Donations begin for North Texas nonprofits
SOURCE:LEWISVILLE LEADER
Lewisville residents have an opportunity to donate to their favorite charities for North Texas Giving Day Sept. 1 through Sept. 23.
On North Texas Giving Day, local organizations can receive funding through donations made by community members. The donations allow organizations to continue helping community members in need and expand their services. Since its inception in 2009, North Texas Giving Day has grown from generating $4 million to generating $58.8 million in donations last year.
Local organizations including Heart of the City, United Way Denton, Loving Community, the Children’s Advocacy Center and others will participate in the 18-hour event to raise money for a variety of causes.
“Everybody has their internal goals,” Metrocrest Services CEO Tracy Eubanks said. “The Communities Foundation of Texas, which runs North Texas Giving Day, will have some different incentives and award opportunities. They're often geared for the smaller nonprofits who are participating for the first time, but for the most part each nonprofit has their own goal and communicated with their donors.”
Because some nonprofits received less funding last year Eubanks and Gary Henderson, United Way of Denton CEO both said they expect more involvement this year.
“This year really -- more than any previous year -- it's a critical opportunity for nonprofits to raise needed funds,” Henderson said. “Something like North Texas Giving Day and just the entire North Texas regional awareness around giving to nonprofits in need really shines a spotlight that's really needed at this time.”