{"id":14086,"date":"2022-05-05T15:04:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T20:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gnof.org\/?p=14086"},"modified":"2022-05-05T16:19:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T21:19:10","slug":"givenola-day-2022-raises-incredible-7-9-million-in-ninth-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/givenola-day-2022-raises-incredible-7-9-million-in-ninth-year\/","title":{"rendered":"GiveNOLA Day 2022 Raises Incredible $7.9 Million in Ninth Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW ORLEANS \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>(May 3, 2022) Tuesday, the Greater New Orleans Foundation announced that while the final numbers won\u2019t be confirmed for several weeks, initial returns indicate that the Greater New Orleans Foundation\u2019s GiveNOLA Day, hosted by Baptist Community Ministries and powered by Entergy, generated an incredible $7.9 million in donations for a record breaking 947 nonprofits exceeding the 2021 total of 910. The total number of online contributions exceeded 57,000 at the close of the 24-hour period.<\/p>\n

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During the 24-hour giving campaign on Tuesday, May 3, online donations were made to a total of 947 registered nonprofit organizations. The full list of results (sortable by organization name, total gifts or total dollars) is listed at\u00a0www.GiveNOLA.org<\/a>.

\u201cI am so grateful to the generous people of our region for yet another incredible GiveNOLA Day,\u201d\u00a0said Andy Kopplin, President and CEO, Greater New Orleans Foundation.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWith both a pandemic and active hurricane season, there is no doubt that our region experienced more than its fair share of challenges over the past year. This year\u2019s GiveNOLA Day served as yet another reminder that no matter what we face, the strength of our nonprofit sector and the generosity of the people of our region never falters.\u00a0 I am sincerely thankful to everyone for finding it in their heart to give. I would like to thank our hosting sponsor, Baptist Community Ministries and all sponsors including Entergy, Verizon and Ochsner. Thank you to all who worked to ensure that GiveNOLA Day 2022 was a success. This would not be possible without you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe look forward to continuing our support of local nonprofits by serving as the Hosting Sponsor of GiveNOLA Day.\u00a0 With more than 965\u00a0nonprofits participating, everyone who loves the Greater New Orleans region is sure to find a cause they feel good about donating to.\u00a0 And on a day like GiveNOLA Day, every single donation counts,\u201d\u00a0said Slade Simons, Baptist Community Ministries (BCM) Board Chair.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Every dollar donated on GiveNOLA Day was stretched with additional \u201cLagniappe Fund\u201d dollars and total prizes provided by the Greater New Orleans Foundation, its generous GiveNOLA Day sponsors, and donors. This year\u2019s prizes and dollars from the Lagniappe Fund totaled over $340,000.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a great day for the more than 965\u00a0non-profits who participated in GiveNOLA Day,\u201d\u00a0said Bobby Bories, Board Chair, Greater New Orleans Foundation.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIt is clear through the generous contributions of those both in our region and around the world, that the impact of our non-profits does not go unnoticed. From our generous sponsors to our donors, I want to thank all who contributed to making GiveNOLA Day 2022 a success.\u201d<\/strong>

GiveNOLA Day 2022 surpassed the total number\u00a0of last year’s\u00a0participating nonprofits from 914 to 966.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur nonprofit partners and the services they offer are critically important to our local communities,\u201d said\u00a0Patty Riddlebarger, Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility, Entergy Corporation<\/strong>. \u201cThanks to all of the nonprofit partners and most of all the donors who make GiveNOLA Day possible and help make a difference.\u201d

“Verizon is proud to support GiveNOLA Day, a day when everyone can be a philanthropist, and we’re thrilled that everyone came together to give over 57,000 individual donations to over 945 nonprofit organizations across the 13-parish Greater New Orleans region,”\u00a0said Tandra LeMay, State Government Affairs Director, Verizon.<\/strong>\u00a0“This is a testament to not just the generosity of our region but how our community is moving the world forward together by giving to causes and organizations servicing our communities day in and day out.”<\/p>\n

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Part of the excitement of GiveNOLA Day was the opportunity for nonprofits to compete for cash awards. While the results are not yet final and rankings may change as reconciliation is completed, preliminary results indicate this year\u2019s winners will be:<\/p>\n