GiveLocalNRV Giving Day: Join Us for Strategy Sessions

Join the CFNRV & Your Peers at Upcoming Giving Day Strategy Sessions

As we approach May, we know that many of you are either busy working on your Giving Day campaigns or thinking about where to start. So, we are offering four in-person strategy sessions around the region for you to join the CFNRV team and your peers in brainstorming for the event.

Feel free to register for the session that works best for your schedule or register for multiple sessions. If none of them work for you, please always feel free to reach out to our team to schedule a 1:1 meeting or call.

In this email, you'll find:

Registration links for upcoming in-person strategy sessions
Information on this year's 29 grants and prizes
Recording links for last week's Giving Day webinar and Third Thursday session

Literacy NRV supporters during the 2023 Giving Day

In-Person Strategy Sessions

During these interactive sessions, you’ll brainstorm with peers around different strategies for success with the Giving Day. We’ll spend the last part of the session answering all your tech questions about using the website.

Sign up for any (or all!) of the sessions below. All registered Giving Day participants are welcome to join us at these sessions.

Friday, May 2 / Roanoke

10:30a - 12p, exact location TBD | Register here

Monday, May 5 / Blacksburg

2 - 3:30p, YMCA at Virginia Tech | Register here

Friday, May 9 / Pilot

1:30 - 3p, Springhouse Community School | Register here

Coming soon: Pulaski session!

Check Out This Year's Grants & Prizes

This year, thanks to generous sponsors, the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV) is offering more than $24,000 in grants and prizes! Each of the 29 awards ranges from $500 to $1,500.

Get the Details

Video Recordings

Getting Started & Platform Walkthrough

During this webinar with our partners at Mightycause, we shared details about this year's event, demonstrated how to use various aspects of the Giving Day website, and gave fundraising tips.

Balancing Urgency & Inspiration in Storytelling

In this session, Bruce C. Bryan from 5Points Creative discussed how nonprofits can tell their story more effectively in their communications and fundraising campaigns.

At the link below, you'll find recordings to both sessions and the slides shared during the sessions.

Visit the Webinar Library

Missed an email?

When you sign up for the Giving Day, we will send you regular emails with tips and resources. Check out past emails here. Let us know if anyone else at your organization would like to be added to this email list.

Have questions?

First, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page at this link. There, you'll find all kinds of information that might answer your question!

If you can't find the answer to your question on the Giving Day website, reach out to our giving day manager, Lindsey Gleason-Reed, at lindseygleason@cfnrv.org or 540-381-8999.

Thank you to our generous sponsors!