Local organizations to benefit from Seattle Foundation’s Give Big day

Seattle Foundation's sixth annual day of giving event, GiveBIG, returns on May 3. The donation-matching event will benefit a variety of Seattle-area non-profit organizations including several in the Snoqualmie Valley.

May 2, 2016 8:30 am

Seattle Foundation’s sixth annual day of giving event, GiveBIG, returns on May 3. The donation-matching event will benefit a variety of Seattle-area non-profit organizations including several in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Valley organizations participating in Give BIG include:

  • Snoqualmie Valley Community Network;
  • SnoValley Tilth; Riverview
  • Education Foundation;
  • Camlann Medieval Association;
  • Camp Korey;
  • Duvall Foundation for the Arts;
  • Wilderness Awareness School;
  • Wild Fish Conservancy;
  • Duvall Friends of the Library;
  • Northwest Art Center;
  • Acres of Diamonds;
  • Compassion in Action;
  • Fall City Historical Society;
  • Fall City Community Food Pantry;
  • Northwest Railway Museum
  • Encompass Northwest;
  • Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank;
  • Snoqualmie Valley Historical Society;
  • Friends of The Trail; and
  • King County Explorer Search and Rescue.

The one-day online giving event will take place between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, with the goal of raising $20 million for local nonprofit organizations in King County.

Donations have made significant impacts on participating nonprofits and the vital services they provide, and in turn, the region has benefited.

Since Seattle Foundation founded GiveBIG in 2011, the one-day online giving event has raised more than $56 million.

New this year, GiveBIG moves to a fully mobile platform. Donors can also select as many organizations to donate to as they wish with just a single transaction. Each nonprofit selected will be put in the donor’s “Giving Cart.” Once each donation has been selected, they can be paid all at once.

Also new this year, donors can give early. Donations can be scheduled in advance, beginning April 18.

Making this day even more impactful to participating nonprofits is that every donation made through the Seattle Foundation website will grow in size, in one or more of the following ways:

· Stretch Pool – Each donation will receive a boost from a stretch pool funded by Seattle Foundation and GiveBIG sponsors. Each donation up to $2,500 per organization is eligible. The amount of each nonprofit’s share of the stretch pool is based on the percentage of donations the nonprofit receives of the total online contributions generated.

· Matching Fund –Individuals can contribute to a matching fund for their favorite nonprofits.

· Golden Ticket — For each donation received, the donor will be entered into a “Golden Ticket” drawing. Winners will receive an extra $1,000 donation to their chosen nonprofit.

Support for the 2016 GiveBIG stretch pool is provided by Seattle Foundation, its community philanthropists, as well as GiveBIG sponsors and partners. This year GiveBIG is presented by Seattle Foundation with the support of our presenting partners, KING 5, Seattle Sounders FC, The Seattle Times, The Ballmer Group Philanthropy and Wyncote Foundation NW.

For more information, visit http://GiveBIG.seattlefoundation.org.