# Giving Tuesday launches in the UK

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/18/giving-tuesday-launches-uk/
- Published: 2014-06-18T10:57:20+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Giving Tuesday, the international campaign to promote charitable giving on the
first Tuesday of December, was formally launched yesterday.**

Companies and national press attended a morning launch at Downing Street at which
Giving Tuesday founder Henry Timms unveiled plans for the campaign in the UK which
will take place on Tuesday 2 December.

> Looking forward to the charity launch of [#GivingTuesday](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GivingTuesday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> Tune in to… [http://t.co/kiSFt8n5Pl](http://t.co/kiSFt8n5Pl) [pic.twitter.com/0nW6SgUCrp](http://t.co/0nW6SgUCrp)
> 
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> 
>  [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)
> — Howard Lake (@howardlake) [June 17, 2014](https://twitter.com/howardlake/status/478873009294680064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 In the afternoon the campaign was shared with charities at an event which combined
a presentation from Henry Timms and a panel session featuring some successful social
media campaigns with insight from charity staff on the lessons they learned in making
them successful.

> Henry Timms on [#givingtuesdayUK](https://twitter.com/hashtag/givingtuesdayUK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> at its launch to UK charities. [https://t.co/UPWjssuhPn](https://t.co/UPWjssuhPn)
> — Howard Lake (@howardlake) [June 17, 2014](https://twitter.com/howardlake/status/478891368266604544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The event, hosted by Blackbaud Europe with support from Charities Aid Foundation,
was chaired by UK Fundraising’s Howard Lake and streamed live via Blackbaud Europe’s
YouTube channel.

## Watch the event

 * **[Days like Giving Tuesday make people more likely to donate, research suggests](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/11/22/days-like-giving-tuesday-make-people-more-likely-to-donate-research-suggests/)(
   22 November 2022)**