A DV ERTO R I A L
IT’S BEEN A WILD RIDE, BUT CANDO’S GIVE!GUIDE STAYS IN THE SADDLE and will be accepted until midnight on December 31, 2021. Of course, it does take a community to create this kind of successful campaign:
2020 sometimes felt like riding bareback on a wild mustang, didn’t it? Now with the advent of vaccines, and advances in our understanding of COVID-19, a certain degree of normality has returned. But most of us are still adapting and adjusting to this wild ride that COVID-19 and the Delta variant have put us on. We’re not back in the stable yet. As we’ve all continued to adapt, so has the Give!Guide, CanDo’s unique year-end giving campaign that invites neighbors to help our community thrive by supporting local nonprofits. Last year, when the need for their services was greater than ever, we switched to an onlineonly format which allowed more nonprofits to participate. It turned out to be our best year ever: 1,314 supporters donated a total of $708,473 to 57 NPOs. This brings our total in 8 years to $3,374,341, for 125 nonprofits in the Napa Valley. Following this astonishing success, we’re again rising to meet the challenge in 2021: our 9th campaign will begin at 12:01 am on Giving Tuesday, November 30. It will run for one month, online-only: the website will go live at CanDoGiveGuide.org. Donations can begin at $10
- A steering committee of 8 energetic G!G volunteers puts the whole thing together; - Each year’s participating nonprofits work collaboratively, sharing ideas and strategies that have worked well in their fundraising efforts; - Generous business partners such as the Napa Valley Vintners, Napa Recycling and Waste Services, Del Sur Mortgage, Kamer Consulting Group, Corcoran Global Living and Wyman Property Management demonstrate their community commitment through sponsorship and other in-kind donations; - And you, the donors, who make all the difference with your generous tax-deductible year-end donations. 2021 is our first year without our lodestar Hilary Zunin and we’ve often wondered, “What would Hilary do?” We think she’d be proud of us as we navigate this twisty, unpredictable ride, with the help of our supportive Napa Valley communities and the tremendous nonprofits that help these communities in so many ways. Here are a few reasons why CanDo’s Napa Valley Give!Guide has become the best single way to support a world of good by sharing your year-end donations with Napa Valley nonprofits:
1. COVID-19 has changed everything. Nonprofits county-wide are hugely challenged. They’re providing more services with fewer opportunities to raise funds. 2. It’s local. Each participating nonprofit focuses their work right here in Napa County. 3. Puts you in the know. Increases your awareness about the missions of worthy organizations.