We asked Patricia Illingworth, a professor in both the Department of Philosophy and Religion in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, as well as a lecturer in law, to analyze the origins, ethics, and driving factors behind #GivingTuesday.
The days that follow Thanksgiving often center around ringing in the holidays and kicking off holiday shopping. Yet while Black Friday and Cyber Monday are known for the large numbers of people looking for the biggest deals, #GivingTuesday is quite the opposite. The global day of giving, started in 2012 by New York City’s 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, focuses on using social media to bring people and causes together in the spirit of philanthropy. The initiative boasts more than 30,000 partners in 68 countries and a quarter of a million mentions of #GivingTuesday on Twitter.
We asked Patricia Illingworth, a professor in both the Department of Philosophy and Religion in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, as well as a lecturer in law, to analyze the origins, ethics, and driving factors behind #GivingTuesday.
Read the full News@Northeastern Q&A with Professor Illingworth.
