North Texas Giving Day is September 20
North Texas Giving Day is September 20! Learn how you can be involved and support families in North Texas.
Photo: Emily Parker/The IRC

This year, North Texas Giving Day is on September 20th. Mark your calendars!

We need your help to continue empowering refugees in Dallas! Here are a few ways you can #StandWithRefugees in Dallas on North Texas Giving Day:

1. Create a FUNdraising Page

FUNdraising pages are crowdfrunding pages that are specific to North Texas Giving Day. You can share this page on social media with your network, and even set a goal for how much you want to raise. Below are instructions on how to set up your page now!

  1. Visit the IRC in Dallas on the North Texas Giving Day website
  2. Select “Create FUNdraising Page”
  3. Select “Create Profile”
  4. Enter your information and create your account
  5. Fill out the form on the FUNdraising page to set goals, enter details and summarize why you’re FUNdraising for the IRC in Dallas
  6. Select “Submit FUNdraising Page for Approval"

2. Pledge your gift to the IRC in Dallas

Pledge giving starts on September 10th and ends on September 19th!   Any donations pledged during this time will be process on September 20th.  Things to know about scheduled giving:

  1. Visit the IRC's North Texas Giving Day page and pledge your gift now. You will be prompted to create a donor profile to complete your gift.
  2. After you schedule your gift, you will receive confirmation email with the details of your pledged donation, and reminding you that the donation will be processed on September 20. Once your donation is processed on the 20th, you will receive your tax receipt via email. Should there be an issue with the transaction, you will receive an email indicating your donation was not completed, and encouraging you to make your donation again.
  3. Pledging your gift now means you don't have to remember to do it on September 20!

3. Help us win prizes

You can view the complete list of prizes here.  Many of the prizes are random drawings, but there are several prizes that are time specific.  All donations help us toward winning a prize!

4. ALL donations count

ALL donations made on September 20 will count toward our North Texas Giving Day goal!  If you donate on our Facebook page, our website, through a donor-advised fund through Communities Foundation of Texas, coming to the office to make a contribution, or mailing a contribution to our office (to arrive on September 20), we will be able to count it!  Please be sure to donate!

5. Spread the word

If you don't already like the IRC in Texas on Facebook, there's no better time!  Double check to make sure you have post notifications turned on. We'll be posting reminders leading up to North Texas Giving Day, and updating our followers on September 20th.  You can change your cover photo and use a photo frame to show your support of the IRC in Dallas.  You'll be able to find these images on our Facebook page as September 20th approaches. Be sure to share our posts when your friends!

 

If you have any questions the IRC in Dallas or getting involved with North Texas Giving Day, please reach out to us at [email protected].

We thank you for your support of the IRC in Dallas!