Wednesday, November 18, 2015
"GiveMiami" Day
This year, GiveMiami Day is tomorrow, 11/19/15.
GiveMiami Day is an annual appeal, during which anyone can make a donation to any of a large number of local non-profits, and based on the amount of donations on that day, they are in some sense "matched" by the Miami Foundation. The latter is a County agency that stimulates and pools available funds from private donors.
The "match" is nothing like 1:1. I'm told that last year, the Miami Foundation was able to donate 3% of what the non-profits raised on GiveMiami Day. It isn't known until GiveMiami Day is over-- until it's known how much the non-profits raised on their own-- what the "match" will be.
At any rate, GiveMiami Day is a great time to make a donation. You can go to givemiamiday.org to see a list of non-profits. You can donate as little or as much as you like. It's all appreciated.
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I heard on the radio today that last year they raised $5M, so that would be a match of $150K. I just checked at 1.55 PM and they are at almost $4.2M. I pasted the link below.
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It hadn't occurred to me until just now, but the BP Foundation could have registered with GiveMiami Day. It's true almost no one would know about the Foundation, but some might, or some might stumble across it. Depending on how much it raised, it could get a bit more through the match, too. Maybe next year.
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I thought of it late yesterday. They should join now while it's fresh in our minds so they will be set up for next year.
ReplyDeleteI thought of it late yesterday. They should join now while it's fresh in our minds so they will be set up for next year.
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