$ 137,425 raised 4,517 gifts


Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

$10,000
The Clementine Douglas Student Emergency Fund Challenge
Liz Claman ('85) will contribute $10,000 once 75 gifts are made to Berkeley Journalism.
75 / 75 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
CED Undergraduate Technology Assistance Match
Larry Matarazzi and Natalie Mallinckrodt will match all gifts, dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000 to the CED Undergraduate Technology Assistance Fund.
$175 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Football Match
Cyrus and Michelle Hadidi will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Football up to $25,000.
$150 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Political Economy Annual Fund Match
Political Economy Advisory Board Member Regina Eberhart will match all gifts, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.
$175 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Rugby Match
The Cusano Family will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Rugby up to $10,000.
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
The Botanical Garden Annual Fund Match
Generous donors will match all Big Give gifts to the Botanical Garden Annual Fund up to $50,000
$150 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
The History Annual Fund Match
History alum Seth Landsberg will match every gift dollar-for-dollar up to $5k.
$150 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Field Hockey Match
An anonymous field hockey alumna will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Field Hockey up to $5,000.
$175 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Aquatics Match
An anonymous women's swimming alumna will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Aquatics up to $5,000.
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Berkeley Language Center Fund Match
An anonymous donor will match gifts to the Berkeley Language Center Fund 1:1, up to $500!
$100 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Fund Challenge 01
An anonymous donor will match every dollar donated to the Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Department Fund, up to $5,000!
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
The Psychology Annual Fund Match 01
Kathy Knopoff '92 will match all gifts to Berkeley Psychology, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000!
$100 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Economics Annual Fund Match 01
Mike Schulman will match all gifts, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000, to the Economics Annual Fund.
$100 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Lacrosse Match 01
To celebrate the 25th year of the program, an anonymous donor has pledged to match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Lacrosse up to $25,000.
$175 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Men's Gymnastics Match 01
Joshua Landau will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Men's Gymnastics up to $20,000.
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Men's Golf Match 01
An anonymous men's golf alum will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Men's Golf up to $5,000.
$100 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Bauer Wurster Hall Renovation Fund Match 01
Cal parents Sylvia Kainz and Mike Fallon (P '26) will match all gifts, dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000.
$150 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Band Annual Fund Match 01
Anonymous donors have generously provided matching funds up to $30,000. Gifts of any amount ($10+) will be matched, 1:1 up to $30,000.
$150 MATCHED
Ended
$5,000
Department of Philosophy Fund Challenge
40 gifts to the Department of Philosophy Fund will unlock a $5,000 challenge match thanks to Brenda and Tom Carlson, B.A. Philosophy '81!
6 / 40 Gifts
Ended
$5,000
Cal Softball Donor Challenge
An anonymous donor has challenged the Cal Softball community to secure 30 donors to unlock a $5,000 gift to the program.
6 / 30 Donors
Ended
$100,000
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Donor Challenge
Dr. Michael Harris will contribute $100,000 once we reach our goal of combined 250 donors to any of the following funds: Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Annual Fund, Morgan University Eye Center Annual Fund, Vision Science Annual Fund, Berkeley Vision Children's Uncorrected Refractive Error (CURE) Initiative Fund, and the Poston Opportunity Fund.
29 / 250 Donors
Ended
$10,000
Cal Men's Gymnastics Donor Challenge
Brandon McCormick has challenged the Cal Men's Gymnastics community to secure 30 donors to unlock a $10,000 gift to the program.
5 / 30 Donors
Ended
$500
The I School Fund Dollar Challenge
An anonymous donor will match $500 after the first $500 of the campaign has been contributed.
$100 / $500 Raised
Ended
$6,000
UC Rally Committee Donor Challenge
An anonymous group of donors will contribute $6,000 if 20 donors make a gift in support of the UC Rally Committee.
5 / 20 Donors
Ended
$7,000
Berkeley Engineering Fund Challenge
An anonymous donor will contribute $7,000 once 150 gifts are made to the Berkeley Engineering Fund.
4 / 150 Donors
Ended
$25,000
Women's Crew Donor Challenge 01
An anonymous donor has challenged the Cal Women's Crew community to secure 50 donors to unlock a $25,000 gift to the program.
