Community Foundations Score BIG with Give Local Day on May 6th

By Ruth McCambridge

Nonprofit Quarterly

Thank You! Raised for Local Nonprofits 6,677 gifts Totaling $2,492,248.13

So reads the website for the Lowcountry Giving Day sponsored by the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, but this actually underestimates what was brought in: with incentive gifts, the day raised $4 million.

“I do not know of another day when the people of the Lowcountry gave so much so quickly,” said George Stevens of the Foundation.

All across the country yesterday, community foundations, in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the nation’s first community foundation, ran “Give Local” 24-hour campaigns to bring donations to area nonprofits. The homegrown campaigns largely took place online, but included challenge grants and other incentives, contests, and community events. In total, according to the Give Local website, $310,156 gifts were given across approximately 80 cities (this number varies in differing accounts) for a total of $51,391,760.98.

         Read more: