{"id":12851,"date":"2025-12-03T19:10:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12851"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:14:32","slug":"giving-tuesday-has-come-and-gone-but-the-need-to-invest-in-peace-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/giving-tuesday-has-come-and-gone-but-the-need-to-invest-in-peace-remains\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Tuesday has come and gone, but the need to invest in PEACE remains."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12852 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-7-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-7.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)- USA<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>By Dr. Anthony Nicotera, J.D., DSW, LCSW, C-SSWS<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Director of Advancement<\/em><br \/>\nIf your inbox is like mine, it is jammed with Giving Tuesday appeals to support the many diverse and very worthy causes around us and the world. \u201cGiving Tuesday\u201d is a day devoted to investing in charitable organizations like the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)-USA.<br \/>\nFOR-USA is an interfaith organization. Its mission is to organize, train, and grow a diverse movement of people of conscience committed to using the transformative power of nonviolence to create peace, end structures of violence and war, and build, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would say, \u201cthe beloved community.\u201d<br \/>\nSo, if you missed that day of giving, since it has now passed, you can still invest in PEACE and peacemaking by donating to FOR-USA. Because in the midst of today&#8217;s social, political, and economic devastation and polarization, this insight of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that \u201cThere comes a time when silence is betrayal,\u201d seems even more critical now than ever before. In the fierce urgency of now, FOR-USA will continue to raise our voices with love and conviction. And as we prepare for the year ahead, we ask for your support to ensure that we DO NOT remain silent.<br \/>\nTherefore, as Giving Tuesday comes and goes, the need to raise our voices and labor in love for peace and justice continues, and your year-end gift ensures that our voices are heard, and our work will endure. Please consider donating to FOR-USA.<br \/>\nWays to Invest in FOR-USA<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Donate by check. Mail to FOR, P.O. Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960.<br \/>\n\u2022 Donate appreciated assets. Donate long-term appreciated assets to FOR and reduce taxable income.<br \/>\n\u2022 Make an IRA contribution. If you\u2019re 70.5 or older, IRA gifts support FOR and help you fulfill your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).<br \/>\n\u2022 Leave a legacy to FOR. Use FreeWill.com to create a free legal will, saving hundreds of dollars, and, if you choose, leave a legacy gift to FOR.<br \/>\n\u2022 Contact us: Reach out to Anthony Nicotera, Director of Advancement, with any questions or for more information: anicotera@forusa.org.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/for.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12853 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/for-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/for-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/for.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Fellowship de Reconciliaci\u00f3n (FOR)-USA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>El Martes de Donaciones ya pas\u00f3, pero la necesidad de invertir en la PAZ persiste.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Por el Dr. Anthony Nicotera, J.D., DSW, LCSW, C-SSWS<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Director de Desarrollo<\/em><br \/>\nSi sus emails son como las m\u00edas, estar\u00e1 repleta de llamamientos del Martes de Donaciones para apoyar las diversas y valiosas causas que nos rodean y que rodean al mundo. El &#8220;Martes de Donaciones&#8221; es un d\u00eda dedicado a invertir en organizaciones ben\u00e9ficas como el Fellowship de Reconciliaci\u00f3n (FOR)-USA.<br \/>\nFOR-USA es una organizaci\u00f3n interreligiosa. Su misi\u00f3n es organizar, capacitar y desarrollar un movimiento diverso de personas de conciencia comprometidas con el poder transformador sin violencia para crear paz, acabar con las estructuras de violencia y guerra, y construir, como dir\u00eda el Reverendo Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., \u201cla comunidad querida.\u201d<br \/>\nAs\u00ed que, si se perdi\u00f3 ese d\u00eda de donaciones, ya que ya pas\u00f3, a\u00fan puede invertir en la PAZ y la construcci\u00f3n de la paz donando a FOR-USA. Porque en medio de la devastaci\u00f3n y polarizaci\u00f3n social, pol\u00edtica y econ\u00f3mica actual, esta reflexi\u00f3n del Reverendo Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. de que \u201cllega un momento en que el silencio es traici\u00f3n\u201d parece a\u00fan m\u00e1s crucial que nunca. Ante la feroz urgencia del momento, FOR-USA seguir\u00e1 alzando la voz con amor y convicci\u00f3n. Y mientras nos preparamos para el a\u00f1o que comienza, les pedimos su apoyo para asegurarnos de NO permanecer en silencio.<br \/>\nPor lo tanto, mientras el Giving Tuesday llega y pasa, la necesidad de alzar la voz y trabajar con amor por la paz y la justicia contin\u00faa, y su donaci\u00f3n de fin de a\u00f1o garantiza que nuestras voces sean escuchadas y que nuestra labor perdure. Por favor, considere donar a FOR-USA.<br \/>\nFormas de invertir en FOR-USA<br \/>\n\u2022 Done con cheque. Env\u00ede por correo a FOR, P.O. Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960.<br \/>\n\u2022 Done activos revalorizados. Done activos revalorizados a largo plazo a FOR y reduzca sus ingresos imponibles.<br \/>\n\u2022 Haga una contribuci\u00f3n a su cuenta IRA. Si tiene 70 a\u00f1os y medio o m\u00e1s, las donaciones a su IRA apoyan a FOR y le ayudan a cumplir con su Distribuci\u00f3n M\u00ednima Requerida (RMD).<br \/>\n\u2022 Deje un legado a FOR. Use FreeWill.com para crear un testamento legal gratuito, ahorrar cientos de d\u00f3lares y, si lo desea, dejar un legado a FOR.<br \/>\n\u2022 Cont\u00e1ctenos: Si tiene alguna pregunta o desea m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, comun\u00edquese con Anthony Nicotera, director de desarrollo: anicotera@forusa.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)- USA By Dr. Anthony Nicotera, J.D., DSW, LCSW, C-SSWS Director of Advancement If your inbox is like mine, it is jammed with Giving Tuesday appeals to support the many diverse and very worthy causes around us and the world. \u201cGiving Tuesday\u201d is a day devoted to investing in charitable organizations like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[288],"class_list":["post-12851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755.jpeg",700,395,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755.jpeg",700,395,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755.jpeg",700,395,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755-300x169.jpeg",300,169,true],"large":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755.jpeg",640,361,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755.jpeg",700,395,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755.jpeg",700,395,false],"rtcl-gallery":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755.jpeg",700,395,false],"rtcl-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755-320x240.jpeg",320,240,true],"rtcl-gallery-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755-150x105.jpeg",150,105,true],"psacp-medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755-500x395.jpeg",500,395,true],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4755-45x45.jpeg",45,45,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"LaPrensa Newspaper","author_link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/author\/laprensa\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/category\/articles\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Articles<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)- USA By Dr. Anthony Nicotera, J.D., DSW, LCSW, C-SSWS Director of Advancement If your inbox is like mine, it is jammed with Giving Tuesday appeals to support the many diverse and very worthy causes around us and the world. \u201cGiving Tuesday\u201d is a day devoted to investing in charitable organizations like","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12855,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12851\/revisions\/12855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12851"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=12851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}