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SHARE OMAHA CONNECTS YOU TO EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT LOCAL CAUSES
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HOUSANDS OF GIVERS THROUGHOUT the Omaha metro have bookmarked SHAREomaha.org as their home for connecting with 600-plus nonprofits. These do-gooders are continually volunteering, donating, attending events and supporting local organizations that connect their passion to action. The organization’s mission is to help nonprofits fulfill their missions through raising more support and service among the giving public. SHARE Omaha champions “everyday philanthropy.” Its website makes it easy to respond to that cause or burning community need resonating with you, your family or your business. SHARE Omaha’s vision is for the metro area to feel empowered and equipped every day to make a difference.
year SHARE Omaha organized a local response to Giving Tuesday's global day of giving, our community raised $1.69 million and that figure was almost doubled on December 1, 2020 with $3.16 million raised. The first ever Do Good Week in April 2021, powered by SHARE Omaha, engaged over 25,000 people raising $2.56 million and 1,874 items valued at $48,000 as well as 912 new volunteer applicants. SHARE Omaha looks forward to bringing the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro Do Good Days 2022 from May 10-12. These three days will focus on cash donations on Tuesday, wish lists on Wednesday, and volunteerism on Thursday — meeting the varied needs of nonprofits and providing the options new and existing donors desire.
In just three years, local givers have proved what's possible when opportunities to give time, talent and treasure are centralized and engagement is easy. Since January 2019, over 240,000 unique visitors have explored nonprofit profiles and needs for over 17,400 hours. Over 12,000 individual donations have been made to local nonprofits and over 7,000 volunteer applications submitted. The first
Find your fit and connect your passions to action at SHAREomaha.org.
SHARE OMAHA • 6825 Pine St., M/S B3, Omaha, NE 68106 • 1228 S. Main St., Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 Phone (402) 502-0360 • www.shareomaha.org • Executive Director: Marjorie Maas • Board Chair: Donna Kush
Volunteers clean Iowa Western's campus and surrounding areas for Volun-Thursday during Do Good Week 2021
Bob Kerrey Pedestrian bridge lit purple for Giving Tuesday
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