5 Simple Ways to Help a Child in Need on #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that takes place each year. This year, #GivingTuesday will take place on December 2, 2025, as a global day of unity to give back and support children and families in need.
Fueled by the power of social media and collaboration, we’re asking you to get involved this December 2, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and tell your online communities how you are giving back to help children in the U.S. and around the world. By choosing to support Save the Children on #GivingTuesday, you can help us reach vulnerable children in the U.S. and around the world, including those impacted by disease, poverty and conflict.
Here are 5 simple things you can do to participate and give back on Giving Tuesday this year.
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1. Make a Donation on Giving Tuesday
Children around the world are facing a perfect storm of crises: conflict, climate change and economic instability. Donating on Giving Tuesday can help protect a generation of children in need.
Together, we can create a world where children can achieve their dreams, grow their brilliant minds and live up to their full potential. Together we have the power to transform lives and help children fight for their childhoods.
Your Giving Tuesday support will help keep children alive, safe and protected. On Giving Tuesday, please support our vital work so that we can help those children who need us the most.
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2. Donate Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency to Charity
Your cryptocurrency donations support our mission to keep children healthy, educated, and safe every day and in times of crisis. Together, we can build a world where all children have a fair chance to thrive.
When you donate bitcoin to Save the Children, you invest in an organization that ranks at the top of charities for financial responsibility, transparency and accountability.
3. Give Back with a Gift Box
This Giving Tuesday, help children around the world stay healthy, educated and safe – while spreading the word about the work we do in 100+ countries. Save the Children's Gift Catalog contains gifts at every price point, including our new Gift Boxes.
4. Join Team Tomorrow as a Monthly Donor
You can help create a better tomorrow for children around the world—that’s why we want you on our team. Your monthly donation will go toward addressing the needs of children affected by today’s most urgent issues. By joining Team Tomorrow, you can help us create positive, irreversible change faster than ever.
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5. Maximize Your Generosity from Your Donor-Advised Fund
Donor-advised funds provide an easy, flexible, low-cost method of giving. DAFs are an excellent way to both simplify your Giving Tuesday charitable giving and facilitate your strategic philanthropic goals.
Your generosity lifts entire communities. Our programs reach children’s parents, caregivers and community members. Together we help save children’s lives, protect them from exploitation and provide them with hope for the future, every day and in times of crisis.
There are so many ways to give this Giving Tuesday. Whichever way you choose, we thank you for your support of our mission.