“For the past seven years, our community has come together for 18 hours in September to celebrate the amazing nonprofits that fuel North Texas. North Texas Giving Day started in 2009 with 345 nonprofits. That year, the community raised an impressive $4 million. Since then, the day has grown exponentially, pumping more than $119 million into local nonprofits.
“Next month on Thursday, September 22, North Texas Giving Day is back for its eighth year with the hopes of another banner day of giving. More than 2,000 nonprofits stand to benefit this year from more than $2 million in bonus funds and prizes.
“Here at Communities Foundation of Texas, we are planning another record-breaking 18-hour Giving Day. Across the 16-county region, exciting events are being planned to celebrate and rally for participating nonprofits and their generous donors—you! Official Donation Station events, which are filled with nonprofit prizes, performances, and local entertainment, are being planned in Arlington, McKinney, Dallas, Denton, and Fort Worth. The third annual DFWChild Kids Give is also back and will take place at the Dallas Donation Station inside NorthPark Center.
“North Texas Giving Day is so lucky to have the generous support of donors, sponsors, and bonus funders. So far, bonus funds and prizes have been charitably donated by Arlington Tomorrow Foundation, Bank of America, Bank of Texas, Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Foundation, Dallas Women’s Foundation, Hunt Consolidated’s Hunt Cares Campaign, Gene and Jerry Jones Family Arlington Youth Foundation, Meadows Foundation, The Miles Foundation, The Granville C. and Gladys H. Morton Fund at CFT, Neiman Marcus, North Texas Community Foundation, Rainwater Charitable Foundation, Rees-Jones Foundation, Sid W. Richardson Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation and an anonymous donor.
“Thanks to our North Texas Giving Day blog sponsor, MySweetCharity, from now until Thursday, September 22, you can learn more about some of the effective local nonprofits participating in Giving Day. Throughout the next four weeks, MySweetCharity will be publishing guest blog posts from a handful of nonprofits representing communities throughout North Texas.
“As a reminder, donations can be made from 6 a.m. to midnight on September 22 to more than 2,000 certified nonprofits listed on www.NorthTexasGivingDay.org. Donations $25 and above will be boosted by $2 million in general bonus funds and prizes.
“Whether online or in-person at the many Donation Station events, please join me Thursday, September 22 in giving to the nonprofits that make our community one of the most philanthropic and caring communities in the nation.”
-By Susan Swan Smith, Communities Foundation of Texas North Texas Giving Day Team Lead and Chief Relationship Officer
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In seven years, North Texas Giving Day has pumped more than $119 million into the North Texas community. In 2015, $33 million was raised through more than 118,000 gifts benefiting over 2,000 nonprofits.
On Thursday, September 22, support more than 2,000 North Texas nonprofits and spread the word. #NTxGivingDay