Midlands Gives

Watch: Midlands Gives Raises Nearly $1.6 Million

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Midlands Gives raised roughly $1.6 millon during Tuesday’s 24-hour day of giving. “Overall, Midlands Gives went superbly,” said JoAnn Turnquist, The Central Carolina Community Foundation. “We had significantly more gifts so, congratulations to everyone in the midlands for keeping it together.” This year officials say Midlands Gives surpassed the amount raised in the previous 2 years, citing…

An Estimated $1.6M Raised in 3rd Annual ‘Midlands Gives’

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Officials with the Central Carolina Community Foundation estimates that over $1.6 million dollars was raised in this year’s online giving challenge. Now in its third year, Midlands Gives helped 383 local nonprofits in the 11 Midlands counties served by the Foundation secure vital financial support for sustainability. In 2015, Midlands Gives raised an astonishing $1,543,032.65, via…

Watch: Midlands Gives Kicks Off

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — For 24 hours on Tuesday, the midlands community participated in Midlands Gives, a 24-hour online giving challenge. “This is a community that is putting aside self for community,” said JoAnn Turnquist, The Central Carolina Community Foundation. The event took place at the new Fireflies stadium, where dozens of non-profits filled the concourse hoping that together they can…

Midlands Gives launches second Link for donations

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Midlands Gives, the online giving project in South Carolina, is launching a second website link for donations. According to organizers, the new website page will be accessible at www.YourFoundation.org. Click on the “Midlands Gives” button, and then use the special “Wufoo” web form to give to the nonprofits of your choice. The online donation fundraiser will also…

Midlands Gives Underway

Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — Midnight kicks off the 3rd annual Midlands Gives, a 24 hour online donating challenge. The day of giving includes 375  non-profit organizations that serve the local community and help hundreds of families in need, like Tanika Doctor. Doctor and her family were displaced during October’s historic floods. “It’s a blessing to have a place to…

Annual ‘Midlands Gives’ Hopes to Draw Big Dividends for Local Nonprofits

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — More than 375 local nonprofits will participate in the third annual ‘Midlands Gives’, a 24-hour online giving challenge presented by Central Carolina Community Foundation. The online day of giving is Tuesday, May 3 and has been extended until noon on Wednesday, May 4. To view the full list of nonprofits and review profiles on each, click…