2010 Day of Giving

A community-wide Day of Giving event will be hosted by The Pittsburgh Foundation on October 13, 2010 using its PittsburghGives on-line giving and research portal to boost individual charitable giving and support the region's nonprofit organizations.

2010 Day of Giving Details:

Increased matching dollars: matching funds of $500,000 will be available, up from $300,000 last year. Funding has been expanded partly through additional support from The Heinz Endowments, the Buhl Foundation and the Benedum Foundation.

More time: the Day of Giving will span a 24-hour period -- midnight to midnight -- and all on-line gifts received via PittsburghGives during that time will receive an equal pro-rated matching grant. The size of the match will depend on the overall volume of donations received.

New technology: a robust technological platform has been developed with the aim of avoiding difficulties experienced in accessing the PittsburghGives site during last year's Match Day. Also, the format for this year's Day of Giving is designed to remove the need for major spikes in user activity.

Lower credit card fees: the Foundation has switched vendors, lowering the credit card fee for on-line donations from 5 percent to 1.85 percent.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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