Big Day of Giving gave more than $13 million to Sacramento non-profit organizations Joseph Daniels
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The Sacramento region raised a record-breaking amount during its Big Day of Giving with more than $13 million on Thursday, beating the previous record that was set in 2020.
Big Day of Giving is an annual 24-hour community-wide fundraising rally to raise money for local non-profit organizations.
The Sacramento Region Community Foundation organized the Big Day of Giving in 2013, raising more than $65 million since they began the event. The event s record set in 2020 was nearly $12 million, far passing the $8.4 million collected in 2019.
There were 688 non-profits involved in this year s Big Day Giving, which is the most to have ever participated. Many of those who donated also volunteered their time, which totaled over 69,000 volunteer hours.