If the rush into the Christmas shopping season is not your thing, there are alternatives to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Like Giving Tuesday, which focuses on contributions to organizations and people who work for the public good.
The Shasta Regional Community Foundation gathers all of its groups together for , encouraging donors to pony up for groups in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, of which there are more than 170.
Last year the one-day event brought in more than $1 Million in pledges. SRCF Development and Communications Officer Audra Beylik visits with an overview of NSGT.