Why should you participate in The Giving Challenge?
The Giving Challenge is an exciting online 24-hour online giving event that connects about 700 nonprofit organizations with passionate donors and community members to support diverse causes and create enduring impact in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties. Every ONE can be a champion for education by making a gift to St. Mary Academy during the 2024 Giving Challenge. Being a part of the Giving Challenge transforms people and organizations through meaningful relationships and partnerships. Join our vibrant culture of giving and maximize your potential impact from Noon to Noon, April 9-10, 2024.
A special opportunity is being presented to St. Mary Academy to be a participant in this year’s Giving Challenge, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Sarasota with giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation. During The Giving Challenge, all funds donated online to St. Mary Academy will be matched 1:1 up to a total of $100! This means $25 becomes $50; $50 becomes $100; and $100 becomes $200!
The 2024 Giving Challenge is first and foremost an online giving event, and it remains scheduled April 9-10. The 2024 Giving Challenge will be one of several grant-funding tools available to help with our community’s evolving response to the coronavirus pandemic, as the unrestricted funds raised during the Giving Challenge provide our nonprofit partners flexibility to respond to community needs, especially as those needs evolve or change.
The Giving Challenge is hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, with giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation.
BeTheOne! Please, be a part of this year’s Giving Challenge. Join us in this effort, and encourage your family, friends and coworkers to donate. As always, we thank you for your love and generosity for St. Mary Academy and those in need in our community.
A special opportunity is being presented to St. Mary Academy to be a participant in this year’s Giving Challenge, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Sarasota with giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation. During The Giving Challenge, all funds donated online to St. Mary Academy will be matched 1:1 up to a total of $100! This means $25 becomes $50; $50 becomes $100; and $100 becomes $200!
The 2024 Giving Challenge is first and foremost an online giving event, and it remains scheduled April 9-10. The 2024 Giving Challenge will be one of several grant-funding tools available to help with our community’s evolving response to the coronavirus pandemic, as the unrestricted funds raised during the Giving Challenge provide our nonprofit partners flexibility to respond to community needs, especially as those needs evolve or change.
The Giving Challenge is hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, with giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation.
BeTheOne! Please, be a part of this year’s Giving Challenge. Join us in this effort, and encourage your family, friends and coworkers to donate. As always, we thank you for your love and generosity for St. Mary Academy and those in need in our community.
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2024 Giving Challenge FAQ
Q. What is the Giving Challenge?
The Giving Challenge is an online giving event that provides nonprofits the opportunity to gain exposure to -- and start relationships with -- new donors, and for people in our region to come together to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits.
Q. When is the Giving Challenge?
The Giving Challenge will take place on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM through Wednesday, April 10 at 11:59:59 AM.
Q. Which organizations are eligible to participate in the 2024 Giving Challenge?
501(c)(3) public charities who serve Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto county that have demonstrated transparency with a published and current profile in The Giving Partner, www.thegivingpartner.org.
Q. Who can donate?
Anyone with a credit card and access to the internet may donate. Donations through the Giving Challenge online portal to St. Mary Academy are 100% tax-deductible. The charge description on your credit card will be "GIVINGCHALLENGE2024."
Q. Can I make donations via a mobile device?
Yes! Simply visit www.GivingPartnerChallenge.org on your mobile device during the 24 hours of the Giving Challenge - Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM through Wednesday, April 10 at 11:59:59 AM.
Q. Is there a minimum donation?
Donations of $25 or more are accepted on www.GivingChallenge.org and are 100% tax-deductible.
Q. Will I receive a receipt for tax purposes?
Yes. You will automatically receive an emailed receipt acknowledging your gift after you make an online donation. The e-mail come from "[email protected]." The charge description on your credit card will be "GIVINGCHALLENGE2024."
Q. Are there fees involved?
The online gift processing fee for donations made on www.givingpartnerchallenge.org is 5%, standard for Give Day events across the country. This fee, which is charged by the online payment vendor GiveGab and credit card processing company, will be deducted from each contribution. You can choose to round up your donation to cover these fees during the checkout process.
