With nonprofits unable to host traditional revenue-gathering events like galas and walks due to social distancing, never before has online fundraising been more important. The Community Foundation is proud to host its 6th annual Hudson Valley Gives on Wed., May 19. It’s anticipated that the 24-hour event will top last year’s unprecedented success.
Any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in or serving the Hudson Valley as well as charitable funds at local community foundations may participate in Hudson Valley Gives. To register, visit HVGives.org.
HVGives.org will open to online donations on May 1. There will be a diverse array of local causes to support, including animal shelters, arts groups, ambulance corps, libraries, historical societies, museums, farmland and environmental preservation groups, food pantries, human service organizations, health agencies and hospitals, recreation and youth groups, scholarship funds, and veterans’ organizations.
This single day of online fundraising will give nonprofits in Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Sullivan, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester Counties the opportunity to reach thousands of new potential donors and boost their agency’s visibility exponentially through social media and marketing. Throughout the day, a pool of cash and in-kind prizes – donated by generous event sponsors – will spur donors to support their favorite charities as part of a variety of contests. The cash prizes will be awarded directly to the nonprofits (not the donors) as incentives for them to creatively and persistently reach new and repeat audiences to raise funds to support their missions.
For more information send an email to Nicole@cfosny.org.
The nonprofit organization Beautiful People raised $20,000 through HV Gives in 2020.
