WHITEFISH - About a month ago, the Whitefish Community Foundation began its 11th annual Great Fish Community Challenge , which helped 85 non-profits raise over $6.5 million.
“To put it into perspective, last year the non-profits raised about 5.4 million. This year it's over 6.5, so it's a huge increase, over a million dollars extra and that excludes the match fund," said Alan Davis, Whitefish Community Foundation's President and CEO.
The match fund is fundraised all year by the Whitefish Community Foundation, giving a percentage back to the non-profits — motivating donors to give.
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“They can go to their donors and say, now is the time to give to s