Charity

Tuesday, December 3, is Giving Tuesday and it’s a day where charities will ask people not only to open up their hearts but also their wallets. NBC10’s and T62’s Valeria Aponte Feliciano and the NBC10 Responds team have best practices when donating to make sure your donation ends up in the right hands.

Here are some questions worth considering as you determine which assistance best suits your objectives.

Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S.

Kat Sookhoo tells NBC10’s Matt DeLucia how Giving Machines are popping up to help people “Light the World.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have a machine coming to Fashion District Philadelphia.

Nearly 2 months after John and Matthew Gaudreau were hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver, their family is working to keep their memory alive by continuing on with the good work that the brothers did in their communities. The family sat down with NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl.

Nearly two months after an alleged drunk driver hit and killed the Gaudreau brothers while they were riding bikes near their Salem County home the night before their sister’s wedding, their family members say they have plans to honor their lives by carrying on the good work they already started.

Seventy-six nonprofits received a total of $2.5 million in NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants that were announced on Tuesday.