GivingTuesday has announced a $10 million commitment from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest single grant in the organization’s 10-year history.

The grant will enable GivingTuesday to scale existing programs and launch new initiatives aimed at advancing “a culture of radical generosity” around the globe. The organization will work to increase giving worldwide, launch GivingTuesday movements in dozens of new countries as well as thousands of additional campaigns and coalitions, and inspire the next generation of generosity champions and givers. GivingTuesday currently has national movements in more than 85 countries, including the Philippines, Nigeria, France, and Brazil. The Gates Foundation is GivingTuesday’s largest and one of its most longstanding financial supporters.

“Anyone can be a giver. Everyone has resources to share and make the world a better place—whether it’s through time, money, expertise, or your voice,” said Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda French Gates. “GivingTuesday has inspired countless acts of giving that have the power to transform communities and our world. The foundation is thrilled to extend its longtime support for GivingTuesday and the global generosity movement it has inspired.”

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