Tag: Colorado Gives Day
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Colorado Gives Day is here for annual online donation appeal
Today is the 15th year Coloradans get to show their generous spirit during Colorado Gives Day, a statewide online appeal to benefit more than 4,300 organizations. Coming a week after the global Giving Tuesday, Colorado’s own version held on the second Tuesday of December since 2010 raised a record $54.8 million last year. More than 94,000…
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Colorado Gives Day sees more than 700 new nonprofits before donation day
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The holiday season is the time for giving and sharing, but that doesn’t just mean presenting gifts to loved ones. The 15th annual Colorado Gives Day is set for Dec. 10, presenting residents with an opportunity to donate to more than 4,000 local nonprofits, helping support the ongoing efforts to provide better lives throughout the…
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Colorado’s largest day of giving provides bonus incentives for donors
Colorado’s largest single day of giving has become a welcome tradition for nonprofit organizations. From domestic violence centers to youth baseball teams, foster childrens’ programs, hospice centers, small-town orchestras and penguin conservation, Coloradans may choose from thousands of charities Tuesday for Colorado Gives Day. This year, Colorado Gives Day will have an incentive fund, worth…
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Aurora residents can give back over holidays by volunteering
For Aurora residents who want to give back to their community this season, the city has more than 40 volunteer opportunities available that benefit the local government’s programs. Volunteer opportunities include the Snow Busters Program, which pairs volunteers with neighbors in need to help them shovel snow; the Holiday Trash Clean Up Program; and, Aurora…
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Making a difference: Colorado Gives Day underway Tuesday
Tuesday is Colorado Gives Day, when 3,435 vetted and verified nonprofits statewide seek donations during an annual philanthropic push to end the year on a cheery note. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and running for 24 hours through 11:59 p.m., charitable contributions can be made online at https://www.coloradogives.org/giving-events/givesday22. Choices of which organizations to support are…
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Colorado Gives day sets another record, with contributions topping $54 million
For the second consecutive year, Colorado Gives Day drew record contributions. The 12th annual online fundraiser, held during the 24-hour period that began at midnight Tuesday, brought in $54.4 million. That tops the $50 million donors contributed last year. Statewide, 97% of the nonprofits that signed up to benefit from the event, or 3,063 nonprofits,…
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Colorado Gives Day returns for 12th year
Colorado Gives Day was celebrated on Tuesday and is known as the biggest day of the year for many of the state’s non-profit organizations. In fact, more than $419 million has been donated to the organizations across the state since the day of giving began in 2009, said Kelly Dunkin, the CEO of the Community…
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Nonprofits banking on Tuesday’s Colorado Gives Day to help raise funds for operations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following this year’s wildly successful Giving Tuesday, when on Dec. 1, nearly 35 million Americans opened their wallets to donate $2.47 billion to nonprofits around the nation, Colorado Gives Day again is being held one week later. Local organizations are hopeful donors will be just…
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Report: Colorado is top 10 most generous state on GoFundMe
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is the ninth-most generous state in the country based on the number of GoFundMe donations per capita, GoFundMe found in its annual giving report released Tuesday. Above Colorado, the top eight states in order…