Big Day of Giving

On our nonprofit database, GivingEdge, you can give year-round to the causes that matter to you — during Big Day of Giving and beyond! ✨

Discover and donate to nonprofits that serve El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties at bigdayofgiving.org. 🧡

Hey Sacramento! Did you know that you can get free trees for your home or business? 🌳

Our sponsor, SMUD, and Foundation fundholder and long-time BDOG participant the Sacramento Tree Foundation, and the Free Shade Tree Foundation has planted more than 600,000 trees in our region since 1990. If you're a SMUD customer and you have space on your property to plant trees in the ground, you may be eligible for the Sacramento Shade program!

Learn more on this Sacramento Bee article:

You can get free trees to plant at your Sacramento home or business. This is how Trees available for no cost range from persimmons and pomegranates to magnolia and maples.

CGAs provide income for your donor AND support your nonprofit mission! Join the Foundation virtually on Tuesday, August 20, to learn more.

CGAs for Your Nonprofit Donors - Sacramento Region Community Foundation Delve into the world of Charitable Gift Annuities (CGAs),

Get your early bird tickets by September 3 at www.sacregcf.org/summit! 🥳🎫

Tickets for our very first Philanthropy Summit are on sale NOW! 🎫✨ Take advantage of early bird pricing while you can — $40 per ticket!

➡️ Purchase your tickets at our website: https://www.sacregcf.org/event/join-philanthropy-summit/.

📅 Monday, October 7
📍 The Sofia in Sacramento

Join us for a day of knowledge-sharing and collaboration with people passionate about fostering a vibrant nonprofit ecosystem in the Sacramento area. We'll celebrate the annual National Philanthropy Day ceremony and end the night with our Celebration of Generosity mixer.

The Philanthropy Summit is hosted by the Foundation in partnership with our co-hosts, Association for Fundraising Professionals California Capital Chapter, Social Venture Partners Sacramento, Planned Giving Forum of Greater Sacramento. Register today!

Our team had a blast at the Sacramento Republic FC Nonprofit Mixer! We thank the Sac Republic FC for having us and for showing us the new space in downtown Sacramento. And, of course, thank you for supporting our local nonprofits, both during Big Day of Giving and beyond! 🧡

Happy anniversary to two of the members of the dedicated BDOG team at the Foundation! 🥳

We'd like to take a moment to celebrate two anniversaries at the Foundation! Happy anniversary month to our Director of Communications, Vasey Coman, and our Philanthropy Coordinator, Brigid Powers! 🥳

Vasey has been with the Foundation for nine years and has led the charge in telling stories of our impact and our donors' generosity in the region. Her dedication to reaching as many people in our region has made it possible for us to grow as an organization. And as a key member of the Big Day of Giving team, she has built countless connections with our nonprofit partners and touched many lives.

Brigid is celebrating her first year with the Foundation! Her work in stewarding relationships with our donors and advisors has been fundamental to our work. Her initiative and gumption in tackling new projects and jumping in feet first to help us evolve has been an honor to witness.

We thank both Vasey and Brigid for their years of service with us! 🧡

Looking for a way to get more involved in our region's nonprofit sector? GivingEdge, the website that powers Big Day of Giving, is more than just a local nonprofit database!

Our opportunities page is home to upcoming events and ongoing volunteer opportunities hosted by our nonprofit partners. Check it out at www.bigdayofgiving.org/opportunities!

What are your organization's growth goals through the end of the year?

Late nights at the office = late night clean up! 🫧 Shoutout to our Senior Program Manager Monica Haulman and Senior Director of Philanthropy Chelsea Fahr for doing a great job of cleaning up the aftermath of in the BDOG Command Center. 🩷

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Sacramento Republic FC is kicking off their recent move to downtown with a Nonprofit Mixer!

Each season, Sacramento Republic FC brings together nonprofit executives to talk about community work and share ways that they can collaborate. If you're a nonprofit leader interested in joining them for drinks and appetizers on July 15, RSVP on their website: https://www.sacrepublicfc.com/community/nonprofit-mixer/

We thank Sacramento Republic FC for supporting local nonprofits as a sponsor and beyond!

Nonprofit Mixer - Sacramento Republic FC The Community Investment team from Sacramento Republic FC would like to invite your organization to an upcoming mixer for nonprofit organizations where you can learn about our community work, and ways […]

We have extended our deadline for the BENT - Sacramento LGBTQ Film Festival! Applications are now due by July 7. Artists who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community and are located in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yolo, or Yuba counties are encouraged to apply! Learn more on our website: https://www.sacregcf.org/grant/bent-film-festival-grant/

The BENT Film Festival was the longest-running film festival in Sacramento and the only festival dedicated to highlighting LGBTQ+ artists and their films. Following the close of BENT, its leaders created this grant opportunity through the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, continuing BENT’s mission of supporting LGBTQ+ filmmakers and artists from across the greater Sacramento region.

