our impact

 

In addition to raising immediate and unrestricted funds for our annual partners through our signature event, we seek to build long-term support by exposing a new demographic to the organization and its mission. Our hope is that they will then become lifelong supporters, helping the organizations expand their donor base and build their next generation of supporters, advocates and volunteers.

Each year since our inception, Levé’s cash contributions, volunteerism and activism have grown. We began by providing p:ear with a modest $4,000 donation in 2004 and are proud to report that we wrote a check to Schoolhouse Supplies for more than $36,000 in 2008. While each organization reports different measurable outcomes as a result of our partnership, we were excited to learn that the amount we provided Friends of the Children-Portland in 2007 was equal to the amount needed to add four additional at-risk Kindergarteners to their program!

By selecting a different type of nonprofit each year, our hope is that if one doesn’t resonate one year, the next year’s nonprofit’s mission will, and that our event-goers continue to support that nonprofit with time and resources well into the future. Essentially, Levé‘s goal is to help nonprofit organizations widen their footprint in the community and expand their donor base, providing a platform for which to publicize the essential work.