How did Giving Arts get started?

Giving Arts was started by just one Artist Russ Cannizzaro. Russ is a successful Artist who began donating 50% of all his art and art product sales to the work and mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Society back in 2019. Soon other Non-Profit organizations heard about Russ’ Philanthropic work and asked if he could help them too and that’s when Giving Arts was born. Russ went to work inviting other Artists to join Giving Arts, created their SEI Marketing and Web Development teams, and launched Giving Arts in April, 2021.