Rules

For 2023 Participants

2023 #GivingTuesday is NOVEMBER 28th. For more information about this national event, visit www.givingtuesday.org.

In order to participate in #GivingTuesday 2023, your organization MUST BE an AMADOR COUNTY nonprofit. All participants must complete the #GivingTuesday APPLICATION (email wmathis@acfgives.org for an application) no later than October 16th, 2023, along with your logo.

We will have a MANDATORY MEETING to kick off our planning for this annual event, provide #Giving Tuesday toolkits and brainstorm how to make the most of this national day of giving on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

All participating AMADOR COUNTY Nonprofits will be listed on the DONATE NOW page.

Own or run a local business? Help us spread the word on #GivingTuesdayAmador by using our Giving Tuesday logos in your social media to support nonprofit success throughout Amador County. Logos are available on the ToolKits page.

Only 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations that have completed all registration and examination of good standing with the Internal Revenue Service, Secretary of the State of California, and Amador Community Foundation are eligible to participate in Amador Giving Tuesday.
Gifts may be of any size. No minimum requirement.
If Incentive funds are available, they will be provided based on the total size of the incentive pool, the number of qualified nonprofits participating, and the total of donations made on this website during the designated 12-hour period. Donations may also be made by cash, check, or credit/debit card at the GiveAmador Charity Meet & Greet on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The incentive pool will be posted here.
Donors are encouraged to make gifts to multiple organizations of their choice. Each gift to a different organization will be counted to a maximum of $5,000 per charity per donor. One check for all organizations may be written if desired.
Credit and debit card donations received during the 14-hour period (6:00 AM PDT to 8:00 PM PDT on November 28, 2023) are eligible to receive a boost from the Incentive Pool, per the structure outlined above. Checks and cash will ONLY be accepted if they are HAND DELIVERED to our offices at 571 Highway 49, Jackson, CA 95642 (in Motherlode Plaza) between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:30 pm ON #GivingTuesday, or at another designated drop-off locations (if available, will be determined and posted on this website). No other cash or checks will qualify for matching funds.
MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and debit cards will be accepted for this event.
Each gift is 100% tax-deductible and irrevocable. All donations will be granted for unrestricted use by the chosen charities.
Secure donations for Amador Giving Tuesday are processed through PayPal for each donor entering their own credit card information directly on Amador County Giving Tuesday donation page. Any third party who enters credit card information on behalf of a donor, by their actions of entering any such credit card information on behalf of a donor, has signified their donor’s agreement with the Amador Giving Tuesday sponsoring organizations 1.) to assume all risk of loss and any liability associated with the such transaction and 2.) to indemnify each of the sponsoring organizations of Amador Giving Tuesday against any and all risk of loss and any liability associated with such transaction.
Participating nonprofit organizations will receive access to their own donor information after Amador Giving Tuesday unless the donor has specified to remain anonymous.
Post-event, each nonprofit should receive one (1) check totaling all donation(s), minus the Charity Meet & Greet Table Fee, credit card and PayPal processing fees, plus any Incentive Pool funds, no later than December 31st, 2023.

Please contact us directly if you have additional questions:

Amador Community Foundation
571 S. Hwy 49
P.O. Box 1154
Jackson, CA 95642
209.223.2148
acf@amadorcommunityfoundation.org
www.amadorcommunityfoundation.org