With the Fourth of July weekend in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look ahead for fundraising opportunities. One of those is nearing an end this Friday (aka July 10). It’s the early bird registration for the 2020 North Texas Giving Day. And if ever there was a time when every opportunity should be snatched up, this year is it. The early birds are being provided … [Read more...] about A Gentle Reminder: 2020 North Texas Giving Day Early Registration Deadline Looms Ahead
North Texas Giving Day
Get Up And Get Doing: 2020 North Texas Giving Day Orientation
Talk about juggling cacti! While many North Texans have been sheltered in place and/or out of work, Communities Foundation of Texas’ Chief North Texas Giving Day Officer Susan Swan Smith has been scrambling. After pulling together North Texas Giving Tuesday that provided more than $20.7M for needy nonprofits struggling to overcome the damage created by COVID-19, Susan and her … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: 2020 North Texas Giving Day Orientation
UPDATE: North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Breaks $20.7M For Area Nonprofits
Thanks to 89,963 generous donors, North Texas Giving Tuesday Now collected more than $20.7M for 2,572 area nonprofits fighting and having been victimized by COVID-19. It also provided nearly 300,000 volunteer hours that will help the nonprofits in future days. Give your credit cards the day off to recover from a terrific workout. * Graphic courtesy of North Texas Giving … [Read more...] about UPDATE: North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Breaks $20.7M For Area Nonprofits
UPDATE: North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Has Just Six More Hours To Help Area Nonprofits
The final push is on for today's North Texas Giving Tuesday Now with just six hours to go. Yipes! Having raised $13.5M for area nonprofits, this first ever and very needed 18-hour marathon is for organizations that have been victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as those on the frontline battling the virus. The North Texas Food Bank that has been put to the test in the … [Read more...] about UPDATE: North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Has Just Six More Hours To Help Area Nonprofits
UPDATE: North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Rolls Closer to Eight-Figure Mark
Less than six hours into the fundraising push for North Texas Giving Tuesday Now, the tally board is flying faster than tomorrow's Blue Angels over North Texas skies. If all goes to plan, they should be breaking the $10M point and headed higher totals. At 11:30 a.m., North Texas Food Bank is continuing to top the leader board and even broke that $1M mark with 3,166 … [Read more...] about UPDATE: North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Rolls Closer to Eight-Figure Mark
Celebrate Cinco De Mayo By Toasting North Texas Giving Tuesday Now With A Donation Of Time And/Or Money
In addition to today being Cinco De Mayo, it’s also the long awaited North Texas Giving Tuesday Now. Since the gates officially opened at 6 a.m., more than $5.75M has been donated for more than 3,000 nonprofits. Some nonprofits even have matching fund challenges! Topping the leader board is North Texas Food Bank with a whopping $895,369 thanks to 2,366 gifts. As a … [Read more...] about Celebrate Cinco De Mayo By Toasting North Texas Giving Tuesday Now With A Donation Of Time And/Or Money
Get Up And Get Doing: Preparing For North Texas Giving Tuesday Now
Now is the time to start rummaging through your coat pockets and between the cushions of your couch for money to participate in Tuesday's North Texas Giving Tuesday Now. With more than 3,000 North Texas nonprofits crossing their fingers to rally donors to their programs, they're literally banking on your sending in some money during the big day that runs from 6 a.m. to … [Read more...] about Get Up And Get Doing: Preparing For North Texas Giving Tuesday Now
North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Joins The Global #GivingTuesdayNow To Support Area Nonprofits On May 5
As if Communities Foundation of Texas and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas didn’t already have enough on their plates with North Texas Cares, they’ve partnered up with the Dallas Cowboys to be part of the global #Giving TuesdayNow program. Instead of holding the annual Giving Tuesday program in November, they’re arranging to put on North Texas Giving Tuesday Now to “raise … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Tuesday Now Joins The Global #GivingTuesdayNow To Support Area Nonprofits On May 5
7th Concert For A Cure For An Eyeful Of The Green Factor For Leukemia Texas
Sure North Texas Giving Day seemed to suck all the fundraising air out of the area on Thursday, September 19, but North Texas proved that there was still room for more nonprofit activities. While the CMA was making big CW news in Preston Hollow, Leukemia Texas' 7th Annual Concert for a Cure was literally getting a eyeful of Texas country musician Pat Green on stage at The Eye. … [Read more...] about 7th Concert For A Cure For An Eyeful Of The Green Factor For Leukemia Texas
2019 North Texas Giving Day Final Results
Once again North Texas rose to the occasion and showed the world that nonprofits are a priority in these parts. At 11:10 p.m., the North Texas Giving Day 18-hour fundraising passed its 2018 total of $48M. By COB at midnight, NTGD Ringleader Susan Swan Smith and her Communities Foundation of Texas team breathed a very heavy sigh of relief when the final count was $50,319,756, … [Read more...] about 2019 North Texas Giving Day Final Results
North Texas Giving Day 6 P.M. Update
Just six hours are left for 2019 North Texas Giving Day numbers to surge. More than 2,900 organizations are collectively holding their nonprofit breaths that the funds will keep coming in. As of 6 p.m., the NTGD Leaderboard reported that $29.5M had been raised by 124,110 donations. In order to top last year’s record-breaking $48M total, they'll need to haul in more than … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day 6 P.M. Update