The cash rolled in for Colorado Springs nonprofit organizations that participated in the second Colorado Gives Day, a statewide day of giving in December. Nineteen organizations banned together in their marketing efforts, and their combined collections were $127,000 – four times higher than El Paso County raised last year, organizers said. There were also dozens [...] [...]
Coloradans reached deep into their pockets and donated $12 million to charities across the state in little more than a day. In the second Colorado Gives Day, organized by Denver-based Community First Foundation, Coloradans contributed 40 percent more to nonprofit organizations than last year. Individual contributions were received over an extended 36-hour period – Dec. [...] [...]
More than 20 Colorado Springs nonprofit agencies are hoping for some holiday cheer in their bank accounts for Colorado Gives Day, which is today. The event is a one-day effort to push charitable giving and was launched by the Denver-based Community First Foundation. “Our slogan was $1 million in one day,” said spokeswoman Angela Bevacqua, [...] [...]