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As a not-for-profit cooperative, Desert Financial takes pride in sharing success with the community through financial well-being education, foundation scholarships, grants, charitable events and sponsorships, corporate and foundation fundraising, Random Acts of Kindness, Teacher Appreciation events, and volunteerism. So far in 2023, Desert Financial and its team members have awarded nearly $2,000,000 in grants, charitable event sponsorships, programs, and our annual workplace giving campaign to non-profits investing in our social impact priorities of education, hunger & food insecurity, housing & homelessness, youth, and workforce development. Our team members have volunteered nearly 12,000 hours to help 80 local non-profit organizations. Desert Financial Foundation has awarded over $395,000 through various scholarship programs and raised over $750,000 for the 1 Darn Cool School at Phoenix Children’s. For more information visit desertfinancial.com
As a not-for-profit cooperative, Desert Financial takes pride in sharing success with the community through financial well-being education, foundation scholarships, grants, charitable events and sponsorships, corporate and foundation fundraising, Random Acts of Kindness, Teacher Appreciation events, and volunteerism. So far in 2023, Desert Financial and its team members have awarded nearly $2,000,000 in grants, charitable event sponsorships, programs, and our annual workplace giving campaign to non-profits investing in our social impact priorities of education, hunger & food insecurity, housing & homelessness, youth, and workforce development. Our team members have volunteered nearly 12,000 hours to help 80 local non-profit organizations. Desert Financial Foundation has awarded over $395,000 through various scholarship programs and raised over $750,000 for the 1 Darn Cool School at Phoenix Children’s. For more information visit desertfinancial.com
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01:03 in grants just this year.
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01:10 team really gets together
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01:20 why you guys want to get
01:23 making sure that all fami
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01:57 eyes this holiday season,
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02:08 know the big guy at Desert
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02:14 the customers and the mem
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02:19 open to all. It's just a
02:21 and we're excited to parti
02:23 community this year. Okay
02:26 those many hours going in
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02:53 it's donating financially
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02:59 is the holiday season and
03:01 how you guys have ways th
03:03 money and stay on budget
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03:12 education. It's a really
03:15 We want people to be comf
03:17 money, right? We know tim
03:19 right now. I mean, we've
03:21 grocery prices, right? So
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03:35 them get started, especia
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03:47 excited about this. I kno
03:49 time we're gonna have you
03:51 forward to of course, mea
03:53 people who are participat
03:56 having you out there for
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03:59 be a great holiday season
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