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Marietta named top U.S. city for generosity by GoFundMe; city highlights trail video and upcoming events
Summary
Marietta officials announced the city was ranked the No. 1 most generous city in the United States by GoFundMe and highlighted a Marietta Trail video that reached about 60,000 views; staff said GoFundMe will be present at the Glover Park concert May 30 and will host giveaways and nonprofit donation voting.
City communications and public-works staff told the council that GoFundMe named Marietta the most generous city in the United States in its ranking and that the platform will participate in the Glover Park Concert Series on May 30 with giveaways and a voting feature to allocate donations to local nonprofits.
Why it matters: The ranking and GoFundMe’s planned participation spotlight local charitable giving and nonprofit activity. Staff said Marietta has ranked in the top three for six consecutive years and is No. 1 for the third time overall.
Staff details: Public-works/communications staff said GoFundMe’s methodology looks at donations per capita across 20,000 cities and towns on the platform and that the service will bring giveaways to the May 30 concert and enable attendees to vote on donation recipients from local nonprofits. Communications staff also noted a Marietta Trail video produced by the city’s communications department garnered about 60,000 views in its first week.
Other community items: Parks and Recreation staff previewed a series of upcoming concerts and filming activity downtown, including use of First Baptist Church for a television series and other filming that may temporarily affect traffic. The Parks and Recreation office also reminded residents that May 30 is the last day to submit individual parade entries and highlighted Juneteenth events planned for mid-June.
Next steps: Staff will coordinate with GoFundMe on the Glover Park event and release related public information about the giveaways and nonprofit nomination process.
