Challenges by the Clock
🕔 EARLY MOMENTUM MATCH - COMPLETE!
Total match pool: $4,250
Early donors helped fully exhaust the $4,250 match pool, with 13 gifts across 13 campaigns receiving dollar-for-dollar matches before funds ran out. Thank you to everyone who gave early and built the momentum that’s powering Giving Day forward!
⏰ READY, SET, GO! - COMPLETE!
The first gift after midnight on March 4, 2026, is in! A student nurse who supported the East Bay Student Nurses Association at Concord earned an extra $500 for their campaign. Thank you for kicking off Giving Day with Pioneer pride!
🔋 12:00 PM U-HOUR POWER - COMPLETE!
One hour, big impact! During U-Hour (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM), the three campaigns with the most gifts received in that single hour earned bonus prizes.
🥇 $750 – East Bay Student Nurses Association–Concord (25 donors)
🥈 $500 – Hayward Promise Neighborhood (14 donors)
🥉 $250 – Center for Sport and Social Justice (6 donors)
🌙 LAST, BUT NOT LEAST - COMPLETE!
The clock struck midnight, and in the final second of Giving Day 2026, Maryam Fahmy made an unforgettable impact! With a gift submitted at 11:59:59 PM, Maryam’s donation to the East Bay Student Nurses Association at Concord, earning an extra $500 for the organization. Talk about finishing strong!
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✈️ FARTHEST GIFT - COMPLETE!
A remarkable donation to our Swim Team traveled all the way from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, approximately 8,500 miles from Hayward, California - earning the distance title and a $500 bonus for the team.
PERRY'S FLIGHT TO 50 - COMPLETE!
Congratulations to the Volleyball team for being the first campaign to reach 50 unique donors and winning the $500 bonus!
🏆 THE GIVING CHAMPION AWARDS - COMPLETE!
The Giving Champion Awards celebrate the three campaigns that rallied the highest number of donors during Giving Day 2026, and what an incredible show of support it was!
🥇 $750 - Student Nursing Association
🥈 $500: History Social Science Teacher Preparation Scholarship
🥉 $250: Center for Sport and Social Justice
Scroll down to see the Leaderboard.
🏫 FACULTY & STAFF GIVING CUP - COMPLETE!
Campus pride was on full display during this year’s Faculty & Staff Giving Cup! This challenge recognized the campaigns with the highest number of faculty and staff donors, and the results are in.
🥇 $750 - Swimming
🥇 $750 - Hayward Promise Neighborhood
🥈 $250 - Men’s Basketball
Thank you to our incredible faculty and staff for showing up in such a big way. Your generosity and Pioneer pride continue to make a powerful impact across campus!
🤳 SOCIAL MEDIA CHAMPION CHALLENGE - COMPLETE!
This challenge recognized the campaigns that generated the highest social media engagement on Giving Day 2026, and the results are in!
🥇 $750 - Student Nursing Association – Concord
🥈 $500: Hayward Promise Neighborhood
🥉 $250: Center for Sport and Social Justice
From shares and comments to likes and rallying supporters online, these campaigns led the way in digital engagement and Pioneer pride. Congratulations to our Social Media Champions!
🎉 PIONEER POP-UP PARTICIPATION CHALLENGE- COMPLETE!
Participation is everything! This pop-up challenge rewards the campaigns that generate the most donor participation during the pop-up alumni events.
🥇$750: ASI (Walnut Creek)
🥈 $500: Diversity and Inclusion Student Center (Oakland)
🥉 $250: Student Leadership and Involvement Center (Pleasanton)
