To: Pastors, principals, school and ministry development directors, and parish stewardship directors
From: Angela O’Donoghue, Special Projects Manager, Catholic Foundation of North Georgia
The Catholic Foundation is sponsoring #iGiveCatholic on #GivingTuesday for our fourth year! Last year exceeded all expectations with more than 3,000 donors raising $682,000+ for 94 parishes, schools and ministries!
This year, #GivingTuesday takes place on December 1, with the Advanced Giving Phase opening for donations beginning at 12 a.m. on Monday, November 16.
This time, your organization will first apply to participate. To apply and begin the short registration process, click the button below. To see what the application process looks like, click on the appropriate walk-through guide:
- NEW organizations participating in #iGiveCatholic for the first time
- RETURNING organizations who have participated in #iGiveCatholic before
Immediate Next Steps:
- Register to participate at igivecatholic.org
- After registering, update your organization’s page with what you’re fundraising for, new pictures and updated text
- Update any banking information that may have changed since last year, or enter banking information if this is your first year participating. Banking information must be verified by the Oct. 30 deadline and may take a few days to process. Please do not wait until the last minute!
- Start scheduling social media posts and bulletin posts using graphics available on our site
Key Dates for #iGiveCatholic:
- Friday, October 30 – Registration closes. All banking information must be verified by this date.
- Monday, November 16 – Advanced Giving begins
- Tuesday, December 1 – #iGiveCatholic on #GivingTuesday
For more information on #iGiveCatholic, training sessions and marketing materials, please visit cfnga.org/resources/igivecatholic.
If you have any questions, please contact me at aodonoghue@cfnga.org or Juliet Greco at (404) 497-9440 or jgreco@cfnga.org.