What You Should Be Doing Right Now to Prepare for #GivingTuesday and #ILGive

It’s August, 2018, and #GivingTuesday is November 27th. What should you be doing right now to ensure that your campaign is successful? Here is a timeline of recommended activities from the Complete Toolkit published by #GivingTuesday. Visit www.givingtuesday.org to register for #GivingTuesday and to download the toolkit and other valuable resources. If you are an Illinois nonprofit, also register at #ILGive at https://www.ilgive.com. You should also review their timeline and download their resources.

Don’t worry if this is the first you’ve heard of #GivingTuesday and the calendar of activities. It’s not too late to catch up.

2018 CAMPAIGN TIMELINE

So you’ve signed up for #GivingTuesday, but where do you start? This timeline will help you plan for #GivingTuesday.

May — June (5–6 months out)

• Make sure you’ve registered for #GivingTuesday at www.givingtuesday.org by clicking the “Join Now” button. This will add you to our list of Participating Organizationsand our newsletter, so we can send you the latest updates and news. If you are an Illinois organization, you should also register at #ILGive at https://www.ilgive.com
• Download the case studies and toolkits relevant to your organization.