There is no fee for nonprofit organizations to participate. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County takes no fees, has granted $200,000 to incentivize giving, and donates hundreds of hours of administrative support to make the event possible.
Q. As a donor, can I receive a benefit for giving?
Donations in the 2024 Giving Challenge may not be made in exchange for goods, services, memberships, dues, tickets or other services or benefits.
Q. Will my donation be matched?
To strengthen giving during the 2024 Giving Challenge (April 9-10), The Patterson Foundation (TPF) will provide a 1:1 match for all unique donations, up to $100 per donor, per organization made online with a credit or debit card.
There is no limit to the number of individual matches from unique donors a nonprofit organization can receive during the 2024 Giving Challenge.
There is no limit to the number of nonprofit organizations a donor can give to and still get matched.
Q. Can a donor give multiple times and qualify for the match or to help nonprofit organizations qualify for the grants for “the most donors?
A donor is defined as one individual. Individuals who are reimbursed by any funding source for making a donation are ineligible for matching. Nonprofit organizations are prohibited from donating to themselves.
Q. What forms of payment are accepted?
Credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express) or debit card donations received during the 24-hour period (Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. through Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 11:59:59 a.m.) online at www.givingpartnerchallenge.org will apply to the rules of this online event. All donations are irrevocable (donations will not be refunded) and will be for the unrestricted use of your chosen nonprofit organization.
Q. May I designate how a nonprofit uses my gift?
All donations made during the Giving Challenge are considered unrestricted gifts to the nonprofit organization.
Q. Is the site secure?
Secure donations for the Giving Challenge are provided through GiveGab to each donor entering their own credit card information directly on the giving site. Any third party who enters credit card information on behalf of a donor, by their actions of entering any such credit card information on behalf of a donor has signified their agreement with the sponsoring foundations and organizations of the Giving Challenge 1.) to assume all risk of loss and any liability associated with such transaction and 2.) to indemnify each of the sponsoring foundations and nonprofit organizations of the Giving Challenge against any and all risk of loss and any liability associated with such transaction.
Q. How will donations be distributed?
Each donation made to a participating nonprofit organization will be disbursed directly from The Community Foundation of Sarasota County via a check by July 1, 2024.
Q. Who will receive my contact information?
The nonprofit organization(s) you choose to support will have access to your name and email address unless you check the box 'hide my name from this organization and the public' to remain anonymous.
Q. What is GiveGab?
GiveGab which is becoming Bonterra, is a nonprofit giving platform that helps nonprofits to raise money, engage donors and manage volunteers quickly and efficiently. GiveGab offers a full portfolio of simple and easy to use products that allows organizations to function in a more streamlined manner. The GiveGab platform is the host for both the Giving Challenge and The Giving Partner since 2020.
Q. Do I need to create an account with GiveGab to donate to the Giving Challenge?
No. You do not need to create an account to make a donation. The benefits of creating an account include having your tax receipts collected in one location, being able to track your donations, follow the charities you support, and engage in future volunteering and donations. Your tax receipt is emailed immediately upon processing your donation. To claim a donation as a deduction on U.S. taxes, you should retain the donation receipt as an official record.
Q. What if I have additional questions?
For general inquiries about the 2024 Giving Challenge, please contact Connie Taft, Director of Development and Marketing at St. Mary Academy at (941) 366-4010 or [email protected]
The Giving Challenge is an online giving event that provides nonprofits the opportunity to gain exposure to -- and start relationships with -- new donors, and for people in our region to come together to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits.
Q. When is the Giving Challenge?
The Giving Challenge will take place on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM through Wednesday, April 10 at 11:59:59 AM.
Q. Which organizations are eligible to participate in the 2024 Giving Challenge?
501(c)(3) public charities who serve Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto county that have demonstrated transparency with a published and current profile in The Giving Partner, www.thegivingpartner.org.
Q. Who can donate?
Anyone with a credit card and access to the internet may donate. Donations through the Giving Challenge online portal to St. Mary Academy are 100% tax-deductible. The charge description on your credit card will be "GIVINGCHALLENGE2024."
