Name: Buffalo Giving Day 2021
Start: 2021-07-15T22:16:00Z
End: 2021-07-17T02:59:00Z

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This past year has created an unprecedented time for our community and a critical gap in the services that local nonprofits are able provide in Western New York.&nbsp;In response to these challenges, the idea of Give 716 was born as a collaborative effort between the Buffalo Bills Foundation and Buffalo Sabres Foundation by using their collective resources for good.The goal of Give 716 is simple, to unite Bills and Sabres fans with the Western New York community in an epic day of giving!&nbsp;It also aims to bring awareness and develop deeper, more meaningful connections between nonprofits providing the vital supporting services to our community.Give 716 will bring together individuals, groups and businesses in support of any nonprofit headquartered in one of eight counties to include, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua.&nbsp;Give 716 will provide a unique opportunity for this community to discover and support causes they are most passionate about while providing local nonprofits the opportunity to increase awareness, expand their donor database and funding.Nonprofits deliver for our community every day, so let’s come together as one team, for one day, and become a symbol of generosity not only for our local community, but for the world.Let’s Go Buffalo!

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Buffalo Giving Day 2021

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POWER HOUR GRANT WINNERS &amp; MATCHESNote: $500 Bills/Sabres Foundations grant totals and any eligible matching amounts will not appear on your Charity Page and will be reflected at the time of your final payout.﻿11:00PM<ul><li>Ellicottville Memorial Library</li><li>Skating Association For The Blind And Handicapped Inc</li><li>Eight Days Of Hope</li><li>Agri-Business Child Development (ABCD)</li></ul>﻿10:00PM<ul><li>Andre Reed Foundation</li><li>Windsong Cares Foundation Inc</li><li>Ten Lives Club Inc</li><li>All Bassets Cherished Basset Hound Rescue Inc</li></ul>﻿9:00PM<ul><li>Buffalo Go Green Inc</li><li>Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper</li><li>Dunkirk Conference Center Inc</li><li>Nora's Ark, Inc.</li></ul>﻿8:00PM<ul><li>The Pet Emergency Fund</li><li>Algonquin Sports for Kids</li><li>VIA- Visually Impaired Advancement</li><li>GiGi's Playhouse Buffalo</li></ul>7:00PM Toronto Blue Jays, Buffalo Bills &amp; Sabres Foundation Power Hour: $20,000 Matching DonationBills/Sabres Foundations $500 Winners<ul><li>Habitat For Humanity Buffalo Inc</li><li>Awesome Paws Rescue</li><li>Dunkirk-Fredonia Meals On Wheels</li><li>The Conor J. Long Foundation</li></ul>﻿6:00PM<ul><li>Buffalo &amp; Erie County Public Library Co</li><li>St. Mary's School for the Deaf</li><li>American Foundation For Suicide Prevention - Western NY Chapter</li><li>Music Is Art</li></ul>5:00PM<ul><li>Hamburg Mutts For Freedom Inc</li><li>Girls On The Run Of Buffalo Inc</li><li>Hillel Foundation For Jewish Life</li><li>WNED PBS KIDS - Buffalo Toronto Public Media</li></ul>4:00PM M&amp;T Bank Power Hour: $25,000 Matching Donation for select charities lessening the digital divide in WNY (Note: M&amp;T's Matching Donation began at 7:16PM on July 15th)Bills/Sabres Foundations $500 Winners<ul><li>Gregory D Spring Perseverance Scholarship Fund</li><li>Alzheimer's Association WNY Chapter</li><li>Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF)</li><li>Buffalo - Niagara Honor Flight Inc</li></ul>3:00PM<ul><li>Kaleida Health Foundation</li><li>Lakeshore Humane Society Inc</li><li>Christopher Maloney Legacy Foundation</li><li>Piece Of Heaven Inc</li></ul>2:00PM Wegman's Power Hour: $20,000 Matching Donations and (5) $1,000 grantsBills/Sabres Foundations $500 Winners<ul><li>Embrace Wny Inc</li><li>Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County</li><li>White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary</li><li>Danceability Inc</li></ul>Wegman's $1,000 Winners<ul><li>Massachusetts Avenue Project</li><li>The Teacher’s Desk</li><li>Niagara Falls Boys &amp; Girls Club</li><li>Chautauqua Striders</li><li>Veterans One-Stop Center of WNY</li></ul>1:00PM Hunt Real Estate &amp; Hunt Mortgage Power Hour: $15,000 in grants donated to housing charitiesBills/Sabres Foundations $500 Winners<ul><li>Childrens Rehabilitation Foundation Of The Variety Club Of Buffalo Inc.</li><li>Mason's Mission Foundation Inc.