2022 Giving Challenge | Impact Testimonials
Sharing Campaigns of Connection, Collaboration, and Coming Together
May 17, 2024
2024 Giving Challenge Competitive Campaign Prizes Awarded to 63 Nonprofits
Nearly $100,000 was awarded to organizations through contests of creativity and strategy. SARASOTA, FL – Prizes for the 2024 Giving Challenge have been announced, with an additional 63…
May 9, 2024
Hope in the face of opportunity
It is human nature to rush in to help in the aftermath of a crisis. We see it time and again after natural disasters or accidents, the immediate aid given to help restore normalcy. While this…
May 1, 2024
Numbers
One of the great joys and excitements of the Giving Challenge is the numbers. The ticker rapidly rolls for 24 hours, a mesmerizing sight. Many people find themselves fixated by the leaderboard…
April 10, 2024
Community Raises $17.2 Million in 24-Hour Giving Challenge!
More than $92 million has been raised since 2012 through nine online giving events supporting nonprofit efforts to address community needs and opportunities. SARASOTA, FL – Within 24 h…
April 5, 2024
Ready, set ... give!
Philanthropy is like a sport in Sarasota-Manatee. It is no surprise Sarasota has its own Super Bowl of giving. Turn on your generosity engine. On GivingChallenge.org a countdown clock ticks…
April 2, 2024
Best 2024 Giving Challenge Video Winners
It's so exciting and heartwarming to see how many local nonprofits there are talking about the upcoming 2024 Giving Challenge! As part of the festivities leading up to the event, the Community…
April 1, 2024
The Power of One
Many of us can look back and recall a person that had an enormous impact on our life. These special people may have been ordinary in many ways, but their kindness and generosity at a time when…
March 28, 2024
Giving Challenge's “100 Percent Club” Gains Members
Three additional donors working with Community Foundation of Sarasota County will donate $100 to all 724 nonprofits in 2024 Giving Challenge FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Inspired by Joe and M…
March 15, 2024
Sarasota Couple Will Donate $100 to All 728 Giving Challenge Nonprofit Participants
Repeating their leadership in 2022, Joe and Mary Kay Henson have agreed to ignite the “100% Club” and inspire others to join FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Just as they did in 2022,…
November 16, 2023
Nonprofit Organizations Gear Up for the 2024 Giving Challenge
Registration is now open for the 24-hour online giving event, hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— For the hundreds of nonprofit organizations ex…
October 25, 2023
The Giving Challenge Kept Our Music Playing
The members of the Manatee Community Concert Band are extremely grateful to the Giving Challenge for our inclusion in your 2022 fundraising campaign. Participation allowed our band to not only…
October 25, 2023
It happened because of YOU ~ thank YOU
The Giving Challenge has been a blessing to our organization. During the pandemic we didn't know if our doors would stay open, the Giving Challenge made a way. Both in 2020 and 2022 our church…