One Valley Community Foundation’s 7th Annual Give Big Gallatin Valley Raises over $2.6 million for 210 local nonprofits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2021
CONTACT:
Jill Ellwood
One Valley Community Foundation
(406) 587- 6262
jill@onevalley.org
www.GiveBigGV.org
One Valley Community Foundation’s 7th Annual Give Big Gallatin Valley Raises over $2.6 million for 210 local nonprofits
The largest single day giving event in Montana has a record-breaking year
Gallatin County, MT- On May 6th-7th the Gallatin County community came together for the record-breaking 7th annual Give Big Gallatin Valley, a 24-hour giving event that raises unrestricted funds for local nonprofits. This year, 6,240 generous donors gave $2,635,802 to support 210 organizations, raising nearly $835,000 more than the previous year. Since its inception in 2015, One Valley Community Foundation’s Give Big has helped raise over $8.4 million for nonprofits located in or serving Gallatin Valley.
“We continued to be amazed at the generosity of this region. Each year, we see an incredible outpouring of support for our local nonprofit sector through Give Big and it’s so humbling to see that level of investment in our nonprofits year over year.” said Bridget Wilkinson, Executive Director of the One Valley Community Foundation.
HAVEN, a local nonprofit committed to reducing the incidence and minimizing the impact of domestic abuse on families and communities, has participated in Give Big every year. “We were blown away by the overwhelming support from our community during Give Big 2021. Our nonprofits have come to rely on this event for essential operating funds, and we are beyond grateful for the One Valley Community Foundation for orchestrating Give Big. To all of the staff, board members, donors, partners, businesses, and the entire Gallatin Valley community, thank you! We could not do this work without you,” said Sofie Garcelon, Development Director for HAVEN.
Due to COVID-19, many local nonprofits have had to cancel important fundraising events, increase services, furlough staff, reduce salaries, and suspend income-generating programs. These challenges made this year’s event the most important to date.
“This year, donations through Give Big were critical to our nonprofits that have seen an increase in demands on their services due to COVID-19 and the tremendous growth of our region,” said Wilkinson.
Give Big is unique as it highlights organizations of all sizes from different areas throughout the county. This diversity is celebrated through prizes such as the small, medium, and large nonprofit prizes and the community celebration prizes. In total, over $20,000 worth of prizes were awarded to nonprofits throughout the day to maximize the impact of each donation.
Stevie Croisant, the founder of We are Her, a nonprofit that was awarded a Kickoff Prize and a Newcomer Award, said, “We Are HER is a small nonprofit — we just don't have the capacity to pull off a fundraiser of this size on our own. Because of Give Big and the team at One Valley Community Foundation, We Are HER was able to raise enough money to support all of 2021 programming, including the addition of our 2021 Retreat. We love the Gallatin County community and we're so grateful for this opportunity to add more members to the We Are HER family through Give Big.”
For more information about Give Big 2021, go to www.GiveBigGV.org or contact Jill Ellwood at (406) 587-6262 or jill@onvalley.org
About One Valley Community Foundation
Formerly known as the Bozeman Area Community Foundation, One Valley Community Foundation’s mission is to connect people who care to causes that matter to build a better community. Through philanthropic services, strategic investments, and community leadership, One Valley Community Foundation helps people support the causes they care about, now and for generations to come. The Community Foundation serves the areas of Bozeman, Big Sky, Belgrade, Manhattan, Churchill, Three Forks, and the rural areas in between. Since its inception in 1998, the Foundation has galvanized more than $8.6 million for 200+ local nonprofit organizations. Learn more at www.OneValley.org.
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