The glasses are empty, the tables folded, and the dance floor stowed. Sagebrush 2011 thanks Central Oregon for attending the weeklong series of community events to bring recognition and support to 106 area nonprofits.
In addition to the events, Sagebrush challenged local charities to a 6-month long fundraising campaign. Since the campaign kicked off in February, the participating nonprofits have raised more than $520,000! In order to give further incentive to the nonprofits, Sagebrush created a ‘Match Fund’, which was funded through the Sagebrush 2011 events, as well as direct donations. The match fund dollars raised by Sagebrush will then be given back to the participating nonprofits, making donor dollars go further.
“Our goal is to try to engage every Central Oregonian by giving $10 to Sagebrush to help boost the match fund. If every person—man, woman, and child gave just $10, that could potentially mean over $2 million dollars to help sustain our Central Oregon nonprofits”, said Sagebrush Executive Director Aimee Baillargeon.
“As many people know, there are a lot of events in Central Oregon. Through Sagebrush, we are challenging the community to change the way it gives and increase collaboration among nonprofits. Sagebrush relieves the burden for many nonprofits to have to roll out events (which are time-consuming and often don’t bring in necessary funds or awareness for organizations) instead, they can use Sagebrush to help them raise money and bring awareness to their cause,” she continued.
The match fund allows donors to support multiple essential services in Central Oregon with just one check. While fundraising for participating nonprofits ends August 15, donations to the Match Fund can be made at www.Sagebrush.org through August 30.
Bottom line is that Central Oregon nonprofits need more help than ever and contributing to the Sagebrush Match Fund enables everyone in our community to make 1 big difference!
www.sagebrush.org or contact Aimee Baillargeon at 541-408-6341 or aimee@sagebrush.org.
