Charity Arizona Gives Day Registration Deadline Nears for Local Nonprofits
Arizona Gives Day raised a record $7.1 million for nonprofits in 2021 FEBRUARY 28 IS THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN ARIZONA GIVES DAY, THE 24-HOUR ONLINE FUNDRAISING EVENT, FROM NOON ON APRIL 5 UNTIL NOON ON APRIL 6. Since 2013, Arizona Gives has raised more than $30 million for nonprofits statewide, setting a single-year record in 2021 by raising $7.1 million. Presented by FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good,” Arizona Gives is hosted by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and the Arizona Grantmakers Forum. Re-enrollment and payment of a refundable registration fee is required and can be completed at azgives.org/eligibility. Registrants receive access to workshops and training, marketing and graphics toolkit, and can fundraise all year on AZGives.org. The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits’ Senior Vice President and Director of Development Jennifer Purcell shares that new features rolled out in the past year
include peer-to-peer fundraising, an earlygiving leaderboard, and a collective listing of events and volunteer opportunities for viewing in one place. “These features were created to encourage year-round use of the website and assist with connecting the community with nonprofit organizations of interest,” Purcell says. “This year, returning participants can take advantage of special QR codes, donate buttons to imbed on a website, and an auto-generated repeating donation feature to encourage previous donors to give again.” Arizona Gives unites nonprofits, big and small, new and established, to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Arizona through online giving. Arizona Gives helps raise awareness about the critical role Arizona nonprofits play in our communities and inspires people to give generously to create a thriving and stronger Arizona for all. Information required for registration and re-enrollment includes general information about the nonprofit, an IRS Determination Letter, the most current completed financials through Form 990 or the organization’s
operating budget, and a bank account and routing number for electronic distribution of donations. Arizona Gives provides virtual workshops to assist in making each participant’s fundraising experience a success. Workshops take place through March. Registrants can participate in real time or view the recording later. “Arizona Gives offers a number of significant options for both nonprofits and donors including the ability for year-round giving and for donors to create personal fundraiser campaigns,” says Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits CEO Kristen Merrifield. New 2022 campaign features for nonprofits include: • New ways for nonprofits to direct traffic to their Arizona Gives Day profiles including options for an embeddable donation button and QR code. • Ability to send thank-you emails directly from the Arizona Gives Day platform. • An option for the peer fundraiser page “hero image” to be either static or as a video.
• Ability for nonprofits to link to their Vimeo videos in addition to YouTube. • A new Repeat Your Donation feature which enables donors to review previous donations and then make that specific donation again or add to it with a click of a button. For interested donors, AzGives.org offers an advanced search filter to find nonprofits by specific criteria, area of focus, and which donations may qualify as an Arizona tax credit. In addition to creating a fundraiser page, donors also can create a donor account to set up recurring donations, track their giving throughout the year, or they may simply check out as a guest. Complete information, including answers to important questions about Arizona Gives Day, can be found at AZGives.org.
Tickets Now Available for Dinner in the Desert Fundraiser Benefitting Benevilla
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enevilla is kicking up their heels by hosting their annual fundraising event, Dinner in the Desert, on Friday, March 25 at the beautiful Barn at Desert Foothills venue, located at East Jomax Road in
Phoenix. While the fundraiser happens next month, tickets are now on sale. At the event, attendees can join Benevilla for fireside cocktails at sunset, a desert sky full of stars, dinner, dancing, raffles, and music by the popular local western band Honeygirl, performing old and new country favorites. In addition to a lovely evening of dinner and dancing, there will be exciting fundraising activities for guests to help support the work Benevilla does in the community. These include chances to win raffle prizes for various dining, sports, shopping, staycation, and entertainment items. Individual tickets to the event are $175, or guests can host a preferred table for 10 guests for $2,000, which includes their name on event signage and listing in the event program book. There are also several sponsorship levels available: from the $500 Silver Spur level or
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a Cowboy Coffee Bar sponsorship for $1,000 up to the $3,000 Campfire Cocktail Reception sponsor. For more information about the Dinner in the Desert event, tickets or sponsorship opportunities, visit benevilla.org or call Daphne Vincent, Donor Relations Manager, at 623-5844999. The Dinner in the Desert event is made possible through the generous support of local sponsors, including Presenting Sponsor Arrowhead Lexus. Benevilla (benevilla.org) is a Valley-based not-for-profit enriching the lives of older adults, intellectually disabled adults, children, and the families who care for them. Benevilla has been serving others for 41 years through life enriching programs and services including day programs for adults with dementia and other disabilities, intergenerational programs, free grocery shopping services, transportation to medical appointments, caregiver support groups, and many other vital services. myhyperlocalnews.com
