Giving Tuesday 2024: How to donate and make a difference

What is Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday is a powerful day of global generosity, bringing people and communities together to support the causes and Giving Tuesday charities they care about.

Launched in 2012, Giving Tuesday has grown into a worldwide movement that celebrates the impact of collective giving. Now in its eleventh year, this special day invites us all to make a difference by uniting in the spirit of generosity and creating lasting change for nonprofit organizations and communities around the world.
 

When is Giving Tuesday 2024?

Giving Tuesday is celebrated each year on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year, it falls on December 3, 2024.

As our teams respond to critical emergencies in over 70 countries, you have a unique opportunity to amplify your impact. With a special triple match, all Giving Tuesday donations made in 2024 will go three times as far—bringing life-saving medical aid to those in urgent need.

How does Giving Tuesday work? 

For MSF, Giving Tuesday is a chance to rally support for our medical teams who are responding to crises around the world. By making a gift on this day, supporters help MSF deliver urgent care to those affected by conflict, natural disasters, epidemics, and other emergencies across more than 70 countries.

The best part? All gifts given, up to $575,000, will be tripled through midnight on Tuesday, December 3—thanks to a generous gift from FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds. This means that your gift can go further, helping MSF provide essential medical supplies, staff, and resources to save lives.

Why is Giving Tuesday important?

While Black Friday and Cyber Monday focus on spending and shopping, Giving Tuesday is about giving back—whether through a donation, volunteering, or sharing your passion. This day invites you to be part of lifesaving efforts, helping MSF provide critical medical care and support to patients and communities facing crises across the globe.

Why should you donate on Giving Tuesday? 

There is no time to lose when it comes to saving lives. Our generous community of supporters is foundational to our ability to deliver care whenever and wherever it’s needed most—our patients are counting on your support. Here are five reasons to give to MSF this Giving Tuesday:

• You help us save lives. For more than 50 years, our medical teams have been reaching those caught in crisis with rapid-response care. You make it possible for us to provide medical treatment to more than 16 million people.
• Our patients need us—and you—more than ever. Natural disasters, armed conflict, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks are on the rise and communities with fragile health systems are hit the hardest. Your support and our expertise ensure we can reach them with emergency medical care.
• You can trust your investment. Dollar for dollar, the impact you make by supporting Doctors Without Borders is unparalleled. We are committed to directing every dollar we can to our lifesaving programs.
• We speak out. If our medical teams observe needless suffering—children dying of malnutrition, refugees being denied care, or people who can’t access lifesaving vaccines—we will not stay silent.
• Your support keeps us fiercely independent. Organizations that take money from governments or institutions face red tape and limits on whom they can help. Your gift safeguards our independence and allows us to go wherever we are needed to save lives.

How to donate on Giving Tuesday 2024

As an MSF supporter, you can empower high-quality emergency medical care in some of the most challenging environments around the world. There are several ways to participate in Giving Tuesday this giving season, including:

• Making a matched donation
• Creating your own fundraiser
• Getting your workplace involved
• Playing video games and streaming online
• Setting an athletic challenge

How your Giving Tuesday donation makes a difference

Your Giving Tuesday gift supports a powerful movement of 69,000 doctors, nurses, logistical staff, and other experts doing whatever it takes to provide lifesaving medical and mental health care to those most in need every single day in more than 70 countries.

For over 50 years, MSF has remained dedicated to our values of independence and neutrality. We provide care based solely on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation. And when a disaster strikes—such as an earthquake or violent conflict—MSF teams are among the first to leap into action.

Here’s just some of the impact we were able to have in 2024 with the generosity and support of our donors:

• As the conflict in Gaza has escalated throughout 2024, MSF teams have been on the ground providing critical medical services, including surgical care for wounded people. So far, we have delivered 624,000 liters of clean water and 636 tons of medical supplies to support the people affected.
• In response to the mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, MSF was among the first organizations to take action. Thanks to our supporters, we have treated 1,400 patients, conducted 9,600 educational sessions, and provided at-home follow-up care to 2,016 patients.
• As attacks on civilians, health workers, and medical facilities continue in Sudan, MSF is treating war-wounded patients and providing vital humanitarian assistance. In the Adré, Aboutengue, Metché, and Al-Acha refugee camps, we supply over 70 percent of the available drinking water, as well as essential nutrition and medical care for those displaced by the conflict.
   

Giving Tuesday is an especially meaningful day for all of us at MSF. It’s a chance to show our healthcare workers that we support them. And it’s a chance to make sure we have the resources we need—everything from personal protective equipment to testing supplies—for the long road ahead. That’s why we're proud to participate in Giving Tuesday and offer you a triple matching opportunity to make a greater impact.

Read more about our financial accountability & reporting and how we use donations to reach people in need.

How else can you participate in Giving Tuesday 2024?

Giving Tuesday is about more than donations—it’s an opportunity to get involved in meaningful ways to support MSF and amplify our lifesaving work around the world. Here are some ways individuals and organizations can help:

• One of the simplest ways to participate is by using your voice online. Share a post about MSF’s work on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. Use the hashtag #GivingTuesday and tag MSF to help your followers learn about the importance of medical care in crisis zones.
• MSF volunteers work in positions that may involve clerical work or specialist skills and experience.
• One of the most effective ways to help MSF bring medical care where it’s needed most is by becoming a Field Partner—our monthly donors. Field Partners ensure we are able to respond at a moment’s notice, whenever and wherever aid is needed most.

Why Giving Tuesday matters in 2024 and beyond

By making a donation to MSF in honor of Giving Tuesday, you are participating in a global day of generosity and giving and directly supporting our work to bring lifesaving medical care in some of the most challenging and urgent crises—from conflict zones and refugee camps to communities facing disease outbreaks and natural disasters.