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Past Events
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Most Donors All Night | 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. Mar 9-10
Three funds with the most unique donors all night win additional prize money.
Rank
Prize
Funds
Donors
1
$7,500
SKY Campus Happiness Club at Berkeley
259
2
$4,000
UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN)
151
3
$2,500
Azaad
125
4
Helix @ Berkeley
97
5
CalSol
95
6
Cal Triathlon
72
7
Bioengineering Honor Society
66
8
The Haas School of Business Fund
61
9
Formula Electric at Berkeley
60
10
The Berkeley Engineering Fund
50
11
The Fund for I-House
48
12
The Berkeley Optometry Annual Fund
47
13
Pioneers in Engineering (PiE)
47
14
The Botanical Garden Annual Fund
42
15
The Library Fund
39
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Most Donors All Day | 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Three funds with most unique donors all day.
Rank
Prize
Fund
Donors
1
$12,500
The Cal Band Annual Fund
425
2
$6,000
The Cal Parents Fund
366
3
$2,500
The Berkeley Engineering Fund
308
4
The Haas School of Business Fund
297
5
The Letters & Science Leadership Fund
233
6
The Berkeley Optometry Annual Fund
224
7
The Library Fund
206
8
The Botanical Garden Annual Fund
200
9
The Cal Fund
192
10
The Berkeley Law Fund
185
11
The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund
159
12
The Friends of Cal Crew Fund
154
13
Formula Electric at Berkeley
149
14
The Cal Alumni Association Fund
145
15
The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources
145
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Funds with the Most International Donors | 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mar 9-10
Top two funds with the most unique international donors win $750 each.
WINNERS: The Berkeley Haas Full-Time MBA Program Fund, CalSol
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Most Alum Donors | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Top two funds with the most unique alum donors win $750 each. WINNERS: The Cal Band Annual Fund, The Library Fund
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Most Current Graduate Student Donors | 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Top two funds with the most unique current graduate student donors win $750 each. WINNERS: Science Policy Group at Berkeley, The Haas School of Business Fund
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Two Random Donors | 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Two random alum donors win $750 to the fund they support. WINNERS: The Berkeley Haas Full-Time MBA Program Fund and The Native American Studies Annual Fund.
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: What's Your Berkeley Moment? | 9 p.m. to 11 a.m. Mar 9-10
What's your Berkeley Moment? Tell us on UC Berkeley’s Big Give Facebook post. Top two comments with most likes win $500 each to the area of their choice (include program hashtag so we can award the prize)! Visit https://www.facebook.com/UCBerkeley. WINNERS: Cal Band and Formula Electric at Berkeley
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Most Creative Child Post | 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Most creative post of a future Golden Bear promoting Cal on Twitter or Instagram wins $500. Include #CalBigGive and program hashtag. WINNER: Center for Educational Partnerships
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Photo Sporting Cal Gear | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Random original post on Twitter or Instagram of you, family and/or friends wearing Cal gear. 2 winners, $500 each. Include #CalBigGive and program hashtag. WINNERS: Fung Fellowship at UC Berkeley and UC Rally Committee.
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Share Your Favorite Berkeley Memory | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Random original post on Twitter or Instagram that fills in the blank, "My favorite memory at Berkeley is _____________________" wins $1,000 (must include #CalBigGive and your program hashtag). WINNER: Eta Kappa Nu
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Top 3 funds with the most unique donors | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
Top three funds with the most unique donors during this hour will win additional prize money.
Rank
Prize
Funds
Donors
1
$5,000
The Cal Band Annual Fund
87
2
$3,000
The Berkeley Engineering Fund
58
3
$1,500
UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN)
58
4
The Haas School of Business Fund
43
5
The Berkeley Optometry Annual Fund
38
6
The Cal Parents Fund
34
7
The Library Fund
32
8
Formula Electric at Berkeley
29
9
The Letters & Science Leadership Fund
26
10
The School of Social Welfare Annual Fund
26
11
CalSol
26
12
The CED Undergraduate Technology Assistance Fund
25
13
The Cal Fund
25
14
The Cal Alumni Association Fund
25
15
The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund
22
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Top 3 Funds with the Most Gifts | 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Top 3 funds with the most gifts.
Rank
Prize
Funds
Gifts
1
$5,000
CalSol
143
2
$3,000
Formula Electric at Berkeley
96
3
$1,500
The Cal Band Annual Fund
52
4
The Berkeley Engineering Fund
40
5
The Cal Parents Fund
35
6
UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN)
30
7
The Haas School of Business Fund
29
8
The KALX-Radio Fund
27
9
The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources
23
10
The Berkeley Optometry Annual Fund
21
11
The Berkeley Basic Needs Fund
21
12
The Botanical Garden Annual Fund
20
13
The Berkeley Haas Undergraduate Program Fund
19
14
The Cal Fund
18
15
The Library Fund
18
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Random Friend Donors | 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Two random unique friend (non-alum) donors win $750 each to the area that they support. WINNERS: The School of Public Health Changemaker Fund, The Botanical Garden Annual Fund
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Most Faculty and Staff Donors | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Top two funds with the most unique faculty and staff donors win $750 each. WINNERS: The Berkeley Optometry Annual Fund, The Haas School of Business Fund
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Most Donors from Classes of 2012-21 | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Top two funds with the most unique donors from the classes of 2012–21 win $750 each. WINNERS: The Cal Band Annual Fund, The Berkeley Optometry Annual Fund
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Fill in the Blank | 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. Mar 9-10
Random original Tweet or Instagram post that fills in the blank:
I give to # [Program hashtag] for #CalBigGive bc ________________
PRIZE: $500. WINNER: Helix @ Berkeley
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Why Do You Heart Cal? | 9 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mar 9-10
Post "I heart Cal because ________" on Twitter or Instagram. Most inspirational post all day wins $1,000! Include #CalBigGive and program hashtag. WINNER: Cal Triathlon
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Most Creative Pet Post | 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Most creative post of a pet promoting Cal on Twitter or Instagram wins $500. Include #CalBigGive and program hashtag. WINNER: Center for African Studies
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Cal Throwback Thursday Post | 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Random Cal Throwback Thursday (TBT) original photo on Instagram or Twitter wins $1,000 (must include #TBT, #CalBigGive, and your program hashtag). WINNER: CalSol (UC Berkeley Solar Vehicle Team)