In raising funds for local nonprofits through Give BIG, the Seattle Foundation also uses some great social media tools to build even more excitement for this one-day online event. Check out the Give BIG tagboard which visually shows all the social media interactions with the #giveBIG hashtag.

‪ The #giveBIG hashtag is trending in Seattle and in many places around the world:

World map with #giveBIG trend

For most of the day, the #giveBIG and Seattle Foundation topics have been at the top of Trendsmap’s trends for Seattle:

Trending topics in Seattle

The Seattle Foundation updates the total donations, announces golden tickets, and reminds people they still have time to donate thru its Facebook and Twitter pages.

The result? Millions of dollars are coming in, and they may surpass last year’s record donations! Great job, everyone!