingTuesday skeptics. If thinking about it as an appeal, then yes - most of the criticisms are valid. But those same criticisms can be laid at the feet of ANY appeal - transactional, generic, boring. BUT the data? 👇

[Tim (Not Really On Here Much) @midwesttgs]

It's September and that means the usual debate about #GivingTuesday has already begun. I am a proponent of being involved in the day but also understand a ton of the criticisms. I wrote a piece for @mcahalane that I feel still holds true. Here's some data I personally love: 🧵

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

"We are yearning for something warmer, deeper, more meaningful than we are getting through algorithms and confirmation bias. And that is fundamentally hopeful." The Past Ten Years of Cynicism and Generosity by @RadioFreeAsha https://t.co/dVw9aqfkMB

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@mattyp8516 @AliAnne2010 @CTFFCEpresident Mask wearing is about protecting others, much more than protecting ourselves.

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@CTFFCEpresident Imagine setting a maximum safety standard. It's like the fire department telling a school they have to seal off extra fire exits.

[Asha Curran @RadioFreeAsha]

Black Friday and CyberMonday spending was down, but giving still went UP on GivingTuesday. $2.7B donated on #GivingTuesday in the US, up 9% from GT2020. '

Generosity wins always. Thanks generous humans.

https://t.co/qGO3ENq0U8

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@DA4SG @GivingTuesday @AishaThinker @GiveBlck @alixguerrier @GlobalGiving @ABFE @mariobasa @justicefunders Had a call with this panel today and they are gonna drop some important truth as well as clear calls to action. If you're working on impact measurement as a practitioner or researcher, this is for you

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@ChrisStrub @GivingTuesday @marioarmstrong I'm open to reasonable offers. Don't know about @marioarmstrong. Really enjoyed talking with you yesterday @ChrisStrub. Would even do it for free.

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@midwesttgs @tclaybuck We work hard to understand patterns of giving and the impact of #GivingTuesday. Really nice to see someone noticing

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@BenSoskis Really agree. Look out for a lot more non monetary (harder to measure) analysis of #GivingTuesday in the coming weeks

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

People aren't generous despite hardship. We're generous in response. This is just the beginning. Giving is our game. #RunUpTheScore #GivingTuesday

[GivingTuesday @GivingTuesday]

Whether it was making someone smile, helping a neighbor, or showing up for an issue, on #GivingTuesday you transformed how we think about giving all year long

GivingTuesday announces the total online + offline giving in the United States at $2.47 billion: https://t.co/1Z0tZz2Q7K

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@ChrisStrub @midwesttgs @PwrdbyJared @kat_murphytoms Don't see that hashtag trending anytime soon.

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@GivingTuesday

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@DonorPerfect @GivingTuesday @NewLeashUSA Grassroots giving is under appreciated, generally. Seems quite ascendant right now. (Not to mention driving $1.97B in the US on #GivingTuesday last year.)

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@DonorPerfect @GivingTuesday So much this

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@GivingTuesday That includes funds for COVID response, helping an arts organization, and supporting small businesses.

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@GivingTuesday People are looking for many ways to support their communities, address inequity, help people in need, and respond to crisis.

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@GivingTuesday We hear from our partners that people are giving to a wide range of causes, community needs, and organizations.

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@GivingTuesday Remember that people want to get involved in multiple ways. Provide a diversity of engagement and support opportunities to them.

[Woodrow @WithIntent]

@GivingTuesday Think of your cause/org as an opportunity for people to take action, express their generosity.