CHALLENGES & LEADERBOARDS
Stanford Day of Giving Ambassador Challenge
Win bonus funds for your favorite cause by signing up to be a Day of Giving Ambassador! The top three ambassadors who bring in the highest number of gifts unlock additional dollars for a fund of their choice. First place unlocks $25,000, second place unlocks $15,000, and third place unlocks $10,000.
Want to join the leaderboard? Visit our Get Involved page to sign up as an ambassador!
Unit challenges
| Unit | Challenge Details |
|---|---|
| Athletics | Beat Our Best Challenge: The 1,796th donor to any Stanford Athletics fund unlocks $500 for each sport-specific program.
Buck/Cardinal Club Challenge: Gifts from 180 unique donor households to the Buck/Cardinal Club together unlock $25,000 for Buck/Cardinal Club. Compete for Card Challenge: The men’s and women’s sport-specific programs with the top former student-athlete participation percentage each unlock $5,000 for their program. Every Card Counts Challenge: All sport-specific programs that meet their donor goal—beating their best from previous Day of Giving campaigns—unlock $5,000 for their program. |
| Community Centers | Power in Numbers Challenge: Gifts from 500 unique donor households to the community centers together unlock $10,000 for the Centers for Equity, Community, and Leadership fund. |
| Graduate School of Business | GSB Community Participation Challenge: Gifts from 370 unique donor households to any Graduate School of Business fund together unlock $10,000 for the Business School Fund. |
| Graduate School of Education | GSE Gift of Knowledge Challenge: Gifts from 75 unique donor households to any School of Education fund together unlock $10,000 for the Education Fund. |
| School of Engineering | Engineering the Future Challenge: Gifts from 280 unique donor households to any School of Engineering fund together unlock $10,000 for the Engineering Fund. |
| School of Humanities and Sciences | H&S Discovery Across Disciplines Challenge: Gifts from 80 unique donor households to the H&S Graduate Fund together unlock $10,000 for the H&S Graduate Fund. |
| Stanford Arts | All in for the Arts Challenge: Gifts from 210 unique donor households to any Stanford Arts fund together unlock $10,000 for Stanford Arts. |
| Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability | Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Donor Challenge: Gifts from 60 unique donor households to any Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability fund together unlock $10,000 for the Sustainability Fund. |
| Stanford Law School | Stanford Law School Donor Challenge: Thanks to the generosity of Walter, '74, and Gail Harris, '74, JD '77, gifts from every 10 unique donor households to any Stanford Law School fund together unlock $10,000 for the Law Fund, up to 100 donors and $100,000. SLS Reunion Class Challenge: The SLS reunion class with the highest participation percentage unlocks $10,000 for The Law Fund for Financial Aid. The unlocked amount will count toward the winning class's reunion dollar total. |
| Stanford Medicine | Donor Challenge for Cancer Research: Gifts from 110 unique donor households to the Cancer Discovery Fund together unlock $10,000 for cancer research. Donor Challenge for the Med School: Gifts from 70 unique donor households to the Med Fund together unlock $10,000 for the Med Fund. Donor Challenge for Stanford Health Care: Gifts from 60 unique donor households to the Health Care Partners Fund together unlock $10,000 for patient care. Donor Challenge for Stanford Tri-Valley Partners: Gifts from 20 unique donor households to the Tri-Valley Partners Fund together unlock $10,000 for Tri-Valley Partners. |
| The Stanford Fund | All in the Family Challenge: Gifts from 600 unique parent or family households of current undergraduate students to any Stanford designation together unlock $10,000 for The Stanford Fund. The More the Merrier: Gifts from 800 unique donor households to any Stanford Fund designation together unlock $10,000 for undergraduate financial aid. Tree-sure Hunt: On May 14, we’ll be hiding nine Stanford Tree plushies around iconic places on campus. Any undergrad student who finds one (between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.) can scan the attached QR code and unlock $1,000 for a Stanford Fund impact fund of their choice! |
| Undergraduate Reunions | Reunion Giving Class Showdown: The top two undergraduate reunion classes with the highest percent participation will unlock exclusive Stanford swag to be claimed at the Class Giving booth during registration at Reunion Homecoming. Gifts to any area of campus count! |