Nonprofit Community

800 Donors Support GivingFirst Phase II on First Day

On October 3, 2007, the second phase of GivingFirst launched to an overwhelming response from the community.

One hundred and fifteen new nonprofit profiles went live on the GivingFirst.org Web site, bringing the total number of profiles on the philanthropy Web site to 175.

In one day alone, more than 800 donors donated $342,000 to the nonprofits participating in GivingFirst. Community First Foundation then matched those dollars with $50,000, for a total of $392,000.

Since the program launched in May, more than $527,000 has been donated to 116 nonprofits through the site as of October 21, 2007 and matched by $100,000 from Community First Foundation. (Over $627,000 to benefit the community.)

GivingFirst has also received extensive press coverage, including features in the Denver Business Journal, the Denver Post and, most recently, on Channel 9’s Colorado & Company morning show (see Media Campaign link below). To draw even more donors to the Web site, Community First Foundation is continuing its “Just Click” advertising campaign through papers and magazines such as 5280 Magazine, the Denver Post, the Rocky Mountain News, and the Denver Business Journal through 2007.

We are pleased with the community’s response to GivingFirst and are excited to see its impact. Each year, we will continue to add new nonprofits to the GivingFirst.org Web site and support our mission of improving the well-being of the community through e-philanthropy.

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www.GivingFirst.org