On Tuesday, May 7, Central Carolina Community Foundation will connect “everyday philanthropists” with 415 local nonprofits during Midlands Gives — the 18-hour local online giving challenge. Midlands Gives is hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ center for philanthropy, and runs from 6 a.m. until midnight, a condensed time period from the former 24-hour schedule. Community members can donate to participating nonprofits with contributions of $20 or more online at http://www.midlandsgives.org/.

Since its start in 2014, Midlands Gives has raised more than $7.25 million for local nonprofits. In 2018, the fifth anniversary of Midlands Gives, our community raised more than $1.75 million for 372 organizations via 14,665 individual donations, exceeding all prior year records.