2011 Day of Giving Event - Results
PITTSBURGH, Pa., October 12 2011 – The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Day of Giving last week generated funding for local nonprofits at the rate of nearly $75 per second over the 24-hour giving period. The total raised for charitable organizations in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties was $6,448,448

For a full breakdown of Day of Giving organizations and donatuions please click here

 

WestmorelandGives

 

 

The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, affiliated with The Pittsburgh Foundation will hold the Day of Giving 2011 on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 from 12:00 a.m. until 11:59:59 p.m. 

Please read the following carefully:

All donations during that 24-hour period will receive a pro-rated portion of the match pool.  (As an example, if the match pool is $500,000 and the total amount raised that day is $2,000,000, then the match may be .25 cents on the dollar.)

Each nonprofit will receive one (1) check totaling all donation(s), minus the 2.9% credit card fee, plus the match portion along with donor information within 21 days of the event’s end.

Only credit card donations received through www.westmorelandgives.org  during the 24 hours of October 4, 2011 will be matched for this event.  No donations via check, cash or stock will be accepted.

Only MasterCard and Visa donations will be accepted and matched for this event.  Discover and AMEX donations will not be accepted or matched.

The minimum gift is $25.  The maximum gift that an individual can give per organization is $10,000.

Only nonprofits organizations with a current published portrait on www.westmorelandgives.org, that primarily serve Westmoreland County, are eligible to participate in Day of Giving 2011  (all information must be submitted by August 15, 2011). Organizations are prohibited from donating to themselves. 

The Donate Now page will not appear here, on www.westmorelandgives.org until 12:00 a.m. on October 4, 2011

The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County in conjunction with The Pittsburgh Foundation offers several free workshops to nonprofit staff on a variety of topics related to WestmorelandGives. 

Trainings to be held at The Community Westmoreland County offices:

Basic Social Media Training (2 hours) at 10:00 a.m.
August 8th

Advanced Social Media Training (2 hours) at 2:00 p.m.
August 8th

Day of Giving – Best Practices for Success! (1 hour) at 1:00 p.m.
August 8th

Trainings to be held at The Pittsburgh Foundation offices:

How To Build Your Portrait Workshop (45 minutes), Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.: 
July 19th  
August 16th  
September 20th  
October 18th  
November 15th  

Telling Your Story: Video Dos and Don’ts (1.5 hours) at 2:00 p.m.
August 10th

You may reserve a space at Westmoreland County hosted events by contacting Susan Acito at sacito@cfwestmoreland.org with your name and the name of your nonprofit organization.

You may reserve a space at any workshop held at The Pittsburgh Foundation by contacting Willa Dukes at dukesw@pghfdn.org with your name and the name of your nonprofit organization.

WestmorelandGives is an initiative of The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County through its partnership with The Pittsburgh Foundation.  The aim of this initiative is to:

  • Increase the level of knowledge about nonprofits in our region.
  • Leverage or increase individual funding or organizations or an issue in our community.
  • Spotlight the charitable trends in our region.  Where are people giving?  What are your community’s nonprofits saying is vital and needed right now?

 
If you or a non-profit you care about would like to learn more about WestmorelandGives, please contact Susan Acito by email at sacito@cfwestmoreland.org or by phone on 724-836-4400.