CHALLENGES & LEADERBOARDS
Stanford Day of Giving Ambassador Challenge
Thank you to all our ambassadors who helped make Day of Giving a success and raised support for a Stanford cause they’re passionate about! In addition to unlocking $25,000 in bonus funds, our first place winners will also receive Director's Level tickets to a Stanford football game. Our third place winner unlocks $10,000 in bonus funds.
| Rank | Ambassador Name | Prize | Winner |
| 1 | Drew Hutchins | $25,000.00 | Men's Soccer |
| 1 | Jennifer Varela | $25,000.00 | The Cutaneous Lymphoma Research Fund for Dr. Youn Kim |
| 3 | Dena Evans | $10,000.00 | Women's Soccer |
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. Challenge unlocked! Buck/Cardinal Club Challenge: Gifts from 180 unique donor households to the Buck/Cardinal Club together unlock $25,000 for Buck/Cardinal Club. Challenge unlocked! 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. View the leaderboard. Congrats to Women's Soccer and Men's Volleyball! 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. View the leaderboard. 20 sports unlocked! |
| 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. Challenge unlocked! |
| 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. Challenge unlocked! |
| 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. $100,000 unlocked! 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. View the leaderboard. Congrats to the Class of 1986! |
| 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. Challenge unlocked! Donor Challenge for the Med School: Gifts from 70 unique donor households to the Med Fund together unlock $10,000 for the Med Fund. Challenge unlocked! 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-branded dog 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! All plushies found! 2 for The Stanford Fund, 2 for Student Groups, 2 for Bing Overseas Studies Program, 1 for Student Social Life, 1 for Community Centers, and 1 for The Opportunity Fund. |
| 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! View the leaderboard. Congrats to the Classes of 1996 and 2006! |
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. Challenge unlocked! Buck/Cardinal Club Challenge: Gifts from 180 unique donor households to the Buck/Cardinal Club together unlock $25,000 for Buck/Cardinal Club. Challenge unlocked! 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. View the leaderboard. Congrats to Women's Soccer and Men's Volleyball! 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. View the leaderboard. 20 sports unlocked! |
| 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. Challenge unlocked! |
| 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. Challenge unlocked! |
| 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. $100,000 unlocked! 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. View the leaderboard. Congrats to the Class of 1986! |
| 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. Challenge unlocked! Donor Challenge for the Med School: Gifts from 70 unique donor households to the Med Fund together unlock $10,000 for the Med Fund. Challenge unlocked! 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-branded dog 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! All plushies found! 2 for The Stanford Fund, 2 for Student Groups, 2 for Bing Overseas Studies Program, 1 for Student Social Life, 1 for Community Centers, and 1 for The Opportunity Fund. |
| 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! View the leaderboard. Congrats to the Classes of 1996 and 2006! |