Tag: Let Go and LEGO

WARNING: ENORMOUS rant up ahead. Proceed with caution.

Let me start with the fact that I am being a curmudgeon. While I am not remotely the “Get off my lawn!” type, each year for the past several years, (since #GivingTuesday’s worldwide launch), I have sometimes been less than ecstatic about this ONE particular day. I have my reasons and I’m so happy you inquired:

1. Numerous nonprofit organizations put far too many resources into a day that much of the time has a nominal return on investment. (If any.)
2. One day? Really? One day where the whole world collaborates to give? Don’t we need to set some higher standards here?
3. How does #GivingTuesday impact the state of:
   1. our fractured world?
   2. our psyches?
   3. our collective consciousness?
   4. nonprofit organizations?
   5.  band-aids healing a major fracture?
      1. They do help minor cuts, so if a nonprofit does a decent #GivingTuesday SWOT analysis, and they’re trying to raise a goal that is accessible and won’t drain the organization, I’m fully on board with that and even enthusiastic.
4. Why does this day follow #CyberMonday? So, let me get this straight… We might spend our money on a bunch of stuff we likely don’t need, just because the sales are so spectacular, and then, if we have a few shekels left, we throw a dime or two into #GivingTuesday? This kind of change, won’t really impact lasting change, will it? There, I said it.
5. Did I mention I’m cranky?

Okay, okay. I’m breathing now.

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