Now in its 11th year, the donation drive staged by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and the Arizona Grantmakers Forum has raised more than $36 million for nonprofits statewide.
Loni Nannini Special to the Arizona Daily Star If you have ever wanted to be a giver, Arizona Gives Day offers the opportunity to become a doer. This year, it seeks to boost that total by at least $5 million.
People are also reading… On the day of the event, prize dollars are awarded based on organization size — micro, small, mid-size, large and extra-large — and include categories such as “Most Dollars” and “Unique Donors” as well as “Power Hours” awards at $25, $50 and $100 levels for the most dollars raised each hour between 7 and 11 a.m. and 1 and 5 p.m.
“A generous donor, Bonnie Kay, has agreed to match whatever we raise up to $20,000. This match gets people really excited and it is a huge amount of support for us. Right now we have a 42% increase in the number of women we were seeing last year and that is stretching our food budget and our ability to help women as they move forward,” said Chief Operations Officer Nicola Hartmann.
An individual and board members have pledged to match Arizona Gives Day donations up to $2,500 to boost operating expenses at the 104-year-old facility, which is currently undergoing a $2.5 million renovation. “We gave out three semi-truck loads of free medical supplies last year and kept six semis worth of recycled materials out of landfills. We also provided at least 200 low-cost laptops to those in need,” said MeMe Aguila, executive director.
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