Each time you make a donation during Big Day of Giving on May 1, your gifts can be boosted by prizes! The team behind Big Day of Giving at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation will award up to $100,000 on May 1, all made possible by the continued support of our lead sponsor, Western Health Advantage.
Each time you make a donation during Big Day of Giving on May 1, your gifts can be boosted by prizes! The team behind Big Day of Giving at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation will award up to $100,000 on May 1, all made possible by the continued support of our lead sponsor, Western Health Advantage.
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Booster Prizes
We'll randomly select hundreds of donations throughout Big Day of Giving to boost with extra love.
Every gift you make on May 1 has the chance to get a boost from $50 to $750, and one donation will win a
⭐ $5,000 Mega Boost! ⭐
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Booster Prizes
We'll randomly select hundreds of donations throughout Big Day of Giving to boost with extra love.
Every gift you make on May 1 has the chance to get a boost from $50 to $750, and one donation will win a
⭐ $5,000 Mega Boost! ⭐
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+1 Prize
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+1 Prize
Give +1 in any of the following ways from April 17 through May 1, complete the donor survey, and your favorite cause can win a $500 boost:
☝️ Give one more gift than in 2024
👯♀️ Invite a new donor to give
🆙 Give one more dollar than in 2024
Give +1 in any of the following ways from April 17 through May 1, complete the donor survey, and your favorite cause can win a $500 boost:
☝️ Give one more gift than in 2024
👯♀️ Invite a new donor to give
🆙 Give one more dollar than in 2024
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Spread Generosity
Up to Six $500 prizes
Help your favorite causes win! Decorate your front windows, yard, or porch to promote generosity. Share your creations as a public post on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter by tagging @bigdayofgiving and using the hashtags #bdog2025 and #spreadgenerosity, then submit your entry before Wednesday, April 30. Judges will select up to six winners, who will award a prize to the nonprofits of their choice!
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Spread Generosity
Up to Six $500 prizes
Help your favorite causes win! Decorate your front windows, yard, or porch to promote generosity. Share your creations as a public post on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter by tagging @bigdayofgiving and using the hashtags #bdog2025 and #spreadgenerosity, then submit your entry before Wednesday, April 30. Judges will select up to six winners, who will award a prize to the nonprofits of their choice!
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Employee Giving Prize
Five $100 prizes
At 5 p.m., when many workdays end, we'll award five prizes to boost the gifts made through the Giving Pages of local businesses!
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Employee Giving Prize
Five $100 prizes
At 5 p.m., when many workdays end, we'll award five prizes to boost the gifts made through the Giving Pages of local businesses!
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Hourly Donor Challenge
24 $500 prizes
We'll award prizes every hour on May 1 to the nonprofit that had the most unique donors during that hour.
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Hourly Donor Challenge
24 $500 prizes
We'll award prizes every hour on May 1 to the nonprofit that had the most unique donors during that hour.
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Midnight Madness
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Midnight Madness
10 $500 prizes
Five donations that are made within the first 10 minutes of Big Day of Giving (12-12:10 a.m. on May 1) and five within the last 10 minutes (11:50-11:59 p.m.) will be selected at random to receive boosts!
10 $500 prizes
Five donations that are made within the first 10 minutes of Big Day of Giving (12-12:10 a.m. on May 1) and five within the last 10 minutes (11:50-11:59 p.m.) will be selected at random to receive boosts!
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Newbie Prize
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Newbie Prize
10 $300 prizes
Ten nonprofits that are participating in Big Day of Giving for the first time will be selected at random to receive boosts!
10 $300 prizes
Ten nonprofits that are participating in Big Day of Giving for the first time will be selected at random to receive boosts!
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Business Partnership Challenge
Three $500 prizes
We'll award three prizes to organizations with the strongest Big Day of Giving business partnerships! The partnership must be between a participating nonprofit and a for-profit business, and the partnership should be related to the nonprofit's BDOG2025 participation! Judges will award prizes to three organizations. Entries must be submitted by midnight on April 29.
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Business Partnership Challenge
Three $500 prizes
We'll award three prizes to organizations with the strongest Big Day of Giving business partnerships! The partnership must be between a participating nonprofit and a for-profit business, and the partnership should be related to the nonprofit's BDOG2025 participation! Judges will award prizes to three organizations. Entries must be submitted by midnight on April 29.
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100% Board Giving Challenge
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100% Board Giving Challenge
10 $1,000 prizes
We'll award prizes at random to ten organizations that receive gifts from 100% of the members of their Boards of Directors. Donations may be made anytime during the giving window, April 17 through May 1, and they can be either offline or online gifts. After you've received donations from all board members, please complete and submit your entry by midnight on May 1. We trust that if you submit an entry for this prize, you've met all the required qualifications.
10 $1,000 prizes
We'll award prizes at random to ten organizations that receive gifts from 100% of the members of their Boards of Directors. Donations may be made anytime during the giving window, April 17 through May 1, and they can be either offline or online gifts. After you've received donations from all board members, please complete and submit your entry by midnight on May 1. We trust that if you submit an entry for this prize, you've met all the required qualifications.
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Get Engaged Prize
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Get Engaged Prize
10 $300 prizes
We'll award prizes at random to 10 organizations that had at least one representative attend at least four Big Day of Giving 2025 activities prior to April 17 — trainings, networking events, peer learning chats, and more! The attended activities can be in person, virtual, or recordings of an event. Entries are due by midnight on April 29. We trust that if you submit an entry for this prize, you've met all the required qualifications.
10 $300 prizes
We'll award prizes at random to 10 organizations that had at least one representative attend at least four Big Day of Giving 2025 activities prior to April 17 — trainings, networking events, peer learning chats, and more! The attended activities can be in person, virtual, or recordings of an event. Entries are due by midnight on April 29. We trust that if you submit an entry for this prize, you've met all the required qualifications.
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916 Prize
We've partnered with Sacramento Republic FC to honor one of the primary area codes in the Sacramento region! At 9:16 a.m. and 9:16 p.m. on May 1, we'll randomly award $916 prizes to boost donors' gifts.
916 Prize
We've partnered with Sacramento Republic FC to honor one of the primary area codes in the Sacramento region! At 9:16 a.m. and 9:16 p.m. on May 1, we'll randomly award $916 prizes to boost donors' gifts.
Prize Rules
Prize Rules
If you have questions about the prize challenges that aren't answered below, please email us.
- Only gifts made at www.bigdayofgiving.org on Thursday, May 1 are eligible for prize challenges, unless otherwise noted in the prize description. Gifts made to organizations through Donor Advised Funds, offline gifts, and early gifts will reflect in leaderboard totals but do not count toward prize challenges unless otherwise noted.
- A unique donor is defined as one donation from one donor.
- Prize challenges are subject to change, and all announced prizes are subject to verification.
If you have questions about the prize challenges that aren't answered below, please email us.
- Only gifts made at www.bigdayofgiving.org on Thursday, May 1 are eligible for prize challenges, unless otherwise noted in the prize description. Gifts made to organizations through Donor Advised Funds, offline gifts, and early gifts will reflect in leaderboard totals but do not count toward prize challenges unless otherwise noted.
- A unique donor is defined as one donation from one donor.
- Prize challenges are subject to change, and all announced prizes are subject to verification.
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Have questions about GivingEdge, Big Day of Giving, the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, opening a charitable fund to support your philanthropic giving, or another piece of our work? Please connect with our team, who are always happy to assist.