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REGISTRATION, RE-ENROLLMENT OPEN FOR 2020 ARIZONA GIVES DAY COMING OFF A RECORD-BREAK- completed financials through Form 990 ING OUTCOME IN 2019 WHEN or the organization’s operating budget; ARIZONA GIVES DAY RAISED and a bank account and routing number $3.6 MILLION FOR NONPROFITS for electronic distribution of donations. ACROSS THE STATE, REGISTRATION AND RE-ENROLLMENT IS “Arizona Gives Day offers a number of NOW OPEN FOR ARIZONA NON- significant options for both nonprofits PROFITS INTERESTED IN PARTICI- and donors including the ability for PATING IN THE 2020, 24-HOUR year-round giving and for donors to ONLINE FUNDRAISING EVENT, SET create personal fundraising campaigns,” FOR APRIL 7. Merrifield said.
Arizona Gives Day is an annual giving movement uniting nonprofits, big and small, new and established, to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Arizona through online giving. The event helps raise awareness about the critical role Arizona nonprofits play in our communities and inspires people to give generously, creating a thriving and stronger Arizona for all.
Re-enrollment is required annually and can be completed at www.AzGives.org before March 2. Registration deadline for new nonprofits is February 24. Since 2013, Arizona Gives Day has raised more than $17 million for nonprofits statewide.
Presented by FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good” Arizona Gives Day is hosted by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and the Arizona Grantmakers Forum.
“Individuals, businesses and communities joined together last year to make a dramatic difference for nonprofit agencies doing great work across our state and we want to build on that momentum by engaging even more nonprofits and donors this year,” said Arizona Alliance of Nonprofits Chief Executive Officer Kristen Merrifield. “Our ultimate goal is to provide critically important donations that enable Arizona nonprofits of every size to continue doing what they do so well in communities across the state.”
Information required for registration and re-enrollment includes general information about the nonprofit; IRS Determination Letter; the most current
CHANGES IMPLEMENTED FOR 2020 CAMPAIGN:
• A better user experience on the back end, including a new dashboard. • Notifications for failed or disputed donations. • Adjustments to the size categories for the prize pool which reached $180,000 last year, and • Weekly status updates to remind organizations to submit their profiles.
NONPROFITS REGISTERING OR RE-REGISTERING ALSO WILL FIND:
• A “roadmap” to guide nonprofits through the registration process. • The opportunity to submit support requests online. • The ability for organizations to include any matching grant amount and their fundraising goal on their profile page. • The opportunity for their biggest fans and donors to create their own fundraising page.
A full explanation of improvements and answers to important questions about Arizona Gives Day can be found at www.AZGives.org.
For interested donors, AzGives.org offers an advanced search filter to find nonprofits by specific criteria, area of focus, and which donations may qualify as an Arizona tax credit. Donors can also create an account to pre-schedule donations or can check out as a guest, set up recurring donations, and make changes to their giving throughout the year.
“We want to make giving as easy as possible,” Merrifield said.
CITY NEWS BE BALLOT READY FOR 2020 ELECTIONS WITH NEW MARICOPA COUNTY WEBSITE
MARICOPA COUNTY VOTERS NOW HAVE A NEW WAY TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTIONS IN 2020: BEBALLOTREADY.VOTE. Voters can make changes to their voter information, find what upcoming elections they are eligible for, sign up for text alerts, explore the new ballot style and more. The Maricopa County Elections Department and Maricopa County Recorder’s Office launched the website with a new campaign to educate voters about the March 17 Democratic Presidential Preference Election and how to Be Ballot Ready for elections in 2020. Ads will run in both English and Spanish across a variety of platforms. The County is investing in voter education to improve the voter experience. A key piece of this campaign is to inform voters that only registered Democrats can participate in the Presidential Preference Election on March 17.
“We are expecting historic voter turnout in 2020, so it’s important that we do everything we can to make sure voters are informed about upcoming elections,” said Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman, District 3. “Be Ballot Ready is an easy way for residents to find everything they need from looking up whether they are registered to vote, to when’s their next election, and what’s on their ballot.”
The campaign will also introduce a new mascot “Phil the Ballot.” Modeled after the county’s new oval ballot style, “Phil the Ballot” will encourage voters to Be Ballot Ready for elections in 2020. “I am excited to introduce voters to ‘Phil the Ballot.’ We hope this character will get voters excited and engaged with the election,” said Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes. “There is a lot of important information that voters need to know about the elections, and Phil can help voters Be Ballot Ready.”
Kicking off the 2020 election season, Tempe and Chandler are holding citywide elections on March 10. The following week, registered Democrats throughout Maricopa County have the opportunity to vote in the Democratic Presidential Preference Election on March 17. Because the Presidential Preference Election is not a primary, registered independents are not eligible to vote. The Republican and Libertarian parties have opted out of holding a preference election. To participate in the Presidential Preference Election, voters must be a registered as a Democrat by February 18. For more, visit BeBallotReady.vote.
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