Giving Tuesday
The ALS Network is Your Family of Support.
Give the Gift of Family this Giving Tuesday!
It’s Giving Tuesday and your gift today will be doubled. Here are a few ways that your generosity supports the ALS community:
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- $100 provides four hours of respite care to offer a break for a family caregiver.
- $250 underwrites a camp scholarship for a child living with a loved one with ALS.
- $500 contributes to the purchase of critically needed, durable medical equipment and assistive technology.
- $1,000 covers the cost of purchasing a generator or backup power supply to maintain life-supporting equipment in the event of a power outage or natural disaster.
Encourage others to give to the causes you care about. Share on social media: Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and use the tag @youralsnetwork and hashtags #GivingTuesday and #ourALScommunity.
All gifts made on Giving Tuesday are being matched by a $50,000 grant from a generous donor. Every gift of every size gives help and hope to the ALS community and will be matched dollar for dollar - so please give now to double your impact!
Your donation to the ALS Network is tax-deductible.
Give the gift of family this Giving Tuesday!
As a supporter of the ALS Network, please take a look at some of the many ways YOU can meaningfully participate to give help and hope to families facing ALS.
EVERY 90 MINUTES, HELP RAISE ALS AWARENESS
Every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed and someone passes away from it. Share facts about ALS in 90 minute intervals on your social media channels.
Send an Email
Reach out to your friends, family and colleagues with an email and ask them to support the ALS Network. You can also include a link to this action guide!
Make a Video
Share your “why" - your personal reasons for the discovery of prevention strategies, treatments, and cures. Create and post a video about your involvement in the fight to end ALS and send us a copy at social.media@alsnetwork.org.
Recruit Your Friends
Ask three friends to help raise ALS awareness and donate or match your Giving Tuesday gift to the ALS Network. Let them know that all gifts made on Giving Tuesday will be generously matched up to $50,000 by a generous donor.
Make a Tribute Gift
Give in honor or memory of a loved one, or in celebration of a special occasion. Or create a Tribute Fund!
Get Creative
There are all sorts of ways to participate in this global day of giving - just email us at social.media@alsnetwork.org and we’ll help you brainstorm some ideas!
Gifts of Appreciated Stock
Donating appreciated securities is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift. Avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale and benefit from a charitable income tax deduction.
WAY TO GIVE #1 - Create a Fundraiser
You can turn your interests and passions into opportunities to raise funds and awareness to help cure ALS. Pick any activity that’s right for you, and recruit family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and classmates to join you in making an impact.
Anytime, anywhere, you can host a fun and inspirational event or join an existing event in support of care, cures, and community. You can also create a tribute or memorial page to honor loved ones lost to this devastating disease.
Help fuel vital programs and services by making your gift to the ALS Network, a family of support for the ALS community. The search for effective treatments and cures for ALS never stops.
WAY TO GIVE #2 - Raise Awareness and Funds Through Social Media
You can also help raise ALS awareness and the opportunity to make a difference by spreading the word of your support on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Encourage your friends and family to make a gift to the ALS Network and use the tag @YourALSNetwork and hashtags #GivingTuesday and #ourALScommunity in your posts!
We have also created this video to help you raise funds on social media. Every donor and every dollar will help make an impact and will increase awareness and support for our ALS community!
WAY TO GIVE #3 - Use your DAF or IRA!
The ALS Network offers many ways to support the ALS community. These include a meaningful donation from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or individual retirement account (IRA).
To support our mission priorities, simply contact your financial administrator and direct them to send funds to our Tax I.D. Number: 95-4163338.
WAY TO GIVE #4 - Show Your Support Through Community Outreach
The ALS Network brings the ALS community together in various ways throughout the year to create help, hope, and heart for families impacted by ALS today, and for those who will be diagnosed in the future through our community outreach events.
Giving Tuesday is a great opportunity to find out if a company is interested in becoming a corporate sponsor in support of these celebratory and meaningful gatherings that provide community and raise awareness and funds to benefit our mission priorities. Please contact Asher Garfinkel, Vice President, Community Outreach at agarfinkel@alsnetwork.org or 818.865.8067 ext. 225
If you are a current participant in the ALS Network's Walk, Ride, & Roll to Cure ALS events, you can raise funds for this year’s Giving Tuesday through your event participant center! You can also give directly through your participant page or to our Walk & Roll to Cure ALS or Endure to Cure ALS websites!
WAY TO GIVE #5 - Double Your Impact!
Would you like to amplify your efforts in the fight to end ALS and support the mission of the ALS Network? You can increase the impact of your donation to the ALS Network with a matching gift. Thousands of companies match donations to our organization, and some companies even match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses. Visit our website to see if your company matches charitable contributions or volunteer hours.
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