Make Your Dollars Matter on Giving Tuesday
Every year the thousands of emails come flooding in on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, your socials overflow with good, deserving organizations asking for your support. It’s Giving Tuesday again - inspiring, but sometimes overwhelming.
So why is Giving Tuesday still relevant? And how do you choose where to give when everyone is talking at once?
What is Giving Tuesday?
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement held on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In 2025, it falls on December 2, 2025.
It started in 2012 as a simple idea: after the shopping rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we set aside one day to refocus on giving. Since then, it’s grown into a worldwide “group project for good,” encouraging people to give money, time, skills, advocacy, and kindness.
In the U.S. alone, Giving Tuesday has become one of the biggest days of charitable participation each year, raising billions of dollars and activating millions of donors and volunteers.
Giving Tuesday is meant to be a counter-rhythm, a reset. In a holiday season driven by consumption, it is a time to pause and invest in the good around you.
The best part about Giving Tuesday is that it is a worldwide movement of giving. It is a day of momentum. No matter who you choose to give to on this day, your gift does not just help the organization you choose to give to, it joins a wave of generosity that becomes a catalyst for more.
“How do I choose where to give with all this noise?”
If you have felt this way, you are not alone. Choosing between so many deserving organizations can be overwhelming. Here are some ways to choose with clarity instead of guilt.
Start with what you already care about.
What moves you?
What kind of world do you want to build?
What kind of stories do you want more of?
Look for impact that you can see.
What changes because this organization exists?
Who is inspired by this organization?
Choose community over perfection.
What organization is investing in its community?
How is culture impacted by this organization?
Why we’re inviting you to give to Ballet 5:8 this Giving Tuesday
At Ballet 5:8, we are challenging who dance is for, where it belongs, and what it can say. We believe that art should welcome every community.
When you give to Ballet 5:8, you help:
create new ballets that engage the heart and imagination
pay artists fairly for their craft and calling
offer outreach and training that makes dance accessible
keep faith-inspired ballet alive and thriving
We are not the only cause worth giving to; we know that, and we know that your dollars are valuable and needed in many places. But if our work has shaped you — if our stories have stayed with you — we’d be honored to be part of your Giving Tuesday.
Giving Tuesday 2025 Special: Pay-What-You-Want Beyond the Nutcracker Tickets
To make giving simple and joyful, we’re doing something tangible this year:
On Giving Tuesday (December 2, 2025) only, Beyond the Nutcracker tickets for the 6th and 7th performances will be Pay-What-You-Want.
That means you can combine your Giving Tuesday donation with your ticket purchase in one step:
Pick your seats for The Beyond the Nutcracker
Choose the ticket price that fits your gift
Know that every dollar supports Ballet 5:8
Whether you give $10 or $100, your gift helps bring this holiday tradition to life.
If you can’t attend but would still like to support the season, you can donate here.
Because Giving Tuesday is about people…
This day is not about keeping up or giving all you have to everyone. It is taking a day to pause and join something that is bigger than you. If the noise feels too loud to you, here is your permission to return to what is true.
Give where you love.
Give where you trust the impact.
Give as a practice of hope.
Thank you for being part of a community that believes generosity matters — and that beauty does too.
