Wow, Seattle. You sure know how to GiveBIG!

The Seattle Foundation's GiveBIG Challenge ended last night at midnight and by this morning you couldn't throw a rock in the Twitterverse without hitting a tweet about the results. Not to mention every Facebook status, blog post, and article celebrating the news: over $3.5 million was raised in 17 hours for approximately 900 local nonprofits. Including the match dollars, that's over $4 million contributed to charitable organizations in ONE DAY!

From The Seattle Foundation's website:

The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG challenge: By the Numbers
Note: Final tallies will be available on Tuesday, June 28

Total donations made: More than $3.5 million
Total amount raised (donations + stretch pool): More than $4 million
Number of donations made: More than 18,800
Number of nonprofits receiving donations: Approximately 900
Average gift size: $189.99
Most donations received by a single organization: The Seattle Public Library Foundation

Top 5 nonprofits receiving donations:

Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest
The Seattle Public Library Foundation
Tennis Outreach Programs
FareStart
The 5th Avenue Theatre Association

We here at NPower were thrilled to hear that The Seattle Foundation credits social media for the massive response, citing nonprofits' use of Facebook and Twitter to spread the word and encourage involvement. It's a powerful illustration of technology playing a pivotal role in creating the greater good.

NPower is grateful to the donors that chose to contribute to us. We look forward to using the contributions to help the sector use technology to meet their missions. Click here to read the full results summary on The Seattle Foundation's website.

- Mandi Moshay