ON NOVEMBER 17  - GIVE TO THE MAX DAY -  PLEASE SUPPORT UNITED WAY OF OLMSTED COUNTY AT GIVEMN.ORG

Give to the Max Day is a giving stimulus plan created to increase giving to nonprofits across Minnesota on November 17, 2009.  $500,000 in matching contributions and $8,500 in cash prizes for non-profits with the most donors!

A great opportunity to support the LIVE UNITED Community Fund, Imagination Library, or “Canned Goods” of your choice!

United Way of Olmsted County understands that philanthropy is changing. These changes demand options and flexibility - a range of opportunities to give and various means of doing so. GiveMN.org addresses need for one-stop online giving platform

The goal of Give to the Max Day is to raise as much money as possible for Minnesota charities in 24 hours. The Saint Paul Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation and Bush Foundation have committed $500,000 in matching contributions to support community needs in Minnesota and to cover transaction fees so that 100% of all donations go to the nonprofit organizations.

Give to the Max Day is from 8:00 a.m. on November 17, 2009 until 8:00 a.m. on November 18, 2009.

Any individual may donate. Donations through GiveMN.org to nonprofit organizations are tax deductible and irrevocable (donations will not be refunded).

The minimum credit card donation on GiveMN is $10. There is no maximum donation limit on GiveMN. There is no maximum to the amount an organization may receive.

Every donation made during Give to the Max Day will now receive a portion of the $500,000 match. * 

In addition to the $500,000 match, we are offering two other exciting incentives for your donors:

• The three nonprofits that receive donations from the most individual donors will receive cash prizes: $5,000 for first prize, $2,500 for second, and $1,000 for third.
• Transaction costs for gifts made on Give to the Max Day will be covered, so 100 percent of gifts made on GiveMN will go straight to nonprofits.

*Individual donation transactions greater than $2,500 will be eligible for matching gifts up to $2,500 only. For example, if a donor makes a $2,500 donation to an organization, the full $2,500 will be eligible to receive a portion of the matching funds. If instead she donated $10,000 to an organization, only $2,500 would be eligible to receive a portion of the matching dollars.

Examples of how the matching dollars will work: if Give to the Max Day inspires $500,000 in donations, we will provide $1 in matching funds per dollar donated to an organization; if Give to the Max Day inspires $2 million in donations, we will provide $0.25 in matching funds per dollar donated to an organization.