is your phone exploding with messages asking for your money that might be because today is giving Tuesday one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the US but research shows that Americans individual giving is on the decline so we ask people in Washington Square Park in New York City how they donate my mom is a small business owner so like that that is kind of close to us like helping uh young upcoming entrepreneurs I personally work for a nonprofit Arts organization so personally I love supporting the arts arts organizations right now we need it more than ever so it’s really important to donate to keep the Arts alive friends who promote some kind of GoFundMe page for something that I want to support them in I feels a little more um like literal there’s ways to donate your time if you can’t donate your money and I think people can remember that