{"id":4697,"date":"2017-11-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givergy.cleverinteractive.com\/2017\/11\/17\/3-ways-to-get-your-donors-to-give-back-this-thanksgiving\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:20:46","slug":"3-ways-to-get-your-donors-to-give-back-this-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/us\/blog\/3-ways-to-get-your-donors-to-give-back-this-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways To Get Your Donors To Give Back This Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many, Thanksgiving is not just a time for celebration, but a day where Americans reflect on how fortunate they are and give thanks. People are much more generous around the holidays, as 34% of all charitable giving is done in the last three months of the year<\/a>. Ask your donors to give thanks, by supporting your cause in an alternative way:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Pledge a turkey<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    On a day when millions of Americans are sitting down to enjoy a beautifully cooked meal with their loved ones, why not ask them to pledge the cost of their turkey? According to the National Turkey Foundation, over 46 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving<\/a> alone. If you estimate that a reasonably cheap turkey costs around $35 and multiply that by 46 million, that’s a whole lot of dollar that could go to your cause!<\/p>\n

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    1. Non-Profits that help the homeless<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      As the temperature drops outside it becomes even more important to help the homeless, by giving them hot meals and shelter from the cold. Get your donors to volunteer at a local shelter or donate goods to a food bank. Make sure your charity is listed online<\/a> in order to attract volunteers and use social media to find new, local recruits over the holidays. Even if you don’t run your own shelter, its important to lead by example, so we’ve found a number of NY based charities who you could help support:<\/p>\n