Giving Tuesday comes once a year, but for the children and families we serve, the needs show up every single day. This day isn’t a hashtag. It’s a moment when generosity becomes action—and action becomes impact. This year, it falls on December 2nd.
Winston Churchill said it best:
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
On Giving Tuesday, we get to choose the kind of life we want to build for others.
Why Giving to Larger Engines of Impact Matters
People sometimes ask, “Why give to a large organization?”
Because large, mission-driven organizations like Thompson are built to solve big problems—the kind families face every day.
1. We have the infrastructure to meet complex needs.
Trauma, mental health, foster care, and family stabilization require licensed professionals, 24/7 operations, oversight, and systems that deliver real outcomes. Scale makes that possible.
2. We multiply impact.
At Thompson, a dollar doesn’t stay a dollar.
It becomes safety, stability, therapy, education, and hope.
Scale stretches gifts further and faster.
3. We deliver sustainability and urgency.
Smaller nonprofits are essential, but they can’t always hold the long game.
Larger organizations can:
- Respond quickly
- Absorb crises
- Support multiple counties and states
- Keep services running year after year
Your gift strengthens an entire ecosystem.
4. We have accountability at every level.
Data systems, outcome tracking, quality assurance, trauma-informed care—your investment is measured, stewarded, and turned into meaningful change.
How We Leverage Every Gift
Philanthropy is the fuel that allows us to do what public funding alone cannot.
It fills the gaps.
Holiday joy. Basic needs. Emergency support. Wraparound care.
These are rarely reimbursed—but always needed.
It sparks innovation.
New programs, new models, technology, teaching kitchens, youth supports—philanthropy starts what systems eventually adopt.
It lets us say “yes.”
Yes to the child with nowhere to go.
Yes to the family in crisis.
Yes to the youth aging out with no safety net.
It allows speed.
Systems move slowly.
Families need help now.
Kahlil Gibran captured this spirit:
“You give little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
What We’re Seeing Across Our Communities
Across NC, SC, TN, FL, and KY, families are facing:
- Rising mental health needs
- Food and housing insecurity
- Youth aging out of care alone
- Holiday trauma triggers
- Economic pressure and instability
The needs aren’t slowing.
Neither can we.
How You Can Lean In This Giving Tuesday
1. Give boldly.
Your gift fuels the mission in ways that reach far beyond one moment.
2. Support holiday experiences for kids in care.
Joy is healing—and many kids desperately need it.
3. Activate your workplace.
Matching gifts, drives, volunteering, sponsorships. Momentum multiplies.
4. Share Thompson’s message.
Awareness is a force multiplier.
5. Volunteer.
Your presence accelerates impact.
6. Support foster families and youth aging out.
Care doesn’t end at 18.
7. Help meet basic needs.
Small essentials prevent big crises.
A Final Word
Giving Tuesday isn’t about dollars raised.
It’s about hope raised.
When you invest in Thompson, your generosity doesn’t just help one child—it strengthens the entire system that holds thousands.
As we say often:
Quality begets quantity. Generosity begets hope.
This Giving Tuesday, lean in.
Give boldly.
And know your impact goes further here.
