{"id":6024,"date":"2025-12-28T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T11:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senvalos.org\/sin-categorizar\/giving-tuesday-when-donating-means-investing-in-a-more-prosperous-society\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T12:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T11:24:11","slug":"giving-tuesday-when-donating-means-investing-in-a-more-prosperous-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senvalos.org\/en\/collaborate\/giving-tuesday-when-donating-means-investing-in-a-more-prosperous-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Tuesday: when donating means investing in a more prosperous society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, on the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the focus shifts from consumption to generosity. It is Giving Tuesday, a global movement that began in 2012, inviting individuals, businesses and organisations to dedicate a day to \u201cdoing good\u201d: donating money, time, knowledge or influence to support social causes. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/senvalos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Giving-tuesday-ONGD-SenValos-2025-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senvalos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Giving-tuesday-ONGD-SenValos-2025-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/senvalos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Giving-tuesday-ONGD-SenValos-2025-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/senvalos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Giving-tuesday-ONGD-SenValos-2025-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/senvalos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Giving-tuesday-ONGD-SenValos-2025-350x233.png 350w, https:\/\/senvalos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Giving-tuesday-ONGD-SenValos-2025.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In just a decade, Giving Tuesday has become one of the world&#8217;s major events for solidarity, mobilising billions of euros in a single day and supporting social organisations of all sizes. It is not just another campaign: it is a powerful reminder that, in the face of fear and polarisation, generosity remains a very real force for change. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In times of fear and rhetoric of rejection, donating is taking a stand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are living in a time when messages against sustainability, migrants and interculturalism are multiplying. Ideas such as the following are repeated: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThe ecological transition is impoverishing us.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cImmigration is a burden on the system.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWe cannot sustain so much social assistance.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These arguments oversimplify a complex reality and, above all, omit a key fact: advancing sustainability, inclusion and diversity does not impoverish us as a society; on the contrary, it helps lay the foundations for more solid, resilient and shared prosperity.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donating on Giving Tuesday to social causes related to these areas is, in that sense, a very clear way of saying: \u2018I want a country that is moving towards a sustainable, inclusive and prosperous future, and I am willing to invest in it.\u2019<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Myth 1: \u201cSustainability makes us poorer\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reality: when well managed, the green transition creates jobs, innovation and resilience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European data shows that employment in the so-called \u2018environmental economy\u2019 (renewable energy, waste management, energy efficiency, circular economy, etc.) has grown faster than employment in the economy as a whole in recent decades.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is true that the ecological transition involves costs, sectoral changes and tensions, and also generates political resistance. But the evidence is clear: delaying the transition is more costly in terms of employment and well-being than accelerating it with social justice criteria. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you donate to organisations working for social and environmental sustainability, you are not \u2018throwing money away\u2019 on a green fad. You are contributing to: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prepare people in vulnerable situations to access green jobs of the present and future.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote production and consumption models that reduce risks (climate, energy, food) and, therefore, future costs for society as a whole.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protecting the health, territory and livelihoods of communities that, if no action is taken, will be hardest hit by environmental crises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is an investment in resilience and competitiveness, not an ideological luxury.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Myth 2: \u2018Immigration and interculturalism take resources away from us.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reality: migration is already one of the drivers of economic and demographic prosperity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some discourses insist on portraying migrants as a burden, the data tells a different story.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In many countries, migrants represent a very significant percentage of entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In many advanced economies, migrants have been responsible for much of the growth in employment and for alleviating labour shortages in key sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the case of Spain, various recent analyses indicate that:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Spanish economy has grown above the European average, with a significant proportion of new jobs filled by people born outside Spain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Immigration is sustaining the growth of the working population in a country with a rapidly ageing demographic, and making a significant contribution to the social security system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, without the contribution of migrants, our capacity to maintain public services, pension systems and productive fabric would be lower, not higher.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donating to organisations that support migrants in their integration into the labour market, entrepreneurship and social participation is therefore a very direct commitment to:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More jobs and more entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More quotations and more local consumption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greater social cohesion and less exclusion, which is always much more expensive to manage in the medium and long term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Myth 3: \u2018Cultural diversity creates conflict\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reality: interculturality, if nurtured, multiplies creativity, innovation and cohesion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diverse societies are not automatically fairer; they need specific policies and practices to ensure that difference becomes shared wealth rather than inequality. This is where social causes that work on interculturality are essential: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They measured conflicts and prevented polarisation by creating meeting spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They offer training, support and tools to combat racism and discrimination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They connect people from diverse backgrounds with real opportunities for employment, housing, participation, and entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you decide to donate to intercultural projects, you are supporting the kind of society where diversity is not grudgingly tolerated, but rather leveraged as a catalyst for innovation, economic creativity, and stronger democracy.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And what does all this have to do with Giving Tuesday and ONGD SenValos?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giving Tuesday is a very specific occasion to turn your values into action. It&#8217;s not just a hashtag: it&#8217;s an opportunity to choose what kind of future you want to fund. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At ONGD SenValos, we work precisely at those crossroads where the model of society we will have tomorrow is at stake:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sustainability and territory<\/strong>, supporting agroecological and responsible production initiatives that boost the local productive fabric and generate decent employment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Migrants and entrepreneurship<\/strong>, supporting pathways to employment and entrepreneurial projects that bring economic and social value to the community as a whole.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interculturality and inclusion<\/strong>, creating spaces and programmes where people from diverse backgrounds can meet, learn and participate on equal terms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each donation helps sustain and expand these processes: more training, more personalised support, more technical support for entrepreneurship, more partnerships with companies committed to social and environmental sustainability. In clear terms: more real opportunities for individuals and communities to get ahead and contribute to collective well-being. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This Giving Tuesday, your donation is a statement about the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can look at the current context and focus on the messages of fear: \u2018there isn&#8217;t enough for everyone\u2019, \u2018sustainability is a luxury\u2019, \u2018migration takes away from us\u2019. Or you can look at the data and the reality on the ground and make another decision: to commit to prosperity that is not based on exclusion, but on inclusion; not on exploitation, but on care; not on competition between those who have less, but on building together. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Giving Tuesday, we invite you to do so in a very specific way:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/senvalos.org\/en\/collaborate\/\">one-off donation<\/a><\/strong>, to promote projects that are already generating employment, inclusion and sustainability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With a<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/senvalos.org\/en\/collaborate\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/senvalos.org\/colabora\/\"> regular donation<\/a><\/strong>, which allows for long-term planning and supports profound changes in the lives of many people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharing with those around you why you support organisations such as ONGD SenValos and how you see generosity as an investment in our shared future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donating today is not \u2018doing charity\u2019. 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