Brother Can You Spare a Dime?

"No matter what you do, it will never amount to anything but a single drop in a limitless ocean.  What is an ocean but a multitude of drops?"

- David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

It's December, which means it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is often called "Giving Tuesday," following "Black Friday," "Small Business Saturday," and "Cyber Monday" - presumably Sunday is still a day of rest.  This is the day that nonprofits typically come around, hat in hand, looking for charitable support.  This year, many of them certainly need help even more than in years past.

Consider, if you can afford it (and heaven knows that plenty of people might not be able to this year), drop a little bit of support to a nonprofit organization with a mission that is dear to you.  It doesn't have to be a zoo, aquarium, or other animal-related organization.  Maybe it's related to healthcare, racial justice, child protection, education, or some other worthy cause.

Few of us are in a position to make an enormous, life-changing gift to a charity or nonprofit - but many of us, giving together in small sums, can change the world.