We've compiled our best resources to help you plan your GiveLocalNRV campaign, optimize your page, engage peer-to-peer fundraisers and make GiveLocalNRV a success!
We've compiled our best resources to help you plan your GiveLocalNRV campaign, optimize your page, engage peer-to-peer fundraisers and make GiveLocalNRV a success!
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Have questions?
Have questions?
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Need more assistance?
Do you need help planning for the event, want to strategize, or don't see your question listed in the above FAQ page? Reach out to Lindsey Gleason-Reed on the Community Foundation team at lindseygleason@cfnrv.org or 540-381-8999.
For more technical questions regarding website or donation issues, the Mightycause support staff is available to assist:
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Eastern Time
- Email: support@mightycause.com
- Phone: 202-800-1618
Need more assistance?
Do you need help planning for the event, want to strategize, or don't see your question listed in the above FAQ page? Reach out to Lindsey Gleason-Reed on the Community Foundation team at lindseygleason@cfnrv.org or 540-381-8999.
For more technical questions regarding website or donation issues, the Mightycause support staff is available to assist:
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Eastern Time
- Email: support@mightycause.com
- Phone: 202-800-1618
Important Dates
- Sign-up opened Wednesday, February 26
- Deadline to sign up: Thursday, May 1. No late sign-ups will be accepted.
- Early Giving Begins: Sunday, June 1
- The 2025 GiveLocalNRV Giving Day will be held noon - noon Wednesday, June 25 - Thursday June 26.
Important Dates
- Sign-up opened Wednesday, February 26
- Deadline to sign up: Thursday, May 1. No late sign-ups will be accepted.
- Early Giving Begins: Sunday, June 1
- The 2025 GiveLocalNRV Giving Day will be held noon - noon Wednesday, June 25 - Thursday June 26.
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Giving Day Strategy Session Roadshow
Join us for an in-person strategy session for this year’s GiveLocalNRV Giving Day! During this interactive session, you’ll brainstorm with peers around different strategies for success with the Giving Day. Sign up for any (or all!) of the sessions below.
Friday, May 2 / Roanoke
- 10:30a - 12p, YMCA at Tanglewood | Register here
Monday, May 5 / Blacksburg
- 2 - 3:30p, YMCA at Virginia Tech | Register here
Friday, May 9 / Pilot
- 1:30 - 3p, Springhouse Community School | Register here
Coming soon: Pulaski session
Start here: The 2025 Giving Day Guide
Check out the guide below with all the details you need to get started for planning for this year's event.
Giving Day Strategy Session Roadshow
Join us for an in-person strategy session for this year’s GiveLocalNRV Giving Day! During this interactive session, you’ll brainstorm with peers around different strategies for success with the Giving Day. Sign up for any (or all!) of the sessions below.
Friday, May 2 / Roanoke
- 10:30a - 12p, YMCA at Tanglewood | Register here
Monday, May 5 / Blacksburg
- 2 - 3:30p, YMCA at Virginia Tech | Register here
Friday, May 9 / Pilot
- 1:30 - 3p, Springhouse Community School | Register here
Coming soon: Pulaski session
Start here: The 2025 Giving Day Guide
Check out the guide below with all the details you need to get started for planning for this year's event.
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Previous Years' Recordings
You'll find links to past webinars and sessions via the link below, along with short videos sharing tips for success with the giving day event. Please note that some of the information in these recordings may be out of date, as they were recorded before 2025.
Previous Years' Recordings
You'll find links to past webinars and sessions via the link below, along with short videos sharing tips for success with the giving day event. Please note that some of the information in these recordings may be out of date, as they were recorded before 2025.
Getting Started
Getting Started
For your GiveLocalNRV giving day campaign, we recommend starting with an overall plan for the day and reviewing the event rules, building your organization's page, and developing your fundraising plan. Get details on and resources for each of these steps below.
For your GiveLocalNRV giving day campaign, we recommend starting with an overall plan for the day and reviewing the event rules, building your organization's page, and developing your fundraising plan. Get details on and resources for each of these steps below.
Step 1a: Review planning resources & event rules.
Step 1a: Review planning resources & event rules.
Goal Setting for the Giving Day
In this one-pager, you'll find tips for setting your fundraising goal for the Giving Day (as well as any other goals you may have!) Start here as you plan for the event.
Goal Setting for the Giving Day
In this one-pager, you'll find tips for setting your fundraising goal for the Giving Day (as well as any other goals you may have!) Start here as you plan for the event.
Checklist for Success
Get more details in the 2025 GiveLocalNRV Checklist for Success, which shares tips on what to think about as you start planning for the event.
