StreetWise Partners Joins Other Local Nonprofits to Raise Millions of Dollars as Part of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington

Washington, DC – November 3, 2011. To help generate donations and build on the momentum of regional giving, on November 9th the Washington, DC, Region of StreetWise Partners will participate in Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington (www.give2max.org), a massive one-day online fundraiser to support local programs. More than a thousand nonprofits that serve the greater Washington region will ask donors to display their generosity in a region-wide competition to raise as much money as possible and gain as many supporters as possible.

For 24 hours, starting at midnight on November 9th, area nonprofits will drive their supporters online to donate, creating a huge display of support for one of the region’s largest sectors.

To help StreetWise Partners and contribute to the great work we do every day, supporters should…

- Sign up to be on our email list: http://streetwisepartners.org/
- Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/streetwisepartners; http://twitter.com/swpinfo
- Pledge your support to StreetWise Partners on November 9th at http://give2max.razoo.com/story/Streetwisepartners
- Learn more about Give to the Max Day: http://www.give2max.org

The Washington area nonprofit sector represents one of the region’s most important economic drivers. To help local nonprofits, Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington was created by online fundraiser Razoo, and organized and supported by The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region and United Way of the National Capital Area.

This inaugural one day giving event is being held in conjunction with Digital Capital Week, which is a series of Web 2.0 events from November 4–11.

To learn about opportunities to support StreetWise Partners, please contact Lauren Libera at lauren@streetwisepartners.org.

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StreetWise Partners works with low-income individuals to overcome employment barriers, obtain better jobs and achieve economic self-sufficiency. We do this by creating deep mentoring relationships between trainees and volunteer business professionals who provide job skills training, career coaching and job search assistance.