Prizes

1.  Disco Fever Prize

It may not be Saturday Night Fever, but that doesn’t mean we can’t catch Disco Fever! Donors who give between 8:00-10:00 PM during Give Where You Live will be entered into a random drawing to win $500 for the organization that received their donation.

NEW THIS YEAR!

• PRIZES: Three - $500 prize

2.  Do The Hustle Prize

It’s Hustle time! And like the fast-paced 70s dance, this is a fast-paced prize! We’re giving out three prizes during the 8:00 AM hour, drawn every 20 minutes! Donors who “hustle and give” between 8:00-9:00 AM during Give Where You Live will be entered into a random drawing to win $500 for the organization that received their donation.

NEW THIS YEAR!

• PRIZES:  Three - $500 prize

3.  Far-Out Fundraising Frenzy Prize

This year’s theme is a great excuse for your organization to throw a party by hosting a Giving Destination! Organizations that host Giving Destinations this year are encouraged to have some “far-out” decorations, costumes and creativity! Organizations that host a Giving Destination and make a social media post showing their creativity will be entered to win a prize!

To enter and qualify, your organization must host a Giving Destination (registration required ahead of time-contact KACF for details) and post on social media showing your groovy event! Next, send a screenshot of your post to andi@kearneyfoundation.org by 7:30 PM on December 5 with the following in the subject line: “Far-Out Fundraising Frenzy”.  

NEW THIS YEAR!

• PRIZES: Two - $1,000 prize

4.  Flower Power Hour Prize

We can’t have a theme about the 60s and 70s without mentioning Flower Power! Donors who give between 3:00-4:00 PM during Give Where You Live will be entered into a random drawing to win $750 for the organization that received their donation. AND, the first 25 donors that bring a gift by our office between 3:00-4:00 PM will receive a flower to take home! 

NEW THIS YEAR!

• PRIZES: Four - $750 prize
  
  

5.  Groovin' for Early Givin' Prize

One of the great things about Give Where You Live is that you don’t have to wait until the first Thursday of December to start giving, as Early Giving starts November 7! Donors who donate between 12:00 AM on November 7 and 11:59 PM on December 4 will be entered into a random drawing to win $500 for the organization that received their donation.

NEW THIS YEAR!

• PRIZES: Four - $500 prize

6.  It Only Takes a Spark Prize

Our hope is that the money raised through Give Where You Live will help local nonprofits foster harmony and spread kindness in our community. So how will GWYL impact your organization? Post your organization’s goals on Facebook. Tell your followers how your organization will promote peace and share love and explain what you hope to accomplish because of Give Where You Live.

NEW THIS YEAR!  

To enter and qualify, explain how you will spread peace and love by posting on Facebook between November 7 and December 5 using the hashtag #PeaceLoveCommunity. Post something new each week to be entered for the weekly drawing!

Next, send a screenshot of your posts each week to andi@kearneyfoundation.org with the following in the subject line: “Peace, Love, Community Post”. Posts will need to be made and sent to Andi by noon on the day of each drawing in order to be entered in that week’s drawing.

    

• PRIZES: Four - $500 prize (randomly drawn from qualifying organizations – one each week – drawn November 14, November 21, November 27 (day early due to Thanksgiving) and December 5).

7.  Love Train Prize

We want everyone to “join in” on sharing the message of peace, love, community. If you spread the word, you can jump on the train of people doing great things in our community! We will post on the Kearney Area Community Facebook page at 8:00 AM on December 5. Anyone who publicly shares the post will be entered into a drawing to win a $800 prize to go to the Give Where You Live nonprofit of their choice. We will draw a winner at 4:00 PM. The winner will be contacted through Facebook Messenger. The winner will need to let us know by 6:00 PM which nonprofit they’d like to receive the prize. So encourage your donors to share the post and to keep an eye on their messages after 4:00!

NEW THIS YEAR!

• PRIZES: One - $800 prize

8.  Shining Star Success Prize

Prizes for the nonprofits with the biggest percentage increase over last year (only nonprofits that participated last year in Give Where You Live are eligible.) Eligible nonprofits must raise more than the prize amount. For example, if you only raise $200 and have the biggest percentage increase, you are only eligible for the $200 prize. 

A GREAT INCENTIVE FOR YOUR DONORS!

• PRIZES: 1st Place: $2,000, 2nd Place: $1,000, 3rd Place: $500, and 4th Place: $200
  (In case of a tie, a winner will be randomly drawn.)

9.  Solid Gold Ticket Prize

Donors will be chosen at random, each hour, from the donations made during Give Where You Live to have an additional $250 Solid Gold Ticket given to the organization that received their donation. Winners drawn from 1:00 to 8:00 AM will be posted on social media after the office opens at 8:00 AM. CST.

TRADITIONAL PRIZE!

• PRIZES: $250 hourly (24 prizes)

10.  Time in a Bottle Prize

Although this theme is only focusing on a certain point in time, an endowment for your organization will last forever! Participating nonprofits that raise over $10,000 during Give Where You Live will be entered into a random drawing for one organization to be awarded an endowment fund at the Kearney Area Community Foundation. (If the winning organization already has an endowment at KACF, then the $10,000 prize will be added to their fund). Note: The winner doesn’t have to use the funds raised during GWYL for the endowment. 

THE BIG ONE!

• PRIZES: $10,000 KACF endowment fund 

11.  Top of the World Prize

This year we hope to accomplish something we’ve never done before and raise over $2 million during Give Where You Live! We will award a $1,000 prize to the donor’s organization whose gift puts us over the $2 million mark!

NEW THIS YEAR!

• One - $1,000 prize

12.  You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Prize

KACF manages over 260 funds, and their trust in us makes us feeling like dancing! To show our continued support of nonprofits “under our umbrella” they will be entered into a random drawing for a $500 prize. To be eligible for the drawing, the organization needs to have raised more than $1,000 and had more than 10 gifts during Give Where You Live. 

A THANK YOU TO OUR KACF FUNDS!

• Three - $500 prize

Excited to give?

Early online giving starts November 7, 2024. Donations for the Give Where You Live campaign between 

November 7 - December 5 will be charged on the donor's credit card the day you make your donation. Early gifts will count towards prizes and match money. 

Questions?

Contact Andi Hartman at andi@kearneyfoundation.org or 308-237-3114