Checklist for Success
Get more details in the 2025 GiveLocalNRV Checklist for Success, which shares tips on what to think about as you start planning for the event.
What Donations Count Reference Sheet
Use this reference sheet to understand the rules around what donations count for the event.
What Donations Count Reference Sheet
Use this reference sheet to understand the rules around what donations count for the event.
2025 Grants & Prizes List
In 2025, we are giving away more than $24,000 in incentive grants and prizes! Check out this year's list to get all the details on the criteria for each award as well as what's new this year.
2025 Grants & Prizes List
In 2025, we are giving away more than $24,000 in incentive grants and prizes! Check out this year's list to get all the details on the criteria for each award as well as what's new this year.
Step 1b: Download Giving Day logos, graphics, and printable postcards.
Step 1b: Download Giving Day logos, graphics, and printable postcards.
Download Giving Day Logos
Creating your own printed or digital materials? Add a Giving Day logo!
Download logos here: GiveLocalNRV Logos - All Files.zip.
Download Giving Day Logos
Creating your own printed or digital materials? Add a Giving Day logo!
Download logos here: GiveLocalNRV Logos - All Files.zip.
Download Giving Day Graphics
Each link below contains a ZIP files with graphics you can share in your communications with supporters.
Download Giving Day Graphics
Each link below contains a ZIP files with graphics you can share in your communications with supporters.
Download Postcard PDFs
Interested in sending a mailing via USPS? Want something to hand to people? Download these postcards!
Download Postcard PDFs
Interested in sending a mailing via USPS? Want something to hand to people? Download these postcards!
Step 2: Build your organization's page & direct donors to it.
Step 2: Build your organization's page & direct donors to it.
Log into your account & edit your organization's page.
- Use this link to log into your account. If you have forgotten your password, you can request it be reset on that page. If you aren't sure which email you used for your account, the CFNRV team can look it up in the system, so just reach out to us. When you log into the platform, you’ll see your name in the upper right corner. A dropdown menu appears when you click your name. This allows you to access the nonprofits you manage and different parts of your user profile.
- Set up your page. Click on the menu item labeled “Organization Page”. This is where you will direct donors to give. At minimum, you will need to add these items to the page: 1) your logo, 2) an image to the top of the page (called a banner image), 3) info about your organization and what you are fundraising for this year. For step-by-step page instructions for setting up your page, visit this article on the Mightycause Support site.
Customize your donors' experience & pull reports of past donors.
- Customize your donors' experience in the “checkout” process. This is what your donor sees when they click “donate” on your page. You can edit the following items: the donation page itself, the thank you text that gets added to the tax receipts the system automatically sends, and the thank you page that appears after a donation is made. Because you can customize all these places, you can make each step of the checkout process personalized to your organization. Find out how to make updates to these areas via this article on the Mightycause Support site.
- Previous giving day participants: review a report of previous donors. This is a helpful tool to remind you who donated to your organization previously and how much they gave. More information on accessing donor information can be found in this article on the Mightycause Support site.
Other common steps to take when customizing your organization's page and information
- Learn how to manage and review how your organization will receive funds raised via the GiveLocalNRV webiste.
- Learn how to add and remove "organization admins". These are the people who are able to make changes to your organization's page, view donor information, and review reports.
- Want to customize your organization page's website address (URL)? Learn how to make changes in this article.
- Does your organization go by any other names and acronyms? You can make it even easier for donors to find your organization when they go to the main search page on givelocalnrv.org. Add previous names your organization was known by, acronyms you go by, or nicknames so donors can find you. Follow the steps in this article to do this.
Step 3a: Develop your fundraising & communications plans.
Step 3a: Develop your fundraising & communications plans.
Get Started with Fundraising
To run a successful campaign for a giving day, start planning early! If you already have a strong donor base or you are fundraising for the first time, these tips, strategies, and videos can help you.
- Select a staff member or volunteer as point person for the giving day, someone who has strong leadership and organizational skills, and can commit to the entire campaign timeline and process.
- Establish success metrics that include more than winning a prize or grant. Treat the giving day as part of your fundraising plan for the year by considering how it fits into your annual giving campaign. Consider success metrics such as using the event as a capacity building exercise, using it to highlight a program, or to cultivate new donors. Develop and build a plan around these goals vs. only trying to win a grant or prize.
- Identify your top champions and how you want to engage with them. Who knows your work best? Board members, volunteers, and long-time donors could be on this list. In addition to making a gift for the event, consider other asks you can make. They can be great assets in spreading the word, setting up peer-to-peer fundraising, and assisting with in-person events to celebrate giving day.
