24-Hour online charity drive set to aid nonprofits

Hundreds of Denver-area nonprofit organizations are hoping for a generous outpouring of gifts during Colorado Gives Day, a 24-hour online charity drive beginning at midnight Wednesday.

Colorado Gives Day is an inaugural program of the Community First Foundation, an organization devoted to raising money for nonprofit groups in the seven counties of metro Denver.

Gifts will be accepted through GivingFirst.org, which allows donors to browse a database of more than 500 charities. Organizers are hoping to raise $1 million during the 24-hour drive.