Planning your nonprofit's calendar is a vital task. It provides a roadmap for your team's activities and ensures your efforts align with important dates, events, and awareness campaigns throughout the year. The summer is the perfect time to prepare for the giving season and get a head start for 2024. Here are some key dates that your team can leverage for content, engagement, and fundraising initiatives for the remainder of 2023 and the entire 2024 calendar year:

2023

July

• 1st: Disability Pride Month STARTS
• 4th: Independence Day
• 17th: World Day for International Justice
• 23rd: Parent’s Day
• 26th: National Disability Independence Day
• 30th: International Day of Friendship
• 31st: International Day of Charity

August

• 9th: World Indigenous People’s Day
• 12th: International Youth Day
• 19th: World Humanitarian Day
• 21st: Senior Citizens Day
• 23rd: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
• 26th: Women’s Equality Day
• 26th: National Dog Day

September

• Entire month: National Suicide Prevention Month
• Entire month: LGBTQIA+ History Month
• Entire month: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Entire month: National Anti-Bullying Month
• 4th: Labor Day
• 5th: International Day of Charity
• 10th: World Suicide Prevention Day
• 11th: 9/11 Remembrance
• 15th - October 15th: National Latino Heritage Month
• 15th - 27th: Rosh Hashanah
• 16th: Mexican Independence Day
• 21st: International Day of Peace
• 22nd: Native Americans Day
• 23rd: Celebrate Bisexuality Day
• 26th: National Voter Registration Day

October

• 1st: International Day of Older Persons
• 2nd: International Day of Non-Violence
• 6th: World Smile Day
• 10th: World Mental Health Day
• 11th: National Coming Out Day
• 11th: International Day of the Girl Child
• 15th: Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
• 17th: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• 17th: Spirit Day
• 26th: Intersex Awareness Day
• 31st: Halloween
• 31st: Satoshi Nakamoto submitted “Bitcoin: A Peer-To-Peer Electronic Cash System”

November

• Entire month: Native American Heritage Month
• Entire month: Movember (Changing the Face of Men's Health)
• 6th: Election Day
• 8th: Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine (STEM) Day
• 11th: Veterans Day
• 13th: World Kindness Day
• 13th - 19th: Transgender Awareness Week
• 16th: International Day for Tolerance
• 17th: International Student’s Day
• 19th: International Men’s Day
• 20th: Transgender Day of Remembrance
• 23rd: Thanksgiving
• 24th: Native American Heritage Day
• 25th: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
• 28th: National Day of Giving (Giving Tuesday)

December

• 1st: World AIDS Day
• 2nd: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
• 3rd: International Day of Persons With Disabilities
• 7th - 15th: Hanukkah
• 10th: Human Rights Day
• 18th: International Migrants Day
• 25th: Christmas
• 26th - January 1st: Kwanzaa

2024

January

• 1st: New Year’s  Day
• 3rd: Bitcoin’s Birthday 
• 13th: Korean American Day
• 16th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• 25th: World Religion Day
• 27th: International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February

• Entire month: Black History Month
• 1st: National Freedom Day
• 1st: World Hijab Day
• 7th: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• 11th: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
• 14th: Valentine’s Day
• 20th: President’s Day
• 20th: World Day of Social Justice

March

• Entire month: Women's History Month
• Entire month: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
• 1st: Zero Discrimination Day
• 8th: International Women’s Day
• 8th: Holi
• 12th: Equal Pay Day
• 13th - April 15th: Deaf History Month
• 17th: St. Patrick's Day
• 20th: International Day of Happiness
• 21st: World Down Syndrome Day
• 21st: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• 24th: American Genocide Remembrance Day
• 25th: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
• 31st: International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

• Entire month: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• 2nd: World Autism Awareness Day
• 7th: World Health Day
• 9th: Easter
• 17th: Emancipation Day
• 22nd: Day of Silence
• 22nd: Earth Day
• 26th: Lesbian Visibility Day

May

• Entire month: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Mental Health Awareness Month
• Entire month: Jewish American Heritage Month
• 1st: May Day
• 5th: Cinco De Mayo
• 14th: Mother’s Day
• 14th - 20th: National Women’s Health week
• 15th: International Day of Families
• 17th: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
• 18th: World AIDS Vaccine Day
• 21st: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
• 22nd: Harvey Milk Day
• 29th: Memorial Day

June

• Entire month: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

• 1st: Global Day of Parents
• 2nd: Native American Citizenship Day
• 11th: International Children’s Day
• 12th - 18th: National Men’s Health Week
• 18th: Father’s Day
• 18th: Autistic Pride Day
• 19th: Juneteenth
• 20th: World Refugee Day
• 28th: National Insurance Awareness Day

July

• Entire Month Disability Pride Month STARTS
• 4th: Independence Day
• 17th: World Day for International Justice
• 21st: Parent’s Day
• 26th: National Disability Independence Day
• 30th: International Day of Friendship

August

• 9th: World Indigenous People’s Day
• 12th: International Youth Day
• 19th: World Humanitarian Day
• 21st: Senior Citizens Day
• 23rd: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
• 26th: Women’s Equality Day
• 26th: National Dog Day

September

• Entire month: National Suicide Prevention Month
• Entire month: LGBTQIA+ History Month
• Entire month: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Entire month: National Anti-Bullying Month
• 2nd: Labor Day
• 5th: International Day of Charity
• 8th: International Literacy Day
• 10th: World Suicide Prevention Day
• 8th: National Grandparents Day
• 15th: International Day of Democracy
• 15th - October 15th: National Hispanic Heritage Month
• 15th - 26th: Rosh Hashanah
• 22nd: International Day of Peace
• 23rd: Celebrate Bisexuality Day
• 23rd: International Day of Sign Languages
• 24th: National Voter Registration Day

October

• Entire month: Homelessness Awareness Month
• Entire month: Native American Heritage Month
• Entire month: Movember (Changing the Face of Men's Health)
• 1st: International Day of Older Persons
• 2nd: International Day of Non-Violence
• 6th: World Smile Day
• 10th: World Mental Health Day
• 11th: National Coming Out Day
• 11th: International Day of the Girl Child
• 14th: Indigenous People’s Day
• 15th: Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
• 17th: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• 17th: Spirit Day
• 20th: World Statistics Day
• 24th: United Nations Day
• 24th: World Development Information Day
• 26th: Intersex Awareness Day

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November

• 5th: Election Day
• 11th: Veterans Day
• 13th: World Kindness Day
• 17th: International Students Day
• 19th: International Men’s Day
• 20th: Universal Children’s Day
• 21st: World Television Day
• 25th: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
• 28th: Thanksgiving
• 29th: Black Friday
• 30th: Cyber Monday

December

• 2nd: Giving Tuesday
• 3rd: Crypto Giving Tuesday
• 3rd: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• 10th: Human Rights Day
• 18th: International Migrants Day
• 20th: International Human Solidarity Day
• 24th: Christmas Eve
• 25th: Christmas Day
• 31st: New Year's Eve

By marking these dates, your organization will be well-prepared to reach out, engage, and create meaningful dialogues with your audience. Remember, every date is an opportunity to educate, inspire, and bring people together under a common cause. Did we miss any dates important to your organization? Email us at hello@givepact.io and let us know!

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