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Nonprofit News: January 2024

Registration is now complete for the 2024 Giving Challenge, which will happen from noon to noon, April 9-10. Participating nonprofits will want to keep track of these key dates to prepare for the 24-hour online giving day!

2:00 PM, January 31

Training Webinar: Social Media Strategies for the 2024 Giving Challenge

February 1, 2024

Pre-Giving Challenge prize applications open

11:00 AM, February 15

Training Webinar: Communications & Storytelling Strategies for the 2024 Giving Challenge

5:00 PM, March 5

Deadline to submit Pre-Giving Challenge prize applications

2024 Prize Opportunities

New, Longstanding, and

Geographically-Specific Prizes

Prizes awarded during the 2024 Giving Challenge are an engaging way for nonprofit organizations to dive deep into their capacity building efforts to explore partnership opportunities and build connections that last far beyond the 24-hour challenge.

As in years past, prizes are divided into two categories: 

• Automatically Eligible Prizes – no application required (see each prize for specific deadline information)
• Application Prizes – application required either before or after the 24-hours of giving (see each prize for specific deadline information)
• Check out our recently posted Post-Giving Challenge prize opportunities!

Whether you’re in for the friendly competition or camaraderie, there are plenty of prize opportunities that can boost your organization. Good luck and let your creativivty soar!

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Nonprofit News is your source for the 2024 Giving Challenge, including trainings, workshops, and other important updates. If you miss an issue of Nonprofit News, you can revisit archived editions with relevant 2024 Giving Challenge content anytime on the Giving Challenge website's Communication Library page at GivingChallenge.org.

Please contact the Giving Challenge team at [email protected] with any questions you may have.

Do you want to help open opportunities, realize possibilities, and transform dreams into reality for students across our community? Be a part of their life-changing journey by becoming a Scholarship Committee Volunteer.

Each year, the Community Foundation welcomes volunteers from around our community to review scholarship applications to help determine award recipients. We are always welcoming new committee members. Click the link below to learn more.

For questions about this opportunity, please contact our team at [email protected].

Grant Info Session

1:00pm - 2:00pm, January 26, 2024

Capacity Building Grants help improve a nonprofit's ability to fulfill its mission by strengthening its capacity. An average grant award through this cycle is $5,000-$10,000.

Get you questions answered and meet our grants team. Attend our upcoming information session on Friday, January 26, 2024 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm.

For more information about our Capacity Building grant cycles, please contact [email protected].

Nonprofit Job Bank

Whether you're seeking a new nonprofit position or you want to post an open position at your organization, your local resource is the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southwest Florida Chapter's Job Bank, supported by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.