Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays offers this Op-Ed on Giving Tuesday and some of the groups that he supports.
Knowing many of you- I suspect that you have had more than one email, phone call, letter or other communication about what you should be giving to on this December 3rd- officially declared here in the US as Giving Tuesday.
From an agricultural perspective- most of our farm and ranch groups have Foundations that you may support- think Farm Bureau, Oklahoma Cattlemen, AFR and more.
Beyond my church- I’m mainly a supporter of Ag Youth- specifically you might check out the Oklahoma FFA Foundation and the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation The national Foundations are also a good option if you care to go that route for these Ag Youth organizations.
Many of you have also given over the years to the Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program– if you are one of the Alums of the program- your gift will be matched by the Noble Foundation- OALP Director Edmond Bonjour has provided us this walk thru to successfully give to OALP on this Giving Tuesday:
For contributions to the OALP, credit cards may be used by calling the OSU Foundation at 800-622-4678 and designate your gift for the Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Fund 21-35700. For online donations, visit https://osugiving.com where you will: 1) click the “Give” button in the upper right-hand corner, 2) click the amount you would like to give or enter an amount under “Other” 3) click either “One-Time” or “Recurring”, 4) click the “Discover More Orange Passions” box if the Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Fund does not show up, 5) type 21-35700 in the search box and click the search button, 6) click on Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Fund, and 7) click “Next” then enter the billing information.
There are countless other groups or schools that are also asking for your help on Giving Tuesday- be sure know the group you are giving to and understand what they intend to use the money for.
One group nationally outside of agriculture that I trust to get the money to where it needs to go is Samaritan’s Purse– established by Franklin Graham. They have done great work in Western North Carolina that has been devastated by Hurricane Helene with so much more work yet to be done there in that part of the country.
Our neighbors in Lawton at KSWO have posted a brief tutorial on not getting scammed on Giving Tuesday- take a look by clicking here.
FINALLY- remember that Giving Tuesday is actually more than just a giving money day- it’s a day that you can commit to the group or organization that you care about your time and talents. Let them know your willingness to be a volunteer- sign up for special projects they have going- and be generous on this Giving Tuesday- but also everyday when you see a need that moves you.
