The initial fund drive by a new Minnesota e-giving site took in some $14-million in 24 hours, far exceeding organizers’ expectations, reports the Pioneer Press.

Donors gave to more than 3,100 nonprofit organizations during the “Give to the Max Day,” which was organized by GiveMN, an electronic philanthropy site started earlier this month by the Minnesota Foundation. Charities across the state publicized the event — which ended at 8 a.m. Wednesday — via Twitter, Facebook, and e-mail.

Organizers had hoped to double the $3.8-million raised at a Dallas-area community-giving day in May. The final tally “literally blew us out of the water,” said Dana Nelson, GiveMN’s executive director.