#GivingTuesday School Case Studies
See the impact #GivingTuesday had in 2020
WEST END DAY SCHOOL
Students at West End Day School in NYC support a different cause on #GivingTuesday each year to teach the importance of giving back to our communities. In 2020, they supported the Alalay Foundation in Bolivia to provide children in at-risk or disadvantaged circumstances to explore creativity and art.
2ND & 7 FOUNDATION
The 2nd & 7 Foundation promotes reading by providing free books and positive role models to kids in need while encouraging young athletes to pay it forward. On #GivingTuesday, the Foundation partnered with local youth athletic teams for young athletes to #PayItForward. Coaches signed up their student athletes and brought books to classrooms and read for elementary school students in the Columbus, Ohio area.
PEABODY-BURNS HIGH SCHOOL
Students at Peabody-Burns High School in Kansas celebrated #GivingTuesday every Tuesday in November with different initiatives like #GiveCred, where the students write cards of appreciation to people around the city. Another week, students organized a goods drive to benefit care homes and food drives for a local food bank. Activities concluded with a Facebook Live event on #GivingTuesday with footage of the donations being dropped off, awards given to teachers, and other activities.
PROJECT HUMANITY
High school students from schools throughout the Bay Area to volunteered for Project Humanity to assemble and distribute “goodnight kits” to people experiencing homelessness The kits included a sleeping bag, mat, tarp, blanket, pillow, backpack, and hygiene essentials. The students also included handwritten heartfelt letters to the recipients.