</li><li>Hunters Hope Foundation Inc</li><li>Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center</li></ul>Hunt Real Estate &amp; Hunt Mortgage Grant Winners<ul><li>PUSH Buffalo</li><li>Buffalo Urban League Inc</li><li>Heart Of The City Neighborhoods Inc</li></ul>12:00PM Bills/Sabres Foundations Power Hour: $15,000 Matching DonationBills/Sabres Foundations $500 Winners<ul><li>Bishop Timon - St Jude High School</li><li>Buffalo Underdogs Rescue Inc</li><li>Dominik Hasek Youth Hockey League Inc</li><li>John R. Oishei Children's Hospital/The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation</li></ul>11:00AM Bills/Sabres Foundations Power Hour: $15,000 Matching DonationBills/Sabres Foundations $500 Winners<ul><li>Empire Animal Rescue Society Inc</li><li>FeedMore WNY Foundation, Inc</li><li>Camp Good Days And Special Times Inc</li><li>Birthday Buddies Of Western New York Inc</li></ul>10:00AM<ul><li>Amherst Meals on Wheels Inc</li><li>OLV Charities</li><li>Boys And Girls Clubs Of Buffalo Inc</li><li>United Way Of Northern Chautauqua County Inc</li></ul>9:00AM Dave &amp; Adam's Card World Power Hour: $25,000 Matching Donation to Animal Charities<ul><li>Cat By Cat, Inc.</li><li>G.A. Family Services</li><li>Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc.</li><li>YMCA Buffalo Niagara</li></ul>8:00AM Keybank Power Hour: $20,000 Matching Donation and (5) $1,000 grantsBills/Sabres Foundations $500 Winners<ul><li>Western New York Law Enforcement Helpline</li><li>West Side Cat Rescue Inc</li><li>FeedMore WNY Foundation, Inc</li><li>VALOR</li></ul>Keybank $1,000 Winners<ul><li>Chautauqua Striders&nbsp;</li><li>Buffalo String Works</li><li>Heart of the City</li><li>Fantastic Friends&nbsp;</li><li>Rural Outreach Center</li></ul>7:00AM Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY Power Hour: $20,000 Matching Donation and (6) $1,000 grantsBills/Sabres Foundations $500 Winners<ul><li>Nusantara Arts Inc</li><li>Explore And More...A Children's Museum</li><li>Buffalo Center for Arts And Technology (BCAT)</li><li>Rural Outreach Center Inc</li></ul>Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY $1,000 Winners<ul><li>American Foundation for Suicide Prevention WNY Chapter</li><li>Buffalo City Mission</li><li>Hospice &amp; Palliative Care Buffalo</li><li>Make-a-Wish Metro New York and Western New York</li><li>Project Mona’s House</li><li>Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western New York</li></ul>6:00AM<ul><li>Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Co</li><li>Hospice &amp; Palliative Care Buffalo</li><li>Dion's Dreamers</li><li>Mount St Marys Hospital Foundation Inc</li></ul>5:00AM<ul><li>ALS Association Upstate New York Chapter Inc</li><li>WnyHeroes Inc</li><li>Epic - Every Person Influences Children Inc</li><li>The Teacher's Desk</li></ul>4:00AM<ul><li>Shea's O'connell Preservation Guild Ltd Dba Shea's Performing Arts Center</li><li>Heart Of Niagara Animal Rescue</li><li>WNY Special Hockey Association Inc</li><li>American Red Cross, Western New York Region</li></ul>3:00AM<ul><li>City Year Inc</li><li>Love Inc Of Springville Ny</li><li>Young Mens Christian Association Of Olean NY And Bradford Pa</li><li>Dunkirk Conference Center Inc</li></ul>2:00AM<ul><li>POSITIVE YOUTH OF TOMORROW, INC</li><li>Sadies Safe Harbor Canine Rescue Inc</li><li>Hope For Cats Inc</li><li>Child And Family Services Of Erie County</li></ul>1:00AM<ul><li>Lockport CARES, Inc.</li><li>Chautauqua-cattaraugus Library System</li><li>Buffalo Naval Park Committee Inc</li><li>Friends Of Ellicott Inc</li></ul>12:00AM<ul><li>Buddys Second Chance Rescue Inc</li><li>Epic - Every Person Influences Children Inc</li><li>Highland Clubhouse Inc</li><li>Nor-Ton Red Jacket Club, Inc.</li></ul>11:00PM<ul><li>Against All Oddz Animal Alliance</li><li>Seneca Street Community Development Corporation</li><li>Hope Totes Inc</li><li>Victory Sports Global Outreach Inc</li></ul>10:00PM<ul><li>Lockport Ice Arena and Sports Center Inc</li><li>Rooted In Love Inc</li><li>Boys &amp; Girls Club of Holland</li><li>Friends Of The City Of Buffalo Animal Shelter</li></ul>9:00PM<ul><li>Motion Project Foundation Inc.</li><li>City Honors Foundation</li><li>Special Olympics New York, Inc.</li><li>716 Squash Inc</li></ul>8:00PM<ul><li>Integrityfirst Inc</li><li>Home Of My Own Of WNY Inc</li><li>CHC Learning Center</li><li>Robert H Jackson Center Inc</li></ul>7:16PM KICKOFF: Sean and Jamie McDermott matching all donations up to $20,000

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Show your commitment to WNY by participating in Give 716 as a founding partner of this inaugural fundraising event! Sponsor participation in Give 716 will be the determining factor in going above and beyond even our loftiest of goals!<h3>Ways You Can Get Involved:</h3>There are many ways you can partner on Give 716 in order to align your company's goals and community outreach efforts to help add resources to the WNY community. Our sponsorship opportunities will promote internal giving, engage employees and provide customers an opportunity to foster increased giving and awareness of local nonprofits.For a full list of sponsorship opportunities and current availability please email&nbsp;<a href="Michelle.Roberts@bills.nfl.net " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle.Roberts@bills.nfl.net </a>or <a href="mailto:rich.jureller@sabres.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rich.jureller@sabres.com</a>.

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Demonstrate your company's values to your employees and to your customers by participating in Give 716. In 2019, Cone Communication reported that most consumers across all generations value employers and brands that are good corporate citizens, with a striking 81% of millennials saying they expect companies to be committed to doing good. This expectation is stronger given the impacts of COVID-19 on communities and the nonprofits that serve us all.As we prepare for Give 716 on July 15-16, 2021 we invite businesses to join our generous sponsors and media partners. Sponsors support the public campaign that brings Give 716 to the attention of millions of people in Western New York.Companies also support the campaign by encouraging their employees to participate and by providing matching gifts that double the impact of their employees' donations.There are many ways your business can get involved in Give 716.Sponsorship: We’re looking for General Donations to incentivize our Charities and donors who are participating in Give 716. Make a donation to our General Fund and know that your donation will go directly to our participating charities through hourly matches and prize incentives! See our Sponsor Tab for more information on Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities.Employee Engagement: Challenge your employees to raise funds for Give 716 with your own internal challenges or matches.Corporate Social Responsibility: Have an internal cause your company is striving to make a difference in? Streamline your donations to that cause area or have your nonprofit partner sign up to participate in Give 716 and your employees’ donations can go directly to that nonprofit!POS/Retail Opportunities: Donate a portion of proceeds, a percentage or a set amount from each product purchased leading up to or on Give 716.Custom Packages: We would love to partner with your business any way we can. Please contact support@give716.org to further discuss opportunities for your business to play an important role in Give 716.To start a conversation about being a part of Give 716, contact us at <a href="mailto:support@give716.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support@give716.org</a>

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<h3 class="ql-align-justify">We can’t wait to kickoff Give 716 with you!</h3>Give 716 makes it easy for you to find and connect with nonprofit organizations making an impact on the causes you care about. You can search for organizations you want to support by name, cause or location.There will be many ways you can participate:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Make donations to your favorite nonprofits starting on Thursday, July 15th at 7:16pm and culminating on Friday, July 16th at 11:59pm.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Share your favorite nonprofits on social media</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Show your support with the “I Give for” sign on social media</li></ul> Please continue to check the Give 716 site for the full Give 716 Schedule and ways you can participate.

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To be eligible to participate in Give 716, nonprofits must be qualified as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity in one of the following counties: Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Wyoming, Genesee, Orleans or Allegany county.<h3>WHAT YOU WILL NEED</h3>In order to make the process easier, please gather ALL required documents and information BEFORE starting your registration. In addition to basic information about your organization, its mission, and key contacts, please be prepared to provide: <ul><li>Your organization's IRS Determination Letter</li><li>Your organization's EIN number</li><li>If your EIN/nonprofit is already in the system, you will not be able to use this inquiry form and need to log into your existing account. For assistance, contact <a href="https://dev.fanthem.io/admin/tenants/GIVE716/content/support@give716.org." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support@give716.org.</a></li><li>Your organization's most current year of completed financials such as the Form 990, Form 990-EZ, etc.</li></ul>We will review the information submitted to ensure your organization is a qualified 501(c)(3). If your organization is approved to participate, you will receive an email confirmation inviting you to login, connect your Stripe account and finish creating your profile!Important Note: We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and for any reason, to decline to permit any organization, regardless of its current 501(c)(3) status, to participate in Give 716.Email Reminder: We encourage you to use a 'name specific' or 'unique' email address and not a 'generic' email (for example: admin@, info@, events@, director@). Why? Our email system (MailChimp) will not send communication to these types of addresses and you will miss out on pertinent information you need to be successful with Give 716 fundraising.

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<h3>May</h3><ul><li>Monday, May 3, 2021 - Nonprofit Registration Begins</li></ul><h3>June</h3><ul><li>June 1, 2021 - Nonprofit Playbook Vol. 2 Release</li><li>June 8, 2021 - Nonprofit Playbook Vol. 3 Release</li><li>June 15, 2021 - Nonprofit Playbook Vol. 4 Release</li><li>June 22, 2021 - Final Registration Push</li></ul><h3>July</h3><ul><li>Friday, July 2, 2021 - Nonprofit Registration Ends</li><li>Thursday, July 15, 2021 @ 7:16pm - Give 716 Begins</li><li>Friday, July 16, 2021 @ 11:59pm - Give 716 Ends</li></ul>

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