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GiveBIG to ISB on May 15

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Mark your calendars for May 15 to participate in the Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG one-day charitable giving campaign. If you contribute a gift that day to ISB through this campaign, the Seattle Foundation will “stretch” your dollars – up to $25,000 per contributor per organization – with a prorated match.

Here are the details:

  • On May 15, between midnight to midnight, visit ISB’s profile page on the Seattle Foundation site and click on the “Donate Now” button.
  • Golden Ticket: Throughout GiveBIG, contributors will be chosen at random and will have an additional $1,000 donated to the same nonprofit. The winner also receives a round-trip pair of tickets from Alaska Airlines and $100 gift card from lead sponsor, Starbucks.

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