When it comes to the day of Big Day of Giving, it's not unusual for the party to start long before the sun rises! Shoutout to our friends from All About Equine Animal Rescue who brought over a mini horse for our media partners at CBS Sacramento bright and early during !

Fresh produce for all! 🥕🍊 Our Senior Program Manager Monica Haulman attended the Center for Land-Based Learning Mobile Farmers Market ribbon cutting event early this month.

This mobile farmer's market truck makes stops in some of Yolo County's most rural towns to bring fresh produce to the community. This idea started after a survey released by Yolo Food Bank showed that Yolo County experienced some of the highest levels of food insecurity in the state.

Looking for a way to celebrate Juneteenth this year? Foundation fundholder Celebration Arts and the Sofia are partnering in an inaugural Juneteenth Art Walk!

Tomorrow starting at 9:30 a.m., members of both organizations and the public will gather at Celebration Arts (2727 B Street, Sacramento) and then begin an Art Walk led by the New Orleans-style Element Brass Band to The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento). After a short break at The Sofia, the group will continue their walk to join the Sacramento Juneteenth event at the California State Capitol.

If you're interested in participating, make sure you register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXT8rdNnItiDkyXIjGScI36wozmqLEjf58LE-M1XdPZ-eNsw/viewform?mc_cid=fd09eae08e&mc_eid=afbd8d7e8e

The folks behind Social Venture Partners of Sacramento's Fast Pitch are looking for 15 nonprofit leaders who'd like to elevate their storytelling and 30 business and community leaders who can support them as their coach. Interested? Find complete details at https://www.svpsacramento.org/fastpitch2024.

Sacramento Nonprofits --- SVP Fast Pitch is now taking applications for our Class of 2024. Applications must be submitted by June 30th. We look forward to this 10th annual program helping nonprofits tell their story, build capacity and connections to further the important work that you do in our region. Join us this year!

https://www.svpsacramento.org/fastpitch2024

📸 The PBS KVIE team at our Partners Celebration by Aaron Yabes

The team behind Big Day of Giving, the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, is hiring for a Grants Associate! Visit our website to learn more.

https://sacramentoregioncommunityfoundation.applytojob.com/apply/DrA4MhP6qz/Grants-Associate

During Big Day of Giving, we get the festivities started before midnight on the day of! Here are some photos from our midnight kick off this year. 🥳🩷

Throwback to the Single Mom Strong, Inc. event, taken by our Senior Program Manager, Monica Haulman! ✨️

ShepHeroes always takes some of our favorite photos every year during ! This year, our Chief Philanthropy Officer Kelly Siefkin got to hop into a pic with a few ShepHero puppies. 🩷

Our GivingEdge coaches support nonprofits during Big Day of Giving registration and in the months leading up to Big Day of Giving...and they also visit the various BDOG events that local nonprofits host in celebration of Big Day! Here's GivingEdge coach Morgan at the Improve Your Tomorrow event during . 🧡 Thanks for having us, IYT!

Our sponsor, SMUD, invites local nonprofits yearly to apply for its Shine awards, which funds projects supporting zero carbon workforce development, environmental justice and equity, inclusive economic development, and STEM education in the SMUD service area.

Applications are open from June 1 through July 31. Learn more at smud.org/shine. We thank SMUD for supporting local nonprofits, during Big Day of Giving and beyond!

Thank you to all of the donors who gave during ! We couldn't have raised over $104 million in 12 years without your generosity. 💛

🧡 Lots of love from the BDOG Command Center at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation Office during ! 🩷

📸 Kelly Siefkin

Our Chief Philanthropy Officer, Kelly Siefkin, had the pleasure of meeting Peter Pan, the tiniest little one-winged rooster, at a Blackberry Creek Farm Animal Sanctuary event during ! 🧡 Thanks for having us, Blackberry Creek!

Our Chief Philanthropy Officer Kelly Siefkin spoke on the BBB Women's Panel in celebration of Capital Region Small Business Week during ! We thank all our partners who spread the word about and helped us reach $100 million in 12 years.

We love these shots of our new Associate Director of Philanthropy, Yolanda Torrecillas, and our Chief Impact & Strategy Officer, Niva Flor, at the Wellspring Women's Center's Labyrinth Walk during ! Shoutout to Wellspring Women's Center for hosting. 🧡

We wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday, and, as always, we remain grateful for all of your support throughout the years. 💙

In observance of the holiday weekend, the Foundation will be closing early tomorrow at 3 p.m. and will remain closed on Monday, December 25, for Christmas. We will return to the office on Tuesday, December 26.

📸 Tony Nguyen