The Big Give w/ Mercedes Alhaj

This is a special episode in honor of the Big Give, coming up on Thursday, September 10th, 2020!

The Big Give is a day where our community (San Antonio and surrounding areas) comes together to support local non-profits. Over 500 non-profits participate in this day of giving. This is SoLive’s 5th year to participate and, each year, it serves as our biggest fundraiser!

The entire event is held online so, wherever you find yourself that day, all that’s needed is a few minutes to access your phone or computer to make a contribution of your choosing towards your favorite non-profit(s)! We, of course, hope you’ll choose to support SoLive in our continued efforts to raise funds and awareness to make safe and effective cancer treatments and medications more accessible to public, while also promoting general health, wellness and happiness. Please check out our Big Give donation page HERE, and give to SoLive during the Big Give - should our mission call to your heart. 

In this episode, our Executive Director, Shanna Schulze, and board member, Shanna Covey, chat with Mercedes Alhaj with The Nonprofit Council about this year’s Big Give. The Nonprofit Council is the organizing force behind San Antonio’s Annual Big Give. With the Big Give originally schedule for March 26, 2020, Mercedes shares how they were able to pivot and postpone the Big Give so that they could focus their efforts on helping those organizations on the frontline during the then-emerging COVID-19 pandemic. Their work didn't stop there. Now, with the rescheduled Big Give right around the corner, The Nonprofit Council is still hard at work for it's charitable community. Mercedes explains their planning efforts, and ability to raise matching prize dollars to increase each participating organization's chances to raise funds during the Big Give. 

With over $25 million dollars raised for nonprofits in San Antonio and the surrounding areas over the past 6 six years, we are honored and excited to once again participate in this year's 24-hour day of online charitable giving - the Big Give!

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Shanna Schulze is a corporate and franchise attorney with Shumway Van and she also serves as Executive Director of SoLive, Inc.

Shanna Covey is the author of A Call to the Heart. She is a life coach and founding board member with SoLive. You can follow her on Facebook (@ShannaKayCovey) and Instagram (@ShannaCovey).