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Arizona Gives Day Is Tuesday, More Than 1,000 Groups Taking Part
In the five years that the event has been around, more than $10 million has been raised for nonprofits that help improve life in the state.

TUCSON, AZ – From Bisbee, Rio Rico, and Nogales to Page and Kayenta and points in between, Tuesday will be a big day in the state. It's the sixth annual Arizona Gives Day.
The day was started in 2013 and is backed by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and the Arizona Grantmakers Forum. Since then it has raised $10,14 million.
"Arizona Gives Day is striving to build a community of philanthropists and help everyone understand that it does not matter what your income might be," the forum's president and chief executive officer, Laurie Liles, said. " Anyone can make a difference with any dollar amount they are able to give."
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Last year, Arizona nonprofits raised $2.74 million through the generosity of more than 18,000 donors, with many giving to multiple organizations.
"The power of collective giving can be transformative," the chief executive officer of the alliance, Kristen Merrifield, says.
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"On April 3, if a million people gave just $10 to their favorite organization, we could raise $10 million for Arizona nonprofits. That’s incredible to think about."
Arizona Gives Day has a website set up that allows you to search for participating nonprofits – there are 1,053 as of Monday night – by location and by type of work that they do.
Graphic via Arizona Gives
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