Thanks to a 44 percent increase in monetary donations in the United States this year over last season, #GivingTuesday 2016 raised $168 million online in 98 countries. In a statement released by 92nd Street Y in New York City, the founding organization of the #GivingTuesday movement, this year’s campaign represented “common values of generosity and community” throughout the world.With that, the #GivingTuesday site rolled back their countdown: 359 days until 2017’s campaign. read more