More than 4,500 donors pledged $1.28 million through 225GIVES, an annual fundraising event for Capital Region nonprofits that culminated in a 24-hour giving event May 4, the Capital Area United Way announced today. That’s down from $2.25 million last year and $2.7 million in 2020, the event’s first year. Philanthropy consultant Beverly Brooks Thompson says
225GIVES raised $1.28M, but why was the total down this year?
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