be a part of a community-wide effort to lift our regionand support nonprofits and issues that are importantto your organization and your team!

benefitsPromotion throughout the event, may include print and digital advertising and broadcast media coverage

Make a positive impact where you live; visibly demonstrate your organization cares about your local community

Money raised here, STAYS here

Attractive to customers who appreciate the value of local community support

Inspire others to give; a way to engage your employees in charitable activities

For information on sponsoring a match or prize, please contact:Jackie Downing • Director of Grantmaking and Nonprofit Effectiveness • 203-777-7072 • jdowning@cfgnh.org

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

30,000site visitors

36hours

20towns

11,000+donors

360+nonprofits

become a great give sponsorDo Good. Get Noticed. Let’s do this together.

The Great Give® is an annual, 36-hour, community fundraising event for local nonprofits serving Greater New Haven. Created by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the online event has united thousands of donors with hundreds of nonprofits for one common cause: to support important and life-enriching services for Greater New Haven’s residents.

how you can be a sponsor 2019

matching money

The foundation will help match you with One org that aligns with your charitable or marketing goals

Select a group of nonprofits (2 or more) defined by issue area, geography, or other criteria

Sponsor logo in a rotation on The Great Give® home page (30,000 visitors)

3+ social media blasts

Listing of match pool on Prize page

Listing in New Haven Register (37,000 households)

Photo opportunity with benefitting nonprofits

Matching money leverages the sponsor’s money to get more gifts for nonprofits.

Sponsorship criteriaMatch can be within a limited time (Match minute, Power Hour) or over the course of the 36-hour event. Matching can be a challenge to get new donors or increase donations, or for gifts at a specific level (donation= $50+ eligible for match). We request that sponsor makes contribution to organization whether or not match goal is achieved.

one nonprofit - $500+ multiple nonprofits - $5,000+

prizes

Listed on prize page

1 social media blast

Sponsor logo in rotation on The Great Give® home page (30,000+ visitors)

3 social media blasts

Listed on Prize page

Listing in New Haven Register (37,000 households)

Photo opportunity with benefitting nonprofits

Prize money helps organizations leverage more donor gifts. Even organizations that don’t win the prize show an increase in number of donors who help them try to come out in front.

Sponsorship criteriaPrizes can be done in a limited time (most gifts during a specific hour; gift closest to a particular time) or over the course of the 36-hour event (most money/donors/new donors). Organizations eligible to compete for the prize can be defined by issue area, geography, or a group selected by sponsor from participating nonprofits.

event ambassadorYou provide the space. We provide the tools.

Do you want table tents for your restaurant? A poster for your shop window? Give-a-way? We’re looking to spread the word about The Great Give to as many people as possible. When you become an event ambassador, you’re agreeing to display a poster at your business, a Proud Sponsor button image on your website and several social media blasts reminding your followers about the event. We’ll give you what you need.

$500-$999 $1,000-$5,000

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For details on participating organizations, go to www.TheGreatGive.org. More organizations join as the giving event date approaches.

benefitListed as event Ambassador on home page

of The Great Give® (30,000+ visitors)

2 social media blasts

Photo opportunity with gG The Acorn

Listing in New Haven Register (37,000 households)