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Giving Hearts Day 2023 Announces Top Charity Fundraisers

It was another successful Giving Hearts Day, a 24-hour fundraising event benefitting more than 560 nonprofits throughout North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Charities raised $26,155,280 from 41,907 donors. Audited figures indicate that 90,351 total donations were made. Giving Hearts Day charities have now raised nearly $165 million since the event’s

Giving Hearts Day 2023

At the core of giving is selflessness, and sometimes that's best shown through creativity! Now, we could talk about how important the act of giving back to your community is (and trust us, we know!), but we'll let the experts at Dakota Medical Foundation handle that. We're going to talk

Two Charities Need Your Support Now More Than Ever

As the American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage and Homeward Animal Shelter has an influx of animals, they need your help now more than ever before. Homeward Animal Shelter in Great Need of Fosters Do you have room in your home to add a fur-ever friend? If

Great States & Collective: Building Great Communities in More Ways Than One

At Great States & Collective, “people first” is more than just a buzzy phrase painted on a wall. It’s a creed that everyone in the organization lives by. Since its founding in 2016, the Fargo-based real estate, construction, and property management company has woven it into every aspect of their

Great Plains Food Bank: Because No One Should Go Hungry

While they’re yet to land their own Discovery Channel series, Marcia Paulson and Darby Njos still think of themselves as MythBusters. “100 percent (myth-busting) is part of the job,” says Paulson, the chief philanthropy officer at Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo. “Every time the press walks in the door,

Empire Arts Center

Charities involved in the arts proved that their donors just keep coming back for more, and it was no different for the Empire Arts Center. Coming in third place for Donor Retention, they drew on some of these past supporters’ stories for their Giving Hearts Day campaign. Memories Like This