MIAMI – With 48 hours before the start of Give Miami Day 2013, The Miami Foundation announced that additional contributions from Miami Marlins Foundation and Hector Family Fund have increased the donation match pool to more than $250,000.
During the 24-hour period between midnight November 20 and midnight November 21, individuals may view online profiles of more than 400 nonprofit organizations serving Miami-Dade County, and make a charitable gift on givemiamiday.org. Donors are able to search organizations based on their work and impact, allowing them to give in support of their interests.
With the support of Knight Foundation, Marlins Foundation, Miami HEAT Charitable Fund, The Miami Foundation Board of Trustees and Hector Family Fund, every donation between $25 and $10,000 made through the Give Miami Day website on Nov. 20 will have a percentage of it matched by The Miami Foundation. Donors can also support all participating nonprofits by giving directly to the match pool.
“Give Miami Day puts the power of philanthropy in anyone’s hands. Everyone with a passion for Miami can invest in our bright future,” said Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation.
Two iconic downtown buildings will celebrate the big event. On Tuesday and Wednesday night, the Miami Tower, located 100 S.E. 2nd Ave., will light up in purple and white. On the evening of Nov. 20, the Freedom Tower, located 600 Biscayne Blvd. will also light up in purple.
The Foundation will also ignite Twitter in the final hour before Give Miami Day during the Countdown to #GiveMiamiDay Twitter Party. Alumni from the Foundation’s Miami Fellows leadership program and local change-agents will host the online party, Nov. 19 at 11 p.m. Users may follow @miamifoundation and use the #GiveMiamiDay hashtag to participate and learn about the nonprofits, how to make gifts and the impact of their donations.
Last year, the inaugural Give Miami Day on December 12, 2012, made South Florida history as the most active day of philanthropic giving ever. Almost 5,000 donors gave more than $1.2 million to 300 organizations working to improve our community.
