The annual Big Day of Giving event returns Thursday, with hundreds of nonprofit organizations in the Sacramento region seeking a helping hand. Once the clock strikes midnight, a 24-hour window opens to make a donation to any one of the 855 community groups participating in the event. Since 2013, 65,000 donors have given around $117 million to different nonprofit organizations, according to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, the organizers of the event. | VIDEO BELOW | B Street Theatre to perform “24-hour plays” for Big Day of GivingThe unrestricted funds raised help to ensure nonprofit staff members and volunteers have the tools they need to keep up with their missions.Organizers make it easy to donate through one large online database that connects people to various groups and causes that help all kinds of people and programs.So how can you participate in the Big Day of Giving? Visit bigdayofgiving.orgClick the “Search Nonprofits” tabFind a cause you care aboutFollow the steps on that nonprofit group’s Big DoG landing page to make your donation In addition to traditional donations, donors also have the option to support organizations by giving stocks. To learn how that works, click here. The event is billed as “24 hours to give where your heart is” and organizations are hoping people from across the region do just that.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

The annual Big Day of Giving event returns Thursday, with hundreds of nonprofit organizations in the Sacramento region seeking a helping hand.

Once the clock strikes midnight, a 24-hour window opens to make a donation to any one of the 855 community groups participating in the event.

Since 2013, 65,000 donors have given around $117 million to different nonprofit organizations, according to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, the organizers of the event.

| VIDEO BELOW | B Street Theatre to perform “24-hour plays” for Big Day of Giving

The unrestricted funds raised help to ensure nonprofit staff members and volunteers have the tools they need to keep up with their missions.

Organizers make it easy to donate through one large online database that connects people to various groups and causes that help all kinds of people and programs.

So how can you participate in the Big Day of Giving?

In addition to traditional donations, donors also have the option to support organizations by giving stocks. To learn how that works, click here.

The event is billed as “24 hours to give where your heart is” and organizations are hoping people from across the region do just that.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel