Weekly Newsletter #8

August 17, 2026

Hello!

You do not want to miss this

Last week’s workshop slides and recording are posted.

If you missed it, please take some time to look through the slides and watch the recording. This was a real invitation from our educational institutions to get connected with their students, through internships and otherwise. There is a ton of information in the slides about their programs and who to contact on their staff.

Slides are in the Google Drive and the Workshop Playlist is linked at the top of the Campaign Hub.

Go to the Campaign Hub

The Inspiration Gift portal is open

The portal is open through the end of September, but please do not wait to start asking your donors to get involved. If a donor plans on writing a check, or is giving through a bank, a donor advised fund, or another third party financial institution, it can take a while for those gifts to reach us.

New Inspiration Gift FAQs

Curious about why we cannot accept Inspiration Gifts made out to you? Here are some guidelines from our CPA about best practices.

Inspiration Gift FAQ: what to do if a donor writes the check out to your nonprofit, and why Give Pikes Peak cannot accept a check written from your organization for a donor's gift.

Read the Inspiration Gift FAQs

Use the message board

Share with the class

You can post about your opportunities and events for all the nonprofits in the campaign using our message board at the bottom of the Campaign Hub. Start your post with your organization’s name and include a contact email so people can follow up with you.

Let me know if you have questions.

Visit the message board

Campaign Opportunities

Free Dental Day

Kissing Camels Family Dentistry is offering a free dental day for nonprofit staff on September 25th. If you or someone on your team is interested, reach out directly to [email protected].

Grant Portal Open

Vanguard Skin Specialists’ Give Thanks grant portal is open through September 1st.

Visit the Give Thanks Portal

Please feel free to reach out with any questions. Have a good week!

Victoria