What If $100 Could Do More Than You Think?

Give locally through Shine Forward Southern Arizona and join us as we celebrate what happens when a community comes together.

There are people doing extraordinary work throughout Southern Arizona every single day.

They are feeding neighbors who need a little help. Caring for animals. Supporting children and families. Helping older adults remain connected and independent. Protecting the places that make Southern Arizona special. Providing resources, education, opportunity and hope.

Most of them aren't household names, and that is one of the reasons Shine Forward Southern Arizona exists.

Created by the Greater Green Valley Community Foundation, Shine Forward makes it easier for people throughout our region to discover the nonprofit organizations working right here in our communities, learn about the work they're doing, and support the causes that matter to them.

Your $100 Stays Connected to Something You Care About

Giving can sometimes feel overwhelming.

There are so many organizations. So many needs. So many requests for help.

Shine Forward gives you a place to start.

You can explore participating Southern Arizona nonprofits, learn about their missions and choose an organization whose work means something to you.

Maybe you care deeply about animals.

Maybe it's children, seniors, hunger, education, the arts, veterans, health, the environment or helping a neighbor through a difficult season.

There isn't one “right” cause.

The point is to find your cause.

And when hundreds of people across our region each choose something they care about, individual gifts begin adding up to something much bigger.

That's community impact.

And This Year, We Want to Celebrate With You

Shine Forward isn't only about raising money.

It's about helping people discover the good already happening around them and creating stronger connections between the people who care and the organizations doing the work.

That's why this year's Shine Forward celebration ends with a pretty great afternoon.

Make a $100 donation to a participating nonprofit by November 11, and you'll receive two complimentary tickets to Sip, Swirl, Shop & Shine Forward, while supplies last.

Your $100 supports a nonprofit you choose.

The tickets are our way of saying thank you for giving local.

Then, bring someone with you and come celebrate.

Sip, Swirl, Shop & Shine Forward

Saturday, November 14, 2026
11 AM–4 PM
Historic Canoa Ranch | Green Valley

Spend the afternoon enjoying local Arizona wineries and breweries, holiday shopping, food, community partners and nonprofit organizations, all in the beautiful setting of Historic Canoa Ranch.

Your two complimentary tickets include 10 wine or beer tastings each.

It isn't simply a wine and beer tasting or a holiday market. It's a chance to see what happens when local nonprofits, businesses, donors and neighbors all show up in the same place for the community they share.

Why Does Giving Local Matter?

Southern Arizona's nonprofits are often responding to needs that are happening just a few miles from our own front doors.

And strong communities don't happen accidentally. They happen when people decide to participate.

You don't have to start a foundation. You don't have to write an enormous check. You don't even have to know exactly where help is needed.

Sometimes it starts with $100 and a decision to care about something close to home.

Then another person does it.

And another.

And another.

That's how a $100 gift becomes part of something much larger.

Find the Cause That Matters to You

Take a few minutes to explore the participating nonprofits through Shine Forward Southern Arizona.

Read their stories.

Discover an organization you may never have known existed.

Find the mission that makes you think, Yes. That's something I want to help.

Then make your $100 donation by November 11 and join us on November 14 for the celebration.

Give local. Discover local. Celebrate local.

Because when generosity stays connected to community, Southern Arizona gets stronger.

Explore the nonprofits and give through Shine Forward Southern Arizona

$100 donation = two complimentary Sip, Swirl, Shop & Shine Forward tickets.