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Past Events

$25,000
$25,000 for 93 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
An anonymous donor will give $25,000 (in honor of the Class of 1993) if 93 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
93 / 93 Gifts
Completed
$40,000
$40,000 for 400 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Doug & Leni Herst, Rich & Jen Lyons, Matthew Goldman, and Jerry & Melody Weintraub will collectively give $40,000 if 400 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
400 / 400 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
$50,000 for 600 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Dean Ann Harrison and Cathie Lesjak & Brian Boisseree will collectively give $50,000 if 600 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
600 / 600 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
$100,000 for 800 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Steven & Anita Westly will give $100,000 if 800 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
800 / 800 Gifts
Completed
$70,000
$70,000 for 900 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Joe Teng, Randy & Susan Weil, and two anonymous donors will collectively give $70,000 if 900 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
900 / 900 Gifts
Completed
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 ($10,000; $5,000; $3,000; $2,000; $1,000).
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $10,000 UC Berkeley Model United Nations (UCBMUN) 697
2 $5,000 The Cal Band Annual Fund 641
3 $3,000 Formula Electric at Berkeley 566
4 $2,000 The Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) 477
5 $1,000 Azaad 444
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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. WINNER: Cal Band
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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. WINNER: Intermission Orchestra at Berkeley
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Random Picture Sporting Cal Gear | 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Random original post on Twitter or Instagram of you, family and/or friends wearing Cal gear wins $500. Include #CalBigGive and program hashtag. WINNER: Volunteer Health Interpreters Organization
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SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST: Random Throwback Thursday Photo | 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Random original post of your Cal Throwback Thursday (TBT) photo on Instagram or Twitter wins $500. Include #CalBigGive, #TBT, and program hashtag. WINNER: Helix @ Berkeley
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$25,000
$25,000 for 250 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Donna & Eric Colson will give $25,000 if 250 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
250 / 250 Gifts
Completed
$50,000
$50,000 for 500 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Larissa Roesch, Regina & David Eberhart, and Kevin Brown & Jenny Redo will collectively give $50,000 if 500 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
500 / 500 Gifts
Completed
$75,000
$75,000 for 700 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Haruki & Mikiko Satomi, Brett & Marisa Wilson, Connie Moore & Roger Greer, and an anonymous donor will collectively give $75,000 if 700 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
700 / 700 Gifts
Completed
$18,888
$18,888 for 888 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Mike & Linda Gallagher will give $18,888 (in honor of lucky number 8) if 888 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
888 / 888 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
$100,000 for 1,000 Gifts to Berkeley Haas
Shuhong Ye will give $100,000 if 1,000 gifts are made to the Haas School of Business during Big Give.
Completed
Event
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. WINNER: Cinematic Arts & Production Club
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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. WINNER: Space Enterprise at Berkeley
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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. WINNER: Eta Kappa Nu
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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. WINNER: Bioprinting at Berkeley
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Leaderboard
Funds with the Most Dollars All Day
These are the funds with the most dollars during Big Give. Bragging rights only.
Rank Department Raised
1 The Cal Athletics Fund $2,073,540.00
2 Berkeley Engineering Fund $1,605,320.00
3 The Rausser College Fund for Natural Resources $1,144,816.00
4 Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry Annual Fund $765,404.00
5 Haas School of Business Fund $555,611.10
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Participating Groups
Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority) Arts + Design Initiative Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive Berkeley Journalism Berkeley Law Berkeley Public Health Berkeley School of Education Botanical Garden Cal Alumni Association (CAA) Cal Athletics Cal Parents Fund Cal Performances College of Chemistry College of Engineering College of Environmental Design College of Letters & Science Division of Computing, Data Science, & Society Excellence in Research Goldman School of Public Policy Graduate Division Haas School of Business Hearst Museum of Anthropology Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal International House Lawrence Hall of Science Rausser College of Natural Resources School of Information School of Social Welfare Sport Clubs Student Groups Undergraduate Education Undergraduate Scholarships and Student Affairs University Library Other Areas to Support

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