Article by Mel Ulle
You know what makes our state so rad? I mean, besides the sun, the big giant sky, the music, the culture, the food, the people, the entrepreneurialism, the endless adventures, and our general awesomeness. You guessed it. Colorado Gives Day! I knew you’d get it.
Our state raised over $53 million last year on Colorado Gives Day. Did you read that correctly? Yes, $53 million in U.S. dollars for the local organizations we know and love in one day. These are the agencies that feed, house, treat, educate, and support us. The whole community wins when we have a successful Colorado Gives Day. But who is the mad genius behind this very special event?
Enter Colorado Gives Foundation, the brilliant team who started this crazy adventure in philanthropy. A community foundation with a hardworking, committed staff working statewide to help donors fulfill their charitable interests through donor advised funds, they also make grants to nonprofits serving Jeffco and in a big twist, they also run Colorado Gives 365, which connects donors to nonprofits across the state of Colorado and manages – you guessed it, again – Colorado Gives Day.
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