Online fundraising event will unite donors, nonprofits from across coastal South Carolina on May 5
Brookgreen Gardens, a 501 (C)(3) non-profit, is please to announce its participation in Lowcountry Giving Day 2015, a 24-hour online fundraising event sponsored by Coastal Community Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of the Waccamaw Community Foundation, Brookgreen Gardens will be eligible to receive incentive funds, which will help support Brookgreen’s educational programs and special initiatives throughout the gardens in 2015.
“Brookgreen Gardens is pleased to participate in the second Lowcountry Giving Day,” said Bob Jewell, Brookgreen’s president and CEO. “We hope that many of our current supporters and new donors will make gifts online to Brookgreen Gardens on May 5th, helping us reach our fundraising goal and receive incentive funds designated for Brookgreen by the Waccamaw Community Foundation.”
Through its participation in Lowcountry Giving Day 2015, Brookgreen Gardens will reach out to its 8,300 member households as well as new online donors through a variety of email communications and social media messaging. Brookgreen’s goal is to enhance its visibility among online donors and increase online donations, a rapidly growing source of annual gifts to support the mission and programs of Brookgreen Gardens in our community.
Some 180 nonprofits are participating along with Brookgreen Gardens in Lowcountry Giving Day 2015, nearly doubling participation from last year’s event, which raised over $4 million for communities across coastal South Carolina. Lowcountry Giving Day is part of Give Local America, a national day of local giving held in partnership with more than 8,000 nonprofits and 80 community foundations from across the country. Due to this broad partnership, Give Local America 2015 is gearing up to be the largest fundraising event in history.
To support Brookgreen Gardens on Lowcountry Giving Day 2015, please visit this website, https://lowcountrygivingday.org/#npo/brookgreen-gardens, on May 5th to make your gift. A full list of Lowcountry Giving Day participants is available at https://lowcountrygivingday.org/#leaderboard. Questions about other ways to support Brookgreen Gardens through Lowcountry Giving Day 2015 may be directed to Wendy Belser, Director of Philanthropy, at wbelser@brookgreen.org or (843) 235-6047.