- Reach out to major donors and sponsors. Let them know that you are participating in the giving day this year. Ask them if they would like to make a donation that can serve as a match. Matches as low as $200 can be compelling to donors. If you have a donor who wants to make a more complex gift such as a gift of stock or a distribution from a retirement account, advise them to initiate that transaction as early as possible and schedule the donation to arrive within the June 1 – 26 timeframe.
- Consider the ways you are already reaching out to supporters. We recommend capitalizing on what you are already doing vs. creating a bunch of new things. How can you use these tools to engage supporters? Consider things like email newsletters, social media, website, in-person events or meetings, mailings to supporters, etc.
- Reach out early and often to the CFNRV team. We are here to support you! Lindsey Gleason-Reed is our main contact for all giving day efforts. Reach out to her at lindseygleason@cfnrv.org or 540-381-8999.
Logos & Graphics
Adding the GiveLocalNRV logos and graphics to your website, emails, social media, promotional materials, and more will help spread the word about the event. Please use these logos as much as possible!
- Square (1 x 1) GiveLocalNRV logo
- Horizontal GiveLocalNRV logo
- White PNG file (transparent background) GiveLocalNRV logo
- Looking for more logo options? Download the full zip file, which will give you all the available logos, including EPS versions that designers often request. Download here: GiveLocalNRV Logos - All Files.zip
- Download graphics here: GiveLocalNRV Graphics - All Files.zip.
Video: Giving Day Fundraising Tips in 15 Minutes
Video: Giving Day Fundraising Tips in 15 Minutes
Step 3b: Build your email list & plan out your email schedule.
Step 3b: Build your email list & plan out your email schedule.
Tips for Building Your Email List
What’s your GiveLocalNRV secret weapon? Your email list! Learn how to build your list in this tip sheet.
Tips for Building Your Email List
What’s your GiveLocalNRV secret weapon? Your email list! Learn how to build your list in this tip sheet.
Email Templates
Use these email templates to craft messages to supporters. Plus: get tips on when to send notes to folks.
Email Templates
Use these email templates to craft messages to supporters. Plus: get tips on when to send notes to folks.
Step 3c: Kick your fundraising up a notch
Step 3c: Kick your fundraising up a notch
Consider using a new strategy this year to engage your donors! Whether you explore setting up a matching grant, ask supporters to create peer-to-peer fundraising pages, or offer the "text-to-give" feature to give donors another way to give, there are plenty ways to be creative with a giving day campaign.
Consider using a new strategy this year to engage your donors! Whether you explore setting up a matching grant, ask supporters to create peer-to-peer fundraising pages, or offer the "text-to-give" feature to give donors another way to give, there are plenty ways to be creative with a giving day campaign.
Matching Grants
Matching Grants
Want a surefire way to boost your campaign? Try matching grants! Organizations that have matching grants raise more money overall. Learn what matching grants are, who to ask, how to ask, how to use your matching grant strategically, and how to promote it.
Want a surefire way to boost your campaign? Try matching grants! Organizations that have matching grants raise more money overall. Learn what matching grants are, who to ask, how to ask, how to use your matching grant strategically, and how to promote it.
- Matching Grants on Mightycause
- Frequently Asked Questions about Matching Grants
- Use our GiveLocalNRV Tips for Securing A Matching Grant.pdf to plot out partnerships
- Please also review our FAQ on setting up a matching grant on the Nonprofit FAQ page.
- Matching Grants on Mightycause
- Frequently Asked Questions about Matching Grants
- Use our GiveLocalNRV Tips for Securing A Matching Grant.pdf to plot out partnerships
- Please also review our FAQ on setting up a matching grant on the Nonprofit FAQ page.
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Want to take your organization's fundraising up a notch this year? Try Peer-to-Peer Fundraising! Get your best supporters (volunteers, board members, staff, your mom, etc.) to help spread the word.
At the most basic level, ask them to share the link to your organization's profile page during GiveLocalNRV on their social channels. To get them even more involved, ask them to create a fundraising page to help you raise funds and win prizes. Use the guide to learn more and get started!
Want to take your organization's fundraising up a notch this year? Try Peer-to-Peer Fundraising! Get your best supporters (volunteers, board members, staff, your mom, etc.) to help spread the word.
At the most basic level, ask them to share the link to your organization's profile page during GiveLocalNRV on their social channels. To get them even more involved, ask them to create a fundraising page to help you raise funds and win prizes. Use the guide to learn more and get started!