Our favorite day of the year is here: Giving Tuesday!
At Digital Mountaineers, we spend our days helping nonprofits and Positive Impact Organizations strengthen their digital presence. So when it comes to a day dedicated to uplifting and supporting their missions, we’re all in.
Because we spend so much time immersed in the nonprofit landscape, we discover countless organizations doing extraordinary work to strengthen our communities. Each year on Giving Tuesday, we spotlight a few of the changemakers who inspired us most. Sometimes the organizations we highlight are clients, but most are industry leaders we encounter who leave a real impact on our team.
Alongside our annual Giving Tuesday spotlight lists (you can find previous lists here, here, and also here) you can explore even more inspiration on our Positive Impact Directory, created after coming across so many remarkable organizations that we wanted to offer a resource people could use year-round.
We know that many people want to volunteer or donate, but with so many organizations seeking support, it can be hard to know where to begin. Our goal is to remove those barriers by sharing vetted organizations we personally believe in so you can take your pick and start helping right away.
This year, we want to emphasize something more essential: connection. Giving isn’t only about dollars or hours, it’s about discovering people and missions you didn’t even know existed, and realizing you’re part of something bigger. It can also be a beacon of light in a sometimes dark world. And whenever we can, we want to look for the helpers. Connecting with one of these organizations is an opportunity to connect with new communities, new ideas, and new possibilities.
Without further ado, below are the orgs we are highlighting this year. Visit their website, follow them on social, and contribute how you can. Because no matter how you give, you are transforming the world through radical generosity together through the Giving Tuesday movement.
Love for our Elders
Combats loneliness among older adults by delivering handwritten letters and fostering intergenerational connection.
Madre
A feminist human rights org that partners with grassroots women’s groups globally. They support crisis relief, leadership development, and structural change around gender, racial, climate, and disability justice.
Paradigm for Parity
Works with corporations to shift culture and power: ensuring women (especially women of color) can access leadership roles through measurable, systemic change.
Trans Lifeline
A peer-run hotline & support network by and for trans people. They offer emotional support, microgrants, and a lifeline rooted in community care—not policing.
Native Ways Federation
Amplifies Indigenous-led nonprofits by facilitating informed giving, advocacy, and stronger sector infrastructure grounded in Indigenous values.
Family Online Safety Institute
Bridges policy, tech, and parenting to help make the internet safer for kids and families — promoting responsible design, public policy, and digital literacy.
This One’s For The Gals
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to help girls learn about career pathways in construction, energy, manufacturing and maritime. They talk to girls about careers that not very many people talk to girls about from Skilled Trades to STEM and everything in between.
Ciclavia
CicLAvia catalyzes vibrant public spaces, active transportation and good health through car-free streets. They engage with people to transform relationships with our communities and with each other.