GIVING DUPAGE
421 NORTH COUNTY FARM ROAD, WHEATON, IL 60187 givingdupage.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE SERVE THE PUBLIC AS THE DUPAGE COUNTY VOLUNTEER CENTER CONNECTING PEOPLEWITH LOCAL GIVING OPPORTUNITIES. IN OUR ROLE, WE MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS, PROVIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND STRIVE TO INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY.

TO PROMOTE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING IN DUPAGE COUNTY

PROGRAMS TO MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS:VOLUNTEER PORTAL - THE MOST ACTIVE WAY GIVING DUPAGE CONNECTS VOLUNTEERS & DONORS WITH LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK, IS THROUGH THE GIVING DUPAGE VOLUNTEER PORTAL - GIVINGDUPAGE.ORG/VOLUNTEERS. THERE ARE 800+ LOCAL VOLUNTEER & IN-KIND DONATION OPPORTUNITIES FEATURED AT THE PORTAL SITE. IN 2019, OVER 2,000 VOLUNTEERS - OR 5 PER DAY - CONNECTED TO LOCAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, FOR AN INCREASE OF 31% FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. SINCE 2006, GIVING DUPAGE HAS PROVIDED 11,000 VOLUNTEER CONNECTIONS TO OVER 400 LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS. GIVING GUIDE - GIVING DUPAGE PRODUCES THE ANNUAL DUPAGE GIVING GUIDE, A VOLUNTEERING RESOURCE PUBLICATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DAILY HERALD. THE GIVING GUIDE LISTS OVER 200 LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH OVER 400 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. THE GIVING GUIDE IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN SEPTEMBER, WITH A CIRCULATION OF 19,000 DUPAGE DAILY HERALD SUBSCRIBERS WITH 6,000 OVER RUN COPIES DISTRIBUTED AT LOCAL LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. BOARD MATCH PROGRAM - THE NUMBER ONE NEED FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IS TO FIND PASSIONATE, QUALIFIED BOARD MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION. THROUGH THE GIVING DUPAGE BOARD MATCH PROGRAM, WE RECRUIT, MATCH, PLACE AND TRAIN INDIVIDUAL PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR NONPROFIT BOARD SERVICE. IN 2019, WE MATCHED AND PLACED 5 CANDIDATES TO LOCAL NONPROFIT BOARDS & COMMITTEES.

PROGRAMS TO BUILD CAPACITY:GIVING DUPAGE HELD ITS 8TH DUPAGE HUMAN RACE EVENT, A 5K COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER THAT RAISED $112,000 FOR 55 LOCAL CHARITIES IN 2019. THE HUMAN RACE EVENT BEGAN IN 2012 AS A WAY TO HELP SMALLER CHARITIES HOST THEIR OWN 5K EVENT, WITHOUT DEDICATING STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, OVER 11,800 PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED AND HELPED TO RAISE $743,467 FOR 145 OVER 8 YEARS. GIVING DUPAGE ALSO PROVIDES CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONPROFIT PARTNERS. GIVING DUPAGE HELD ITS 2ND NONPROFIT CONFERENCE WITH 250 NONPROFIT ATTENDEES FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. GIVING DUPAGE IS A PARTNER WITH THE NIU CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, TO OFFER A NONPROFIT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. GIVING DUPAGE HOSTS CLASSES SUCH AS STRATEGIC PLANNING AND GRANT WRITING. IN 2019, 70 NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN THE CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.GIVING DUPAGE IS ALSO HOST OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS NETWORK, A QUARTERLY LEADERSHIP TRAINING SERIES FOR NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO NETWORK AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES. ON AVERAGE ABOUT 35-40 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS PARTICIPATE IN THE ED NETWORK EVERY QUARTER.

PROGRAMS TO INSPIRE COMMUNITY:GIVING DUPAGE CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH WDCB TO SHINE A LIGHT ON LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR VOLUNTEER NEEDS. GIVING DUPAGE CONNECTS WDCB TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE INTERVIEWED AND FEATURED IN THEIR 'FIRST LIGHT' PROGRAM. IN 2019, WE CONNECTED 10 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO WDCB RADIO.GIVING DUPAGE HOSTS VOLAPALOOZA AS A COUNTYWIDE VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION EVENT. HELD EVERY AUTUMN, WE HONORED 158 VOLUNTEER LEADERS, FROM 41 ORGANIZATIONS, FOR THEIR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO SUPPORTING LOCAL CAUSES.

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