Santa Cruz Gives

Attention Local Nonprofits!
Applications for the2024 campaign are open through -September 6!
Read the FAQ below then and apply now.

Santa Cruz Gives is a holiday fundraising program that makes it easy for generous donors to support a local nonprofits. Founded by Good Times Weekly in 2015, Santa Cruz Gives has raised over $4 million for local organizations serving Santa Cruz County.

The Volunteer Center is proud to be the fiscal sponsor of Santa Cruz Gives.

Santa Cruz Gives is project-based. Donors will be motivated by both the mission of an organization and a special project chosen for this campaign. At SantaCruzGives.org, each nonprofit has a profile page, it’s simple to use the shopping cart to give, and the leaderboard makes it exciting to watch your favorite nonprofits tick up in donations as totals are tracked in real time.

Santa Cruz Gives is presented by Good Times in partnership with the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County and the support of Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, The Applewood Fund, The Joe Collins Fund, Driscoll’s, Inc., Comcast, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Santa Cruz County Bank, Wynn Capital Management, The Pajaronian, and the Press Banner.

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