Q. Can I make donations via a mobile device?
Yes! Simply visit www.GivingPartnerChallenge.org on your mobile device during the 24 hours of the Giving Challenge - Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM through Wednesday, April 10 at 11:59:59 AM.
Q. Is there a minimum donation?
Donations of $25 or more are accepted on www.GivingChallenge.org and are 100% tax-deductible.
Q. Will I receive a receipt for tax purposes?
Yes. You will automatically receive an emailed receipt acknowledging your gift after you make an online donation. The e-mail come from "[email protected]." The charge description on your credit card will be "GIVINGCHALLENGE2024."
Q. Are there fees involved?
The online gift processing fee for donations made on www.givingpartnerchallenge.org is 5%, standard for Give Day events across the country. This fee, which is charged by the online payment vendor GiveGab and credit card processing company, will be deducted from each contribution. You can choose to round up your donation to cover these fees during the checkout process.
There is no fee for nonprofit organizations to participate. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County takes no fees, has granted $200,000 to incentivize giving, and donates hundreds of hours of administrative support to make the event possible.
Q. As a donor, can I receive a benefit for giving?
Donations in the 2024 Giving Challenge may not be made in exchange for goods, services, memberships, dues, tickets or other services or benefits.
Q. Will my donation be matched?
To strengthen giving during the 2024 Giving Challenge (April 9-10), The Patterson Foundation (TPF) will provide a 1:1 match for all unique donations, up to $100 per donor, per organization made online with a credit or debit card.
There is no limit to the number of individual matches from unique donors a nonprofit organization can receive during the 2024 Giving Challenge.
There is no limit to the number of nonprofit organizations a donor can give to and still get matched.
Q. Can a donor give multiple times and qualify for the match or to help nonprofit organizations qualify for the grants for “the most donors?
A donor is defined as one individual. Individuals who are reimbursed by any funding source for making a donation are ineligible for matching. Nonprofit organizations are prohibited from donating to themselves.
Q. What forms of payment are accepted?
Credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express) or debit card donations received during the 24-hour period (Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. through Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 11:59:59 a.m.) online at www.givingpartnerchallenge.org will apply to the rules of this online event. All donations are irrevocable (donations will not be refunded) and will be for the unrestricted use of your chosen nonprofit organization.
Q. May I designate how a nonprofit uses my gift?
All donations made during the Giving Challenge are considered unrestricted gifts to the nonprofit organization.
Q. Is the site secure?
Secure donations for the Giving Challenge are provided through GiveGab to each donor entering their own credit card information directly on the giving site. Any third party who enters credit card information on behalf of a donor, by their actions of entering any such credit card information on behalf of a donor has signified their agreement with the sponsoring foundations and organizations of the Giving Challenge 1.) to assume all risk of loss and any liability associated with such transaction and 2.) to indemnify each of the sponsoring foundations and nonprofit organizations of the Giving Challenge against any and all risk of loss and any liability associated with such transaction.
Q. How will donations be distributed?
Each donation made to a participating nonprofit organization will be disbursed directly from The Community Foundation of Sarasota County via a check by July 1, 2024.
Q. Who will receive my contact information?
The nonprofit organization(s) you choose to support will have access to your name and email address unless you check the box 'hide my name from this organization and the public' to remain anonymous.
Q. What is GiveGab?
GiveGab which is becoming Bonterra, is a nonprofit giving platform that helps nonprofits to raise money, engage donors and manage volunteers quickly and efficiently. GiveGab offers a full portfolio of simple and easy to use products that allows organizations to function in a more streamlined manner. The GiveGab platform is the host for both the Giving Challenge and The Giving Partner since 2020.
Q. Do I need to create an account with GiveGab to donate to the Giving Challenge?
No. You do not need to create an account to make a donation. The benefits of creating an account include having your tax receipts collected in one location, being able to track your donations, follow the charities you support, and engage in future volunteering and donations. Your tax receipt is emailed immediately upon processing your donation. To claim a donation as a deduction on U.S. taxes, you should retain the donation receipt as an official record.
Q. What if I have additional questions?
For general inquiries about the 2024 Giving Challenge, please contact Connie Taft, Director of Development and Marketing at St. Mary Academy at (941) 366-4010 or [email protected]
