Giving Thanks for Giving Tuesday Support

-from the Executive Director & the Head Curator

We want to send a big "Thank you!" to everyone who supported our #GivingTuesday campaign this year.  

#GivingTuesday is fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.  It kicks off the charitable season when many people and companies focus on their holiday and end of year giving.  Since 2012 #GivingTuesday has become a movement that celebrates and supports giving and philanthropy, connecting diverse groups of individuals, communities, and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving.

Last year was the first time the Desert Museum participated in #GivingTuesday.  This year our campaign expanded its social media reach and focused on raising money to support the Education Department.  The Education staff works to develop curriculum based educational field trips for Imperial Valley students, both at the museum and through our the History on the Go program that brings the museum to the classroom.  Educational programs and events, supplies for fairs and field trips, new ideas to try with students: our Education Department does it all! But it is entirely funded through donations and field trip cost of admission ($5 per student).  A perfect place for #GivingTuesday support!

Here's the breakdown of our campaign this year:

• Goal: $6,000
• Raised: $1,906
• 32% of goal reached
• 16 supporters
• 3 times what was raised last #GivingTuesday! 

Thanks to everyone for their support as we keep growing our museum and our community outreach

.  If you are interested in donating to the Museum for your end of year giving you can do it through our website or mail to: Imperial Valley Desert Museum Society, P.O. Box 2455, El Centro, CA 92244

Matches on Giving Tuesday

-from the Executive Director

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we know what that means: Black Friday and Cyber Monday are right around the corner! 

If you plan on taking advantage of the great online deals, did you know that you can support the Imperial Valley Desert Museum while you shop?

Shop through the #StartWithaSmile campaign at smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7364621 and Amazon donates to Imperial Valley Desert Museum Society Inc.

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Tuesday, November 29 is the global day of giving after the excitement of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  The Desert Museum has set a goal of reaching $6,000  for the Education Department by the end of the day November 29. You can help make that happen!

Help support our Education Department as they work with Imperial Valley kids!

• Follow this link to donate directly
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be matching donations made to nonprofits through Facebook fundraisers November 29  https://www.facebook.com/pg/IVDMuseum/fundraisers/…
• Does your company match employee donations? Find out here for free!
• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get the latest updates!
• Share with friends and family!
• Has the Desert Museum touched your life? Enter the contest #MyGivingStory on why you give to the Desert Museum (doesn't have to be money- volunteer times, visiting frequently) and if your story wins the Desert Museum could win $10,000!

Giving Tuesday is November 29!

-from the Executive Director

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the back-to-back days of deals, join us in kicking off the holiday season of giving November 29: Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that unites people and organizations for one common goal: to do good!  Over the past four years #GivingTuesday has empowered more than 45,000 organizations in over 75 countries to give back to their communities.  In 2015 #GivingTuesday raised over $116 million online across the globe- double what was raised in 2014!

Ways to gear up for GivingTuesday:

• Donate to lock in your gift!
• Does your company match employee donations? (check here FREE through December 13 to find out!)
• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for exciting updates
• Share this message with friends and family and encourage them to join the movement!

At the IVDM, we have spent the last year devoted to education. We have seen thousands of kids come through the museum and our festival booths.  It takes a lot of effort to plan and deliver programs, events, and field trips and we now have three new staff in our well-trained education department to help make that happen!  We have already booked half of our field trip days for 2017 and have six festivals on our calendar.

Our Education Department, however, is fully funded by donations.  Our youth programs only happen with your help!

 

What Your Donation Buys:

$400= 1 Fair/Festival Coiled Clay Booth

$200= 1 History on the Go classroom trip

$800= Clay and field trip supplies for a year

Even your donation of just $5 supports one child learning about the cultural history of the early people in the Southern California deserts.

On Giving Tuesday, November 29, a global day of giving, we are focusing all donations on Education! Help us reach our goal of $6,000 raised by the end of the day November 29. 

You can donate through our online campaign website or mailing a check to:

Imperial Valley Desert Museum Society

P.O. Box 2455

El Centro, CA 92244

 Mark your calendars, spread the word, and thank you in advance for your support!