THE GIVING COMMON CHALLENGE

36 Hour Giving Event: October 10th, 8am to October 11th, 8pm

CRWA Wins 2nd place for Most Money Raised!

On October 10th and 11th the Charles River Watershed Association raised thousands of dollars in the Giving Common Challenge, an initiative of the Boston Foundation. During the 36-hour giving event which began the morning of October 10th, over 500 Boston-based nonprofits came together to raise funds and to compete for $151,000 in cash prizes. CRWA won 2nd place for over-all money raised in the Giving Common Challenge and was awarded an additional $14,000 from the Boston Foundation.

“The Challenge shows how much people value this urban gem of river”“ said Bob Zimmerman, CRWA’s Executive Director. “CRWA will continue to fight to ensure that the Charles is safe for boating and its water quality is protected.” Read more.

Thank You to All Our Generous Donors

YOU made this possible! A big thank you to all of our very generous donors and to everyone who helped us spread the word.

A big congratulations to all of the Massachusetts nonprofits who participated in the Giving Common Challenge. All together this exciting giving event brought in over $1,000,000 to nonprofits across the State. See other winners.

Thank you again to The Boston Foundation and The Giving Common for sponsoring this fabulous Challenge.

CRWA's Giving Common Challenge Results

Your Generous Donations:		$30,875

Second Place Prize for Most Money Raised:		$12,000

Time Based Prize (Top 3 at 3)		$2,000

Total Raised:		$44,875
Visit the Giving Common prize page for details.

Photo by Maury Eldridge

About the Giving Common:

The Giving Common is an innovative web-based technology platform that provides comprehensive and current information about nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth—and makes online charitable giving easy and quick. It is an initiative of the Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, in collaboration with our area’s nonprofits.

“We know there are thousands of people who care deeply about helping the nonprofit organizations that do important work in their communities,” said Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. “Through the Giving Common Challenge, we are asking them to step up on behalf of those nonprofits – and The Boston Foundation is awarding $150,000 in prizes to help raise even more for this critical sector. I urge the people of Massachusetts to give to the nonprofits that mean the most to them and tell their friends about this exciting event.”

For more information regarding the Giving Common Challenge, please contact Amy Rothe.