{"id":30763,"date":"2022-07-06T13:47:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T17:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?p=30763"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:48:42","slug":"giving-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/giving-days\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Host a Giving Day: A Guide for Nonprofits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Giving day campaigns are an increasingly popular online fundraising option for nonprofits everywhere. While the most well-known giving day is Giving Tuesday, more and more organizations are looking to partake in other giving days to engage their community of donors and meet their fundraising goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a giving day? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Giving days are virtual 24-hour fundraising campaigns that nonprofits can use to raise money and awareness for their missions. The key to giving days\u2019 success is their time-sensitive nature where donors only have 24 hours to donate to your campaign and help you reach your fundraising goals. Some giving day campaigns are peer-to-peer campaigns while others may be simple online fundraising campaigns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some major giving days? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re not looking to host your own giving day, there are plenty of major giving days you can take part in. The most well-known giving day is Giving Tuesday, which takes place on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday is a global initiative where nonprofits leverage the power of the internet to raise money and spread awareness of their mission to people around the world. On a smaller scale, many states or cities host their own giving days to galvanize their local communities. For example, Colorado Gives Day<\/a> and Kentucky Gives Day<\/a> are both statewide giving days that are dedicated to supporting local nonprofits in the state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why host your own giving day? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re not looking to compete for attention with other nonprofits during a major giving day, a great way to support your own nonprofit is by hosting your own giving day. Hosting your own giving day means you\u2019ll have one day that is dedicated solely to your own mission. You can increase your organization\u2019s visibility without needing to grab potential donors\u2019 attention amongst a crowd of other organizations trying to do the same. While it can take time and effort, hosting your own giving day can be well worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For examples of successful, self-planned giving days, simply look to higher education institutions. Many universities find giving days to be a useful way to raise money for their programs and various funds. From the University of Florida<\/a> to Columbia University<\/a>, state schools to community colleges, nearly every higher education institution hosts a giving day to motivate their alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and the wider community to support their universities. <\/p>\n\n\n

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