This GivingTuesday, Torch Literary Arts will inspire generosity by raising $5,000 to support their efforts to amplify Black women writers across the world. This is our third year participating in GivingTuesday.

This year’s efforts come with big news for donation matches! All donations will be matched up to $2,000 thanks to our Giving Tuesday Community Partner, Mantis Massage. Also, Torch’s Executive and Advisory Board members are matching up to $1,000 worth of donations. This means by donating, you are actually tripling your giving amount thanks to their matches! 

Torch is also activating peer support for GivingTuesday. All around the world, Torch Features, Retreat Fellows, and the wider community are spreading the word about Torch’s impact in their communities. Support during our peer-to-peer campaign not only amplifies the work that Torch does but also provides first-hand accounts of our community impact. Want to join in on supporting? You can access our Peer-to-Peer “P2P Toolkit” here.

To wrap up celebrating impact and support, Torch will be celebrating “Ignite the Night” at DAWA HQ on December 3, 2024. At the celebration, we’ll have door prizes, video recaps, food, and community to continue fundraising throughout the day. You can RSVP to “Ignite the Night” here.

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on December 3, 2024, and throughout the year.

"GivingTuesday inspires people all around the world to embrace their power to drive progress around the causes they care about, not just on one day but throughout the year," said Asha Curran, GivingTuesday’s Chief Executive Officer. "With country and community leaders, millions of organizations, and countless givers of all kinds, GivingTuesday is creating a shared space where we can see the radical implications of a more generous world."   

Those who are interested in joining Torch’s GivingTuesday initiative can visit torchliteraryarts.org/support. 

For more details about the GivingTuesday movement, visit givingtuesday.org. 

About Torch Literary Arts

Torch Literary Arts (TORCH) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit established with love and intention in 2006 to publish and promote creative writing by Black women. We publish contemporary writing by experienced and emerging writers alike. TORCH has featured work by Toi Derricotte, Tayari Jones, Sharon Bridgforth, Crystal Wilkinson, Patricia Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Elizabeth Alexander, and others. Programs include the Wildfire Reading Series, writing workshops, and retreats.

Help TORCH continue to publish and promote Black women writers by donating today.

About GivingTuesday

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity to transform communities and the world. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past eleven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to give. GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of generosity is at the heart of the society we build together, unlocking dignity, opportunity and equity around the globe.

About Mantis Massage 

Mantis Massage is a 2022 Best of Austin-winning corrective deep tissue massage studio in Austin, TX. Open to all, they have two locations on South Congress and Airport Boulevard and are accepting clients. They support many local Austin nonprofit organizations and are open 7 days a week.