Key Messages Summary Colorado Gives Day is a statewide movement to increase online giving. This year, Community First Foundation and FirstBank are presenting Colorado Gives Day on December 5, 2017. Donations are accepted at ColoradoGives.org, which features more than 2,000 nonprofits. Colorado Gives Day is one the most successful events of its kind in the nation. Since its inception in 2010, the event has raised more than $145 million for Colorado nonprofits. Key Messages • Colorado Gives Day is the ultimate feel-good giving experience. The 24-hour event connects donors with many kinds of nonprofits while connecting nonprofits with an expanded base of supporters. •
Colorado Gives Day donations are accepted at ColoradoGives.org, which features the missions, programs and finances of more than 2,000 Colorado nonprofits. Each organization’s online profile is screened by Community First Foundation to ensure specific standards are met before they are added to the program.
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Colorado Gives Day unites all Coloradans in a common goal to strengthen the state’s nonprofits by giving to their favorite charities online. The state’s largest community giving movement has raised a total of $145.3 million since its inception in 2010.
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All Coloradans are encouraged to join the statewide Colorado Gives Day movement by supporting their favorite causes online through ColoradoGives.org. Give Where You Live on Colorado Gives Day, December 5, 2017.
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Colorado Gives Day. It’s more than just a day. It’s a movement that inspires and unites thousands of donors to give where they live and support Colorado nonprofits.
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Colorado Gives Day is one of the most successful gives-days in the nation.
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Download the Colorado Gives Day smart phone app and feel like an insider. The app, available at no charge through iTunes and Google Play, counts down to Colorado Gives Day while building excitement for the statewide movement. On Colorado Gives Day the app
displays in real time how much money is being raised statewide, the number of organizations receiving donations and the total number of donations made. It is a great way for donors to see in real time the magnitude of their collective generosity. •
Can’t wait until Colorado Gives Day? Donations can be scheduled ahead of time, starting on November 1, 2017. Incentive Fund/Prizes Colorado Gives Day features a $1 Million Incentive Fund, created by Community First Foundation and FirstBank. It is one of the largest gives-day incentive funds in the country. Every donation made through ColoradoGives.org on Colorado Gives Day is boosted by the incentive fund, which increases the value of every dollar. For example, if a nonprofit organization receives 10 percent of the total donations made on Colorado Gives Day, that same nonprofit receives 10 percent of the $1 Million Incentive Fund. An additional $100,000 in prizes, sponsored by FirstBank, gives nonprofits an opportunity to win cash for their worthwhile causes.
*Note: The Incentive Fund is not a dollar-for-dollar match. Please do not use the word “match” when promoting the day. See below for key points. Incentive Fund Key Points • The $1 Million Incentive Fund is a pool of dollars*, provided by Community First Foundation and FirstBank, to boost every donation made through ColoradoGives.org on Colorado Gives Day. •
Every donation made through ColoradoGives.org on Colorado Gives Day is boosted by the incentive fund*, which increases the value of every dollar. For example, if a nonprofit organization receives 10 percent of the total donations made on Colorado Gives Day, that same nonprofit receives 10 percent of the $1 Million Incentive Fund.
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The Colorado Gives Day $1 Million Incentive Fund It is one of the largest gives-day incentive funds in the country.
*Note: The Incentive Fund is not a dollar-for-dollar match. Please do not use the word “match” when promoting the day. See below for key points.
