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Donate to Nay Nay's Place, The Path Project and More: Georgia Gives Day

This Wednesday, organizers at GCN hope to draw more than 10,000 individual donations in a "flash mob day of giving."

By Patch Staff

On Wednesday (Nov. 13) the second Georgia Gives Day will take place, and you can participate online by donating to a local organization or by supporting your favorite cause. 

As they did in 2012, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN) has made finding a charity or cause and then donating easy at www.gagivesday.org, where you'll find an option to search for organizations by zip code or county and by keyword or name.  

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Here are some local organizations in and around Snellville that you can donate online to through Georgia Gives Day: 

The inaugural Georgia Gives Day in December 2012 raised more than $900,000 from more than 7,700 individual donors. This year, organizers at GCN hope to draw more than 10,000 individual donations in a "flash mob day of giving."

-- What charities or causes are you are supporting on Georgia Gives Day 2013? Tell us in the comments section below. --

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In the wake of government cuts and mounting competition for grants, nonprofits are relying more than ever on individual donors to fund the services they provide. According to Giving USA, an annual report on nonprofit charitable giving from the Giving USA Foundation, individual donors accounted for 72 percent of all funds raised in 2012.


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