7 / 50 Donors
Ended
$5,000
The Geography Annual Fund Challenge 01
A generous alum will contribute a matching gift of $5,000 to the Geography Annual Fund after the first $5,000 has been raised.
$100 / $5,000 Raised
Ended
$2,500
Cal Aquatics Donor Challenge 01
An anonymous men's swimming alum has challenged the Cal Aquatics community to secure 50 donors to unlock a $2,500 gift to the program.
7 / 50 Donors
Ended
$5,000
The I School Fund Donor Challenge 01
Timothy DeWolf & Cristina Campbell will contribute $5,000 once 200 donors make gifts to the I School Fund.
6 / 200 Donors
Ended
$5,000
The Botanical Garden Annual Fund Donor Challenge 01
An anonymous donor has challenged the Garden to acquire 400 unique donors to unlock $5,000. After 500 unique donors, another $5,000 will be unlocked.
4 / 400 Donors
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$25,000
The Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) Fund Gift Challenge 01
Berkeley IEOR alum Sujit Chakravarty and his wife Anita Tandon will contribute $25,000 once we reach our goal of 50 gifts to the IEOR Fund.
6 / 50 Gifts
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Leaderboard
BIG SLICE | Areas with the Most Unique Donors
The schools, colleges, and programs with the most unique donors. Bragging rights only.
Rank Department Donors
1 Berkeley Public Health 936
2 Graduate School of Education 645
3 Graduate Division 574
4 Division of Computing Data Science & Society 240
5 Berkeley Journalism 217
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Leaderboard
Most Donors During Big Give
Top 5 funds with the most unique donors during the 24 hours of Big Give win additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Community Engaged Education in CEE Fund 9
2 The Order of the Golden Bear 9
3 Achievement Award Program (TAAP) Scholarship Fund 8
4 California Institute for Energy & Environment Fund 8
5 The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund 8
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Top 3 fund with the most unique donors win additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 10 a.m. to noon
Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Community Engaged Education in CEE Fund 9
2 The Order of the Golden Bear 9
3 Achievement Award Program (TAAP) Scholarship Fund 8
4 California Institute for Energy & Environment Fund 8
5 The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund 8
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Top fund with the most unique donors wins additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Top 3 funds with the most unique donors wins additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Most Donors to a Student Group or Sport Clubs | 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Mar 8
Most unique donors to a registered student group or sports club during the first hour of Big Give. Top three funds will win prize money.
Rank Fund Designation Donors
1 The Simons Institute Fund 0
2 The Center for Studies in Higher Education Fund 0
3 The Disability Lab and MadRadLab Fund 0
4 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
5 The Young Workers Leadership Academy Fund 0
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Event
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: What's Your Favorite Memory? | 9 p.m. to 10 a.m.
Random original post on Twitter or Instagram that fills in the blank, "My favorite memory at Berkeley is _____________________" wins $500. Include #CalBigGive and your program hashtag.
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Event
Random Ambassador with 3+ Donors | 9 p.m. to 10 a.m., March 8-9
Random Ambassador with at least three unique donors wins $1,000 (awarded to the same fund the ambassador donated to, or selected affinity).
Ended
Event
Random Ambassador with 10+ Donors | 9 p.m. to 4 p.m., March 8-9
Random Ambassador with at least ten unique donors wins $2,000 (awarded to the same fund the ambassador donated to, or selected affinity).
Ended
Event
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Why Do You Give? | 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Random original Tweet or Instagram post that fills in the blank: "I give to # [Program hashtag] for #CalBigGive bc ________________ " wins $500.
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Event
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Most Creative Pet Post | 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Most creative post of a pet promoting Cal on Twitter or Instagram wins $500. Include #CalBigGive and program hashtag.
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Event
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Thank Your Berkeley Star | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Random original Tweet or Instagram photo of a Berkeley professor, student, alum, club, or parent that has starred in your life wins $500. Please tag two of your favorite Cal people (not required, but highly encouraged ? show them some love) and include #CalBigGive and the program hashtag.
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Random Picture Sporting Cal Gear | 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Random picture on Twitter or Instagram of you and/or your friends sporting Cal gear wins $500. Include #CalBigGive and program hashtag.
