About Giving Hearts Day
As part of a continual improvement program at Fargo, North Dakota-based Dakota Medical Foundation (DMF), Giving Hearts Day arose in 2008 as a simple but unique fundraising concept: Around Valentine’s Day, ask people to show affection to not only people they love but charities, too. In the decade-plus since, the event has gone on to become one of the longest-running and most successful giving days in the country, providing a platform for North Dakota and northwest Minnesota charities to raise over $138 million.
The day has grown to not only accept donations, but to also accept pledges to volunteer and donate goods for charities in need. The Giving Hearts Day platform allows givers to filter by charity type and how they would like to give back. It allows donors to give in a way that fits them.
It’s not just a day, though. It’s a year-round effort. Using skills taught by DMF and Fargo-based Impact, charities build a fundraising system that they put to use on Giving Hearts Day, the “Super Bowl” of giving in the Upper Midwest. It has become the region’s day to feed the hungry, nurture the elderly, and educate tomorrow’s leaders.
Giving Hearts Day 2023 is Thursday, February 9th. KFGO invites you to give, learn and be a part of the biggest fundraising day of the year!
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