Scheduled Giving Hearts Day donations suggest we haven t lost our heart for giving
Apparently, the pandemic and trials of the last year have made North Dakotans more generous, as Giving Hearts Day organizers report that scheduled gifts are up a whopping 62% from this time last year.
Written By:
By Tammy Swift | 8:15 am, Feb. 4, 2021 ×
Minot-born celebrity Josh Duhamel has helped promote Giving Hearts Day in several ads. Special to The ForumSpecial to The Forum.
FARGO When times are tough, there are two schools of thought on human generosity.
The cynical one is that people become more curmudgeonly and miserly and focus on their own immediate tribe and survival.
To achieve the goal, Fargo-based Dakota Medical Foundation believes our region can become No. 1 for volunteerism and Giving Hearts Day can become the No. 1 giving day in the nation. Giving Hearts Day is currently the 4th largest 24-hour fundraising event.
âWe are excited to be launching this bold goal and challenge our communities to join us and help someone this Giving Hearts Day! Across our region we can bring together our friends and neighbors to lead purpose driven lives by lifting up our communities through volunteerism, contributions, or donation of goods,â explains DMF Executive Director Pat Traynor.
Giving Hearts Day is set for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 and while participants have been limited to giving financially in the past, GivingHeartsDay.org will now feature opportunities to volunteer or donate new/used goods. Today the site features over 275 local volunteer opportunities and many urgently needed goods, with more added daily.