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Event
Most Donors from the Classes of 2013 to 2022 | 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Top 3 funds with the most unique donors from the classes of 2013 to 2022 win $2,000, $,1,500, and $1,000.
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$10,000
The Clementine Douglas Student Emergency Fund Challenge 01
Liz Claman ('85) will contribute $10,000 once 75 gifts are made to Berkeley Journalism.
75 / 75 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Fund Challenge
An anonymous donor will match every dollar donated to the Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Department Fund, up to $5,000!
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
The Psychology Annual Fund Match
Kathy Knopoff '92 will match all gifts to Berkeley Psychology, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000!
$175 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Economics Annual Fund Match
Mike Schulman will match all gifts, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000, to the Economics Annual Fund.
$150 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Lacrosse Match
To celebrate the 25th year of the program, an anonymous donor has pledged to match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Lacrosse up to $25,000.
$150 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Men's Gymnastics Match
Joshua Landau will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Men's Gymnastics up to $20,000.
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Men's Golf Match
An anonymous men's golf alum will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Men's Golf up to $5,000.
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Bauer Wurster Hall Renovation Fund Match
Cal parents Sylvia Kainz and Mike Fallon (P '26) will match all gifts, dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000.
$100 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Band Annual Fund Match
Anonymous donors have generously provided matching funds up to $30,000. Gifts of any amount ($10+) will be matched, 1:1 up to $30,000.
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
CED Undergraduate Technology Assistance Match 01
Larry Matarazzi and Natalie Mallinckrodt will match all gifts, dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000 to the CED Undergraduate Technology Assistance Fund.
$0 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Football Match 01
Cyrus and Michelle Hadidi will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Football up to $25,000.
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Political Economy Annual Fund Match 01
Political Economy Advisory Board Member Regina Eberhart will match all gifts, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.
$175 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Rugby Match 01
The Cusano Family will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Rugby up to $10,000.
$125 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
The Botanical Garden Annual Fund Match 01
Generous donors will match all Big Give gifts to the Botanical Garden Annual Fund up to $50,000
$100 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
The History Annual Fund Match 01
History alum Seth Landsberg will match every gift dollar-for-dollar up to $5k.
$175 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Field Hockey Match 01
An anonymous field hockey alumna will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Field Hockey up to $5,000.
$100 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Cal Aquatics Match 01
An anonymous women's swimming alumna will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Cal Aquatics up to $5,000.
$175 MATCHED
Ended
2
Match
Berkeley Language Center Fund Match 01
An anonymous donor will match gifts to the Berkeley Language Center Fund 1:1, up to $500!
$100 MATCHED
Ended
$25,000
Women's Crew Donor Challenge
An anonymous donor has challenged the Cal Women's Crew community to secure 50 donors to unlock a $25,000 gift to the program.
4 / 50 Donors
Ended
$5,000
The Geography Annual Fund Challenge
A generous alum will contribute a matching gift of $5,000 to the Geography Annual Fund after the first $5,000 has been raised.
$125 / $5,000 Raised
Ended
$2,500
Cal Aquatics Donor Challenge
An anonymous men's swimming alum has challenged the Cal Aquatics community to secure 50 donors to unlock a $2,500 gift to the program.
5 / 50 Donors
Ended
$5,000
The I School Fund Donor Challenge
Timothy DeWolf & Cristina Campbell will contribute $5,000 once 200 donors make gifts to the I School Fund.
4 / 200 Donors
Ended
$5,000
The Botanical Garden Annual Fund Donor Challenge
An anonymous donor has challenged the Garden to acquire 400 unique donors to unlock $5,000. After 500 unique donors, another $5,000 will be unlocked.
6 / 400 Donors
Ended
$25,000
The Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) Fund Gift Challenge
Berkeley IEOR alum Sujit Chakravarty and his wife Anita Tandon will contribute $25,000 once we reach our goal of 50 gifts to the IEOR Fund.
5 / 50 Gifts
Ended
$5,000
Department of Philosophy Fund Challenge 01
40 gifts to the Department of Philosophy Fund will unlock a $5,000 challenge match thanks to Brenda and Tom Carlson, B.A. Philosophy '81!
5 / 40 Gifts
Ended
$5,000
Cal Softball Donor Challenge 01
An anonymous donor has challenged the Cal Softball community to secure 30 donors to unlock a $5,000 gift to the program.
7 / 30 Donors
Ended
$100,000
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Donor Challenge 01
Dr. Michael Harris will contribute $100,000 once we reach our goal of combined 250 donors to any of the following funds: Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Annual Fund, Morgan University Eye Center Annual Fund, Vision Science Annual Fund, Berkeley Vision Children's Uncorrected Refractive Error (CURE) Initiative Fund, and the Poston Opportunity Fund.
30 / 250 Donors
Ended
$10,000
Cal Men's Gymnastics Donor Challenge 01
Brandon McCormick has challenged the Cal Men's Gymnastics community to secure 30 donors to unlock a $10,000 gift to the program.
5 / 30 Donors
Ended
$500
The I School Fund Dollar Challenge 01
An anonymous donor will match $500 after the first $500 of the campaign has been contributed.
$150 / $500 Raised
Ended
$6,000
UC Rally Committee Donor Challenge 01
An anonymous group of donors will contribute $6,000 if 20 donors make a gift in support of the UC Rally Committee.
5 / 20 Donors
Ended
$7,000
Berkeley Engineering Fund Challenge 01
An anonymous donor will contribute $7,000 once 150 gifts are made to the Berkeley Engineering Fund.
7 / 150 Donors
Ended
Leaderboard
BIG SLICE | Areas with the Most Money Raised
The schools, colleges, and programs with the most money raised. Bragging rights only.
Rank Department Raised
1 Berkeley Public Health $23,400.00
2 Graduate School of Education $16,125.00
3 Graduate Division $14,350.00
4 Division of Computing Data Science & Society $6,000.00
5 Berkeley Journalism $5,425.00
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 10 p.m. to 11 p.m., March 8
Top fund with the most unique donors wins additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Top 3 fund with the most unique donors win additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Top 2 funds with the most unique donors win additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Top fund with the most unique donors wins additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Most Donors | 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Top fund with the most unique donors wins additional prize money.
Rank Department Donors
1 Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) 0
2 Simons Institute 0
3 Center for Studies in Higher Education 2 0
4 Disability Lab and MadRadLab 0
5 Pies Award for Best Life Course Theory Application 0
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Leaderboard
Go Big for Students
The top 15 student groups or sport clubs with the most unique donors win.
Rank Fund Designation Donors
1 Achievement Award Program (TAAP) Scholarship Fund 8
2 California Institute for Energy & Environment Fund 8
3 The Young Workers Leadership Academy Fund 7
4 The Black Graduation Fund 7
5 Reynoso Social Justice & Judicial Externship Fund 7
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Ambassador with the Most Donors During Big Give
Ambassador with the most unique donors during Big Give wins $5,000 (awarded to the same fund the ambassador donated to, or selected affinity).
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Event
Funds with the Most International Donors | 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. March 8-9
Top two funds with the most unique international donors win $1,500 each.
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Event
Random Ambassador with 5+ Donors | 9 p.m. to 1 p.m., March 8-9
Random Ambassador with at least five unique donors wins $1,500 (awarded to the same fund the ambassador donated to, or selected affinity).
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Event
Random Ambassador with 20+ Donors | 9 p.m. to 7 p.m., March 8-9
Random Ambassador with at least 20 unique donors wins $2,500 (awarded to the same fund the ambassador donated to, or selected affinity).
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST | Big Give Reels: March 6, 8 a.m. to March 9, 12 p.m.
Make an Instagram Reel promoting your fund! You can post as early as 8 a.m. Monday (3/6), and the IG Reel with the most views by 12pm on Big Give wins $500. Must tag @calstudentphilanthropy, include #CalBigGive, and your program hashtag. See full rules at https://bit.ly/bg-reels.
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Most Creative Child Post | 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Most creative post of a future Golden Bear promoting Cal on Twitter or Instagram wins $500. Include #CalBigGive and program hashtag.
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Most Faculty and Staff Donors | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Top 2 funds with the most unique faculty and staff donors win $1,500 each.
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Random Throwback Thursday Photo | 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Random Cal Throwback Thursday (TBT) original photo on Instagram or Twitter wins $500. Include #CalBigGive, #TBT, and program hashtag.
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