Nonprofits invited to register for #CrawfordForGood fundraising platform through July 19

From 8 a.m. July 23 through 8 p.m. July 24, The Community Foundation for Crawford County will kick off #CrawfordForGood, an effort to assist nonprofits in raising money for operational and other expenses.

For this two-day, online only fundraising event, the foundation will provide the fundraising platform. Any nonprofit can register and use the site for free. The foundation will match donations raised online on a pro-rated basis from a pool of $8,000 being offered by the Board of Trustees and Park National Bank. Companies or individuals wishing to add to the $8,000 pool should contact the foundation as soon as possible.

Any nonprofit organization located in Crawford County that would like to participate in #CrawfordForGood must register at cfcrawford.org by July 19. The foundation will use the NetworkForGood platform, where individuals are encouraged to create their own fundraising page to advocate and raise money on behalf of one of the participating organizations. Creating a fundraising page can be done in less than five minutes and can be shared to social media, emailed and/or texted during the days of the event.

The platform website will become available July 15 and can be found at cfcrawford.networkforgood.com. Only online donations made during the actual times and days of the event will be eligible to receive the pro-rated matching funds.

“This is the fifth year the Foundation has facilitated a fundraiser on behalf of the nonprofits in Crawford County who register to participate with us,” explained Lisa Workman, foundation president. "The foundation will not be keeping any of the money raised − it is all going back out directly into the hands of the nonprofits that raise it.”