Nonprofit Resources

Nonprofit User Guide

A comprehensive guide to Give Local York, including information about eligibility and registration; planning your marketing; preparing your MightyCause profile; donations; details on matching funds and fundraising pages; contingency planning; receiving your donations, and more.

Campaign Workplan

A helpful tool to use to strategize for your Give Local York campaign. This resource includes key activities starting eight weeks prior to GLY, as well as the Marketing Plan; Board Member Individual Development Plan; Circle of Influence Worksheet

Calendar & Event Registration

We host a variety of events leading up to Give Local York including trainings, networking events, and other helpful webinars and calls.

Give Local Buddies

Sometimes, the best teachers are the ones with real experience. Give Local York is happy to introduce the Give Local Buddies program to help connect our partners with one another in more meaningful ways. Buddies will connect and learn from each other as they explore strategies to generate engagement around their campaigns.

Facebook Participants Group

The Facebook Participants Group is a space for you to ask questions, and get tips and updates, about GLY from others who are participating!

The Monthly Buzz

Subscribe to our Give Local York Monthly Nonprofit Buzz E-newsletter to get regular updates on upcoming Give Local York deadlines, events, resources, and more.

MightyCause Support

Give Local York is ran by the MightyCause technology platform. If you have questions about the functionality of fundraising tools available to you, a good place to refer is their team's Support Library.

Disbursements

All donations made through MightyCause are collected by the White Rose Leadership Institute and disbursed to your organization. To help your organization receive funds faster, we offer ACH (direct deposit) through Ramp.

Logos, Media, & Graphics

Access Give Local York logos, social media and email graphics in multiple languages, customizable frames, and more!

Brand Usage Guide

Give Local York is a trademark of the White Rose Leadership Institute. Get the details on our brand standards, color palette, and more. 

Sample Messages

Browse this library of sample messaging templates — consisting of emails, social media posts, press releases, short blurbs, and more.

Nonprofit Story Form

There are tons of stories to share about your organization's impact in the community. Send us one and we'll post it on our Give Local York social media channels.

Animated GIFs

Spice up your messages with animated GIFs. Review our collection or access them directly from your favorite social media and text messaging apps by searching "Big Day of Giving" in the GIF search bar.

Printable Materials

Download and print Big Day of Giving materials, including flyers and posters, items that are handy to pass out to your audiences or use in Big Day of Giving photo opportunities!

Canva Templates

It's easy to customize GLY-branded Canva templates with your nonprofit's images. A free account with Canva is required to access, edit, and download the templates. Learn more about creating an account (and, when you have one, accessing Canva Pro features for free through your nonprofit).

Give Local York provides updated Canva templates for your nonprofit to use in your marketing for GLY! Find templates for graphics below:

• Square Graphics: BDOG Gradient Frames, Templates for your logo
• Instagram: NEW! Grid-Sized, Story Graphics
• Email Graphics

Want to learn how to customize our templates? Watch Canva's tutorial!