GiveLocalNRV Giving Day: New Video Prize Added

Win an episode of Buzz Live!

Submit a video about your work for a chance to win a Buzz Live episode! Additionally, video submissions may be featured during a special Giving Day event hosted by the CFNRV and Buzz (details coming soon.)

What could you win? During a Buzz Live show – which Buzz4Good live-streams to their Facebook and YouTube channels and later broadcast on Blue Ridge PBS – BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill chats with the inspiring people who serve, and are served by, nonprofit organizations and features a musical guest affiliated with a nonprofit.

What do you need to do? Send us a short video (no more than 30 seconds) with your elevator pitch about your work that includes:

1) who you are,

2) what you do, and

3) what you're raising money for during the GiveLocalNRV Giving Day.

You are welcome to be creative and entertaining as you'd like with the video, but make sure the audio is good and shoot in landscape (holding the phone or camera horizontally.) Also, feel free to use the video you create in other places such as social media or your website!

Deadline to be considered is Friday, June 20 at 4 p.m.: submit the video to Lindsey at lindseygleason@cnfrv.org no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, June 20 to be considered for this prize! Late submissions will not be accepted. This prize can be won in additional to winning up to two other prizes and one grant.

In this email, you'll find:

Details on what donations count
How to add an offline donation into the system
What documentation we need for checks over $1,000
What you'll find in our webinar library
A social media guide
T-shirts are here!

What Donations Count for the Giving Day?

#1: Online donations made on givelocalnrv.org. The site accepts a variety of payment methods.

Two types of offline donations:

#2: Cash

#3: Checks (must be dated between June 1 and June 26)

All offline donations must be received between June 1 and noon on June 26 and added into the GiveLocalNRV system by noon on June 26 to count toward your Giving Day totals.

If a check is over $1,000: we need documentation! See below for details. Without documentation, these checks will not be counted toward your Giving Day totals.

What else should you know?

New in 2025: we no longer accept wire transfers for this event.

There is a $5 minimum donation for this event. There is no maximum!

Are you concerned that donors will give through your organization's website for the Giving Day? We strongly recommend updating your website to direct folks to your Giving Day page! Add a note to your homepage and to the donation page to help them find the right place to give.

You can even add a GiveLocalNRV donation widget to your organization's website that will direct folks to your Giving Day page. Find out how to do that in this Mightycause Support article.

How to Add an Offline Donation

Need a refresher on how to add an offline donation into the system? Visit this Mightycause Support article that shares how to do it.

When you add an offline donation, the only required information is the donor's name, donation amount, date received, and source (please only select either cash OR check.) You may add additional info if you wish, but it is not required.

Checks Over $1,000: Send Us Documentation!

Send Documentation for Checks Over $1,000 If a check is over $1,000: we need documentation! Send a copy of the whole front of the check to the CFNRV team at lindseygleason@cfnrv.org. You can black out the account info when you send the documentation.

🚫If you fail to send this documentation in by noon on June 26, the donation will not be approved and it will not count toward your Giving Day totals.

GiveLocalNRV Web Resources

Webinar Library

On this page, you can watch recordings from past webinars and short videos. We just added tutorials on winning grants/prizes and how to use the peer-to-peer fundraising tool.

Need social media ideas?

Your social media channels can play a starring role in your Giving Day campaign. Get tips for what to post and when as well as example posts in this social media guide.

Shirts are here!

If you requested a shirt when you registered for the event this year, Lindsey will be reaching out shortly to let you know where to pick your shirt up.

We are using the same shirts as last year. If you don't get an email and want shirts, reach out to Lindsey to see if we have extras we can share!

Light blue GiveLocalNRV Giving Day shirt

Want more resources?

Visit the nonprofit toolkit on the Giving Day website! We have Giving Day logos, graphics for social media, email templates, guides full of tips, and much more.

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?

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.

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