Dawg Day of Giving - Answer the call on March 26, 2026!
Dawg Day of Giving 2026
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MAKE SOME NOISE, BULLDOG NATION!

For 24 hours we're #CallingAllDawgs to support UGA. Your gift, big or small, fuels scholarships, research and a brighter future.

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Power Hours

Power Hour

12:00 - 8:00 a.m. EDT

Early Bird Challenge

Two funds with highest number of gifts between 12 a.m. and 8 a.m. each receive $1,000.

Power Hour

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT

School/College Challenge

Two schools/colleges with most gifts receive $2,000 (1st) and $1,000 (2nd).

Power Hour

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Student Organization Challenge

Student organization with most gifts receives $1,000. This is in addition to the overall student org challenge.

Power Hour

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT

Unit/Division Challenge

Two Units/Divisions with most gifts receive $2,000 (1st) and $1,000 (2nd).

Units/Divisions include: 4-H, Academic Affairs, Athletics, Global Engagement, Georgia Museum of Art, Instruction, Libraries, Medical Partnership, Performing Arts Center, PSO/Botanical Gardens, Research, Student Affairs, WUGA

Power Hour

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EDT

School/College Challenge

Two schools/colleges with most gifts receive $2,000 (1st) and $1,000 (2nd). Winners from earlier school/college challenge are excluded.

Power Hour

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. EDT

UGA Miracle Challenge

Reach 100 gifts to the UGA Miracle Impact Fund and unlock $1,500 to support UGA Miracle operations.

Power Hour

10:00 p.m. EDT - 11:59 p.m. PDT

Late Night Challenge

Two funds with highest number of gifts between 10pm and 11:59pm receive $1,000.

Challenges

Unlock $10,000 to UGA's Greatest Needs when we reach 12,000 gifts.

Unlock $1,000 to UGA's Greatest Needs when we secure gifts from all 50 states in the USA.

Unlock $5,000 to the Finish the Drill Scholarship Endowment when we reach 1,000 gifts from young alumni. (Young alumni = under the age of 30).

Unlock $5,000 to the Experiential Learning Connect Abroad Support Fund when we reach 2,000 gifts from students.

Unlock $1,000 to the Let All the Big Dawgs Eat Scholarship when we reach 1,000 gifts from faculty/staff.

The first 150 gifts to the College of Public Health will unlock $3,500 to support CPH.

The first 225 gifts to the College of Veterinary Medicine will unlock $20,000 to support CVM, provided by Mary Ann Hollick (DVM ’88) and Ray Jakubczak (MBA ’88, PhD ’89).

When 100 gifts to the Destination Dawgs Support Fund are received, $10,000 will be unlocked to support the program.

When the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education receives 40 gifts to the Institute of Higher Education Fund, $5,000 will be unlocked to support doctoral candidates' dissertation research.

First 150 gifts to the Odum School of Ecology will unlock $15,000 to support Ecology student field work, provided by Ray Jakubczak (MBA '88, PhD '98) and Mary Ann Hollick (DVM '88).

The first $5,000 raised for the Odum School of Ecology unlocks $5,000 in student support from the Odum School Alumni Board.

The first 150 gifts to the School of Medicine will unlock $10,000 to support scholarships.

When 250 gifts to the UGA Miracle Impact Fund are received, $2,000 will be unlocked to support UGA Miracle.

FAQ

Online:
https://givingday.uga.edu/

By phone:
706-542-4438