Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that inspires people and organizations to support nonprofits creating change throughout the world. This year, Lumaverse committed to honoring the tradition of giving back in a few unique ways.
Starting in the beginning of November, team members created cards and bookmarks to send to Cardz for Kidz. The organization is dedicated to spreading smiles and encouragement through handmade and hand-delivered cards to children, families, seniors, and veterans in hospitals, schools, senior living, and rehabilitation centers. In addition to sending 743 handmade cards from employees, Lumaverse Technologies also donated a total of $10,000 to help further their efforts.
Another Lumaverse initiative was the Season of Giving giveaway sponsored by SignUpGenius, our online sign up solution. The company committed to donate a total of $2,000 to 4 randomly selected nonprofits nominated by giveaway participants. The nonprofits selected to receive $500 for Giving Tuesday 2022 were the JP4 Foundation, Adams County SPCA, Wounded Warrior Project and Jumpstart. Each of these organizations “empowers people to change the world,” which is a core value of the Lumaverse mission.
The final 2022 initiative is Lumaverse’s annual Giving Tuesday campaign, which commits to charitable giving through a direct giving choice for employees. The annual giving initiative allows each team member to choose an organization that will receive a $250 donation directly from the company.
This year, 89 donations were made on Tuesday, November 29th to nonprofits selected by team members. The organizations selected for direct giving are listed below, representing the groups that mean the most to our team members around the ‘verse.
NONPROFIT NAMES
Westminster Catawba Christian School
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church
Wakefield Middle School Band Boosters
Joshua Initiative
Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center
Beds for Kids, Inc.
Humane Society of Charlotte
Charlotte Roller Derby
Samaritan’s Purse
Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Well of Mercy
Charlotte Community Health Clinic
Refugee Support Services of the Carolinas, Inc.
ChickTech
Epilepsy Association
Beds for Kids, Inc.
Translifeline
Citizen’s Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
International Mission Board
ourBRIDGE for Kids
SAFE Shelter Center for Domestic Violence
Allendale Elementary School PTO
Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association
The Humane Society of Naples
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Inc.
Compassion International
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
The National Center for Children and Families
Incredible Pups Pet Rescue
Charlotte Jewish Preschool
Autism Society of North Carolina
Alzheimer’s Association
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
CRU
Life Changers Global Ministries
Winners Lacrosse
Covenant House
Family Scholar House
Heart to Heart International
Autism Science Foundation
Bloom Elementary PTA
San Diego Youth Services
San Diego Youth Services
German Shepherd Safe Haven
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Sri Sarveshwari Samooh (Sonoma Ashram Foundation)
Food Empowerment Project
Rocky Mountain MS Center
NPR
Mouse, Inc.
Time Out Youth
Arthritis National Research Foundation
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Coastal Carolina Riverwatch
Compassion International
Austin Street Center
Anderson Humane
K9s for Warriors
Bedstart
American Heart Association
Habitat for Humanity of Collin County
PTA Missouri Congress Daniel Young Elementary PTA
Walton High School Foundation
Compassion International
Lucky’s Legacy Rescue
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The National Organization for Women Foundation
Food Bank of Iowa
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland Northwest Indiana
Jem Friends
Armada Corps Inc.
Children’s Home Society of Idaho
Care House Foodbank Partnerships c/o Neal Moore
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Wikimedia Foundation
Wounded Warrior Project
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
Family Ideas network for Down Syndrome
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Humane Society of the US
Mothers Club of Geneva
HIAS
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Resilience Chicago
Resilience Chicago
Mothers Club of Geneva
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
As a company, we are honored to have the opportunity to support these organizations and their missions. We are excited to contribute to each of their efforts and see the impact they continue to make in their communities and the world.
