Annie Wright's generous community and Board of Trustees stepped up to jump start the 2016-2017 Annual Fund with record donations for #GivingTuesday.
167 individual gifts came in totaling $48,780 to spark off Giving December at Annie Wright. With the dollar for dollar match from the Board of Trustees, the total was $97,560. These totals are far greater than in previous years.
MORE FUN FACTS:
100% of teachers made gifts.
Parent participation tripled in one day.
41 new donors participated.
Special thanks to the 18 #GivingTuesday parent volunteers who greeted parents, made calls, wrote thank you notes and more. This peer-to-peer outreach led to unprecedented returns.
Giving Tuesday, a global initiative that celebrates philanthropy, launched Giving December, Annual Wright's four week Annual Fund campaign. Learn more about the Annual Fund here.