Four days of round-the-clock fundraising begin Monday, April 29 and wrap up on May 2. During Idaho Gives, your favorite nonprofits — and probably a few you didn’t even know existed — will join a concentrated statewide effort to bolster Idaho’s nonprofits with donations from companies and the public.
The Idaho Nonprofit Center operates Idaho Gives, and is hoping to raise $4 million this year. You can always donate online, but here are a few other ways to get involved, plus a few new initiatives to consider. Bonus: There’s a cornucopia of raffles you can enter.
Parties & Giving Events
Every pint of beer you buy at White Dog Brewing in Caldwell means one dollar goes to the West Valley Humane Society on Monday from 4 - 8 p.m.
Get out of the way, college students, because the Lusk District is being taken over by nonprofits at this sixth annual block party at Lost Grove Brewing from 4 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Nonprofit executive directors are doing their part to entertain at this karaoke event at Shrine Social Club Monday evening, 6 - 8 p.m..
Thursday is the final day of Idaho Gives, and Lost Grove Brewing in the Lusk District is hosting another party, this time with coffee and breakfast snacks, from 8 - 10 a.m.
A few local nonprofits that use the outdoors for a space of healing and recovery will be at Barbarian Brewing in Garden City, along with food trucks, music, and raffles, from 3 - 9 p.m.
To wrap up Idaho Gives on Thursday, catch a discount on wine at Split Rail Winery from 4 - 8 p.m., along with music, food trucks, and a handful of organizations including Global Gardens, Radio Boise, and Wish Granters.
Look for Matches
Stretch your dollar by seeking out matches — for example, an anonymous donor is matching all donations to the Boise Bicycle Project up to $50,000. Or pick an organization and then round up as many people as you can to match your individual donation!
A Few New Initiatives
Same old organizations, totally new projects to support.
- LEAP Housing is focusing on a down payment assistance program for low-income homebuyers.
- The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence just launched a “reclaim our names” campaign for survivors and trans Idahoans in need of support for legal name changes.
- This isn’t a new program, but the Agency for New Americans hopes to help a record 300 new Boise families get into permanent housing this year, up from 258 last fiscal year.
