Choosing Delaware Gives over larger platforms offers several key advantages, especially for those invested in making a direct impact on Delaware's communities. Here’s why:
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Local Focus and Community Impact: Delaware Gives is built specifically to support local nonprofits and connect Delaware donors to causes that matter within their own state. Funds raised stay in Delaware, ensuring that donations directly impact nearby communities and issues, fostering a stronger, more engaged local network.
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User-Friendly and Cost-Effective: Delaware Gives is designed to be both affordable and easy to navigate, making it accessible to nonprofits of all sizes. The platform minimizes fees and administrative burdens, allowing more of each dollar raised to go directly to the cause, rather than operational overhead.
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Tailored Support and Expertise: With Delaware Gives, nonprofits receive tailored support from a local team who understands Delaware's unique community landscape and fundraising challenges. This provides organizations with resources and guidance that broader platforms may lack, as well as stronger community insights.
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Year-Round Giving with Highlighted Campaigns: Delaware Gives not only facilitates donations year-round but also powers major initiatives like Do More 24 Delaware, amplifying the visibility and fundraising impact of participating nonprofits. It's a full-circle tool that actively promotes giving days and other high-impact events, connecting with Delaware's culture of giving.
Delaware Gives isn't just a platform—it’s a tool to strengthen Delaware communities by connecting passionate, local donors to nonprofits that make a real difference.
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Delaware Gives is an initiative of
Spur Impact, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in Delaware that is focused on connecting and inspiring young professionals to get involved and make an impact in their careers and communities. Thanks to funding from Longwood Foundation, Welfare Foundation, Laffey-McHugh Foundation, and others, Spur Impact is advancing a statewide effort to connect the next generation of community leaders and other professionals and leaders to start thinking more critically about nonprofit and community service, including becoming more financially supportive of causes they care about. We hope the Delaware Gives platform becomes a key resource for the entire Delaware community to learn more about the great nonprofit organizations serving the population of our State.
Nonprofits serving or located in Delaware are welcome to use the Delaware Gives platform for their fundraising and crowdfunding campaigns year-round. Individuals can also set up peer to peer fundraising pages or other crowdfunding campaigns to support the nonprofits on the Delaware Gives website. More information can be found on our FAQ page linked in the menu above.
The Delaware Gives platform is also used to power the annual Delaware giving day event,
Do More 24 Delaware. Information about the 2025 event (held over 24 hours on March 6-7, 2025) will be shared with the nonprofit community in Fall 2025.