Sunday, October 25, 2009

America's Giving Challenge

America's Giving Challenge

Visit the following sites for more information:
The Case Foundation
Causes
Parade

America’s Giving Challenge, presented by the Case Foundation, Causes and PARADE Publications is a 30-day national online competition that enables passionate individuals and nonprofit organizations to easily leverage their online and offline personal networks to increase awareness, attract new donors, and encourage people to get and stay involved with causes they care about.

From October 7th to November 6th, participants in the Challenge will compete for daily and overall awards funded by the Case Foundation. The prize money, totaling $170,000*, will be awarded to the causes that receive the highest number of unique daily donations**, not dollars raised:

Overall Awards (7 total):

$50,000 to the cause with the highest number of unique daily donations over the 30 days of the Challenge
$25,000 to the cause with the second highest number of unique daily donations over the 30 days of the Challenge
$10,000 to the next five causes with the highest number of unique daily donations over the 30 days of the Challenge
Daily Awards (2 per day, 3PM ET to 3PM ET):

$1,000 each day to the cause with the most unique donations that day
$500 each day to the next cause with the most unique donations that day; *these awards made possible through funding by the Aspen Institute's Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation.

By encouraging people to give what they can - no matter how big or small - America’s Giving Challenge seeks to demonstrate that philanthropy is about real people coming together to make an impact! Learn more about the Challenge or get started NOW!

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