CrowdRise by GoFundMe Holiday Challenge

Bonus Challenges are weekly contests with cash prizes that any charity can win no matter its size or ranking in the Challenge. They are such a great way to rally your supporters through the Challenge. And, they're really fun.

Bonus Challenge #1: November 21 - November 28

For every $500 raised online by your organization, you will be entered for a chance to win $2,500. There will be 1 winner each day for a total of 8 winners.

Start time: 12:00am ET
End time: 1:59:59pm ET

Rules: November 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28. No Purchase, Donation or Fundraising Necessary.
Conditional Winners (8): Global Sanctuary for Elephants, Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative, Pratham USA, Respectacle, Pet Community Center, New England Wild Flower Society, Second City Canine Rescue, Co Lab Theater Group

#GivingTuesday Bonus Challenge: November 28

The top 3 organizations to raise the most online on #GivingTuesday will each win a cash prize:
- 1st place wins $50,000
- 2nd place wins $25,000
- 3rd place wins $10,000

Start time: 12:00am ET
End time: 11:59:59pm ET

Rules.
Conditional Winners (3): 1st Place-Cure JM, 2nd Place- Pratham USA, 3rd Place: Experience Camps

Bonus Challenge #2: November 29 - December 5

The top 10 organizations that raise the most online this week will each win $2,500.

Start time: 12:00am ET
End time: 1:59:59pm ET

Rules.
Conditional Winners (10): Experience Camps, Cure JM Foundation, AABR Inc, Little Sisters of the Poor of Los Angeles, The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition, Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, Red Wolf Coalition, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Children's Orchestra Society, Wolf Conservation Center

Bonus Challenge #3: December 5 - December 12

Part 1: Every organization that raises at least $1,000 online this week will be entered to win $2,500. And, there will be 2 winners.
Part 2: Every organization that raises at least $5,000 online this week will be entered to win $5,000. And, there will be 1 winner.

Start time: 2:00pm ET
End time: 1:59:59pm ET

Part 1 Rules. No Purchase, Donation or Fundraising Necessary.
Part 2 Rules. No Purchase, Donation or Fundraising Necessary.
Part 1 Conditional Winners (2): Midwives for Haiti AND Hero Dogs
Part 2 Conditional Winner (1): The Food Project

PVBLIC Foundation Fundraising Promotion: December 5 - December 12

The 3 organizations that have the greatest number of unique donors to contribute to their Campaign during the Promotion Period will win one of the prizes listed below. The top organization will get first choice of the three prizes, second place will choose next and third place will receive the remaining prize.
Prize One: A full-page spread for your nonprofit in Newsweek for one week in 2018.
Prize Two: Digital Billboard space across the United States for four weeks in 2018.
Prize Three: Global digital banner ads on the web for four weeks in 2018.

Start time: 2:00pm ET
End time: 1:59:59pm ET

Rules.
Conditional Winners (3): Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, Cure JM Foundation, M K Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence

Bonus Challenge #4: December 12 - December 19

The organization that raises the most online this week will win $10,000. The organization that raises the 2nd most online this week will win $5,000.

Start time: 2:00pm ET
End time: 1:59:59pm ET

Rules.
Conditional Winners (2): Pratham USA ($10,000) and Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee ($5,000)

Bonus Challenge #5: December 19 - December 26

The 4 organizations with the most active* team members this week will each win $5,000.

Start time: 2:00pm ET
End time: 1:59:59pm ET

Rules.
Note: *Team members have to be “active”, meaning they need to have raised at least $10 online during the Bonus Challenge period on their individual fundraising page to be counted when determining the winner of the Bonus Challenge; so it’s not enough to recruit fundraisers; your fundraisers need to be raising money to count.
Conditional Winners (4): Cure JM, Global Sanctuary for Elephants, Spirituality for Kids International and Warrior Canine Connection

Bonus Challenge #6: December 26 - January 3

Every organization that raises at least $1,000 online this week will be entered to win $2,500. And, there will be 2 winners.

Start time: 2:00pm ET
End time: 1:59:59pm ET

Rules. No Purchase, Donation or Fundraising Necessary.
Conditional Winners (2): PACT and Old Skool Café

Bonus Challenge #7: December 31

Part 1: The organization that raises the most online today will win $10,000.
Part 2: The organization that gets the most donations online from unique donors today will win $10,000.

Start time: 12:00am ET
End time: 11:59:59pm ET

Rules.
Rules.
Part 1 Conditional Winner (1): Pratham USA
Part 2 Conditional Winner (1): Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee

Winner Information

We'll be posting the winners in this tab so check back weekly after each Bonus Challenge is over. Please note: All winners are ‘conditional winners’ until they are verified and declared ‘official winners’ at the end of the Challenge by the Sponsor and Administrator. During the verification process, conditional winners will be required to sign paperwork re-confirming their eligibility to participate and win. Contact Us for a winners list or for any reason and we'll get back to you fast.