GIVE! IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE GIVING CAMPAIGN THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT IN THE PIKES PEAK REGION. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2009, THE GIVE! CAMPAIGN HAS RAISED OVER $17.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR OVER 255 UNIQUE NONPROFITS. LAST YEAR, THE GIVE! CAMPAIGN RAISED OVER $1.2 MILLION FOR 74 LOCAL NONPROFITS IN EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES. THE GIVE! CAMPAIGN RAISES MONEY BY OFFERING A DIGITAL GIVING PLATFORM TO CONNECT PHILANTHROPISTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS. THE GIVE! CAMPAIGN ALSO OFFERS TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON RELEVANT FUNDRAISING TECHNIQUES BY LOCAL EXPERTS. GIVE! PARTNERS WITH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS TO FEATURE PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS IN AN EFFORT TO WIDEN THEIR EXPOSURE TO THE COMMUNITY. IN 2022, THE GIVE! CAMPAIGN SOLICITED $759,327.48 IN PUBLIC DONATIONS, $449,774.44 IN MATCHING GRANTS AND AWARDED $9,524.96 TO NONPROFIT WINNERS IN FRIENDLY FUNDRAISING COMPETITIONS. THE TOTAL RAISED WAS $1,218,626.88, WITH THE GIVE! CAMPAIGN EXPENSING $164,051.01.
