Sleep In This Black Friday!

Leading Online Philanthropy Marketplace Challenges Americans to Return to the
True "Giving Spirit" of the Holidays

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the economy in a slump and
Americans from all walks of life watching their budgets, does waking up at 5
a.m. on "Black Friday" -- the day after Thanksgiving -- to troll around in the
dark for a parking spot and battle crowds at malls really sound like a good
idea? For the second year in a row, GlobalGiving -- the leading one-stop shop
for philanthropy -- is happy to announce the 2nd Annual "Great American
Sleep-In," which challenges Americans to sleep in, spend time with their loved
ones and avoid the mall traffic by giving a gift that gives back... from the
comfort of their own home at GlobalGiving.com.

This year, instead of spending $20 on a tie for dad or buying yet another
video game for the kids; how about providing baby bottles to mothers in
Brooklyn, helping at-risk teens in Los Angeles, immunizing mothers and
children in India, or sending a child to school in Uganda? GlobalGiving is
calling on Americans to rediscover the true meaning of the holidays by finding
a gift their loved one will never forget.

Interested shoppers can go to www.globalgiving.com and donate to a cause in
their loved ones' name, or give them a chance to select the cause they care
about with a GlobalGiving Gift Card. As a limited time offer, GlobalGiving is
offering free (standard) shipping and handling on Gift Card purchases.

And for the first time this year, shoppers who love the idea of giving back,
but still want to offer their loved ones a physical gift, can go to
www.WorldofGood.com/GlobalGiving to buy people positive, eco-friendly products
that have an impact for good on the planet. For each gift purchased on its
site, World of Good will send $5 to GlobalGiving projects.

AVAILABLE INTERVIEWS: Dennis Whittle and Mari Kuraishi, co-founders of
GlobalGiving, and other GlobalGiving representatives

About GlobalGiving
GlobalGiving (www.globalgiving.com) is the leading Internet-based network for
peer-to-peer philanthropy. Our mission is to sustain a high-powered
marketplace for good that connects donors directly to the causes they care
most about. Through GlobalGiving, individuals and corporations can maximize
the impact of every dollar by efficiently and transparently directing their
donations to projects here at home and around the world. Since its launch in
2002, GlobalGiving has helped thousands of donors give more than $22 million
to over 1,400 projects.

Media Contact:
Angela Pauly
202-478-6139
apauly@mrss.com

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Angela Pauly, +1-202-478-6139, apauly@mrss.com, for GlobalGiving