Breakfast helps nonprofits ready for Great Fish

Nonprofit organizations who plan to apply for the 2017 Great Fish Community Challenge, are asked to attend the Whitefish Community Foundation’s nonprofit breakfast on Tuesday, March 21 at the Whitefish Community Library.

The meeting is from 8:30 to 10 a.m. for any nonprofit interested in applying to participate in the Great Fish. Important dates will be discussed and questions answered about the third annual campaign.

All nonprofits, new organizations in particular, are encouraged to attend the breakfast meeting that will include a 30-minute section on bookkeeping basics for nonprofits. Capacity for this meeting is limited so RSVP before March 17 by calling the foundation office at 406-863-1781.

The Great Fish Community Challenge, organized by the Whitefish Community Foundation, raised well over $1.4 Million for local nonprofits in 2016 and offered a 55 percent match on the first $15,000 raised by each of the 40 participating nonprofits. The Community Foundation is again dedicating $200,000 to the Great Fish Match Fund to start off the campaign and it will increase as individuals give to the Great Fish Match.

The Foundation plans to select approximately 45 organizations, up from the 40 selected last year, to participate in this year’s campaign. The selection will be done by application and applications will be accepted through an online process from April 3 to April 28. The Whitefish Community Foundation offers this campaign free of charge to the participating nonprofits.

The campaign giving period will launch for the on July 20 and run until Sept. 15. The Great Fish 5K Color Run and Community Fair will be held Sept. 9 in Depot Park.

For more information about the Great Fish Challenge or the Whitefish Community Foundation, visit www.whitefishcommunityfoundation.org or call 406-863-1781.