Today was Giving Tuesday, a two-year-old global movement to infuse philanthropy smack into one of the busiest parts of the holiday season.

It’s also a very busy time here at the Foundation – the board meeting has resulted in a pile of paperwork to push and contracts to write; one of our biggest grantmaking programs (as measured by number of applicants) is preparing for its annual opening; and staff are trying to finish up projects by year’s end while finding time to take those remaining vacation days before they are wiped off the books.

But yet, this morning, we quickly hatched a plan to participate in Giving Tuesday and show our support for the organizations that are meaningful to each of us. We didn’t keep a tally of how much we raised, but we did slap a few high-fives with each other and share our UNselfies around the office before getting back to the daily routine. And it was a good Tuesday.