Boost the impact of your gift by participating in various challenges throughout the day! All campus units are encouraged to get in on the fun to support their favorite department, unit, program or fund. Please note that challenges are for online gifts only, and all times are ET.
Challenge | Challenge Description | Total Award |
Kickoff
| At 12 am the first 5 funds to receive an online gift will win $1,000 each.
| $5,000 |
Lunchtime Crunchtime
| From 11 am to 2 pm the top 5 designations with the most unique donors between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. will each win an additional $1,000.
| $5,000
|
Final Countdown
| At 11:59 pm the last 5 funds to receive an online gift will win $1,000 each.
| $5,000 |
Challenge | Challenge Description | Total Award |
WMU Experience
| Join the WMU Experience Challenge happening on Instagram and Facebook! Comment on a Giving Day post on the @westernmichu Facebook and Instagram + include #WMUGivingDay to be entered into this challenge. We will randomly select a commenter to win $1,500 to award to their favorite college or unit. | $1,500 |
5k for 50
| Let’s see Bronco Pride coast to coast! Receiving gifts from Broncos living in all 50 states will unlock bonus funds for the WMU Student Scholarship Fund. Make the map solid gold on Giving Day! | $5,000 |
Golden Bronco |
The unit that has their best Giving Day will get their name on The Golden Bronco trophy! The winner will have the largest increase of unique donors from last year's result. This winner will receive $10,000 in additional funds!
| $10,000 |
Golden Bronco Runner Ups | The next three areas who saw their 5-year highest total unique donors will receive a bonus gift! After the Golden Bronco winner, the first runner up will receive $4,000, second runner up will receive $3,000 and the third runner up will receive $1,000. | $8,000 |
1903 Challenge | The 1,903rd donor will get $1,903 added to the fund associated with their gift. | $1,903 |
2021 EmPOWERed Challenge
| The 2,021st donor and Champion will EmPOWER the college or unit associated with their gift by unlocking $2,021! | $2,021 |
3603 Challenge | The 3,603rd donor to Giving Day 2026 will release $3,000 to the college or unit associated with this gift. This marks the largest number of donors on this day in WMU's history. | $3,000 |
5000 Challenge | The 5,000th donor of the day wins $5,000 for the fund associated with their gift. | $5,000 |
Bronco Fundraisers
| The top five champions with the most unique donors on the Giving Day platform will win a bonus award of $1,000 for the area of their choice. | $5,000 |
Dan's Challenge
| AD Bartholomae will donate $500 each to the men’s and women’s program with the most donors on Giving Day, and $500 each to the men's and women's program with the most dollars raised on Giving Day. | $2,000 |