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November 20, 2019
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GivingTuesday Is Now an Independent Nonprofit

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Some of the Giving Tuesday campaigns are not about money. Giving Tuesday Kids, started by a 12-year-old named Khloe Thompson, wants to inspire young people around the world to work on after-school service projects.

GivingTuesday is all grown up and has spun off as an independent nonprofit.

In 2012, a small team at New York City’s 92nd Street Y created GivingTuesday, a day devoted to celebrating philanthropy following the consumer excesses of Black Friday and...