Summit County set a new all-time record on Colorado Gives Day, raising $739,404 to support 49 local organizations. The fundraising total beat the previous record, which was set last year during the height of the.
On Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday, Dec. 7, local nonprofits are hoping to tap into the generous spirit of the community. In 2020, Colorado Gives Day raised more than $50 million across Colorado, and in.
With Giving Tuesday finished on Tuesday, Nov. 30, and Colorado Gives Day coming up Tuesday, Dec. 7, local nonprofits are hoping to tap into the generous spirit surrounding the holiday season. Giving Tuesday is observed.
More than 623,000 was raised on Tuesday for nonprofits in the county. Author: Summit Daily Updated: 8:21 AM MST December 10, 2020
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. Summit County nonprofit organizations received an explosion of financial support on Colorado Gives Day, with fundraising spiking 66% compared with 2019 and setting an all-time record.
In total, $623,167 was raised Tuesday, Dec. 8, up from $373,092 last year. The Summit Foundation Marketing and Events Manager Brian Balok said the money raised came from 2,751 donations to 49 local nonprofits, resulting in the largest total ever raised on Colorado Gives Day.
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Summit County nonprofit organizations received an explosion of financial support on Colorado Gives Day, with fundraising spiking 66% compared with 2019 and setting an all-time record.
In total, $623,167 was raised Tuesday, Dec. 8, up from $373,092 last year. The Summit Foundation Marketing and Events Manager Brian Balok said the money raised came from 2,751 donations to 49 local nonprofits, resulting in the largest total ever raised on Colorado Gives Day.
Balok said The Summit Foundation did not expect to see that big of a jump in giving amid the pandemic.
“Not only are the nonprofits suffering, but a lot of the locals are, as well,” Balok said. “To see that significant jump during the pandemic time, it is just overwhelming that people would come together and donate what they could to support the nonprofits. They know the community is suffering. I think the community, in their philanthropic spirit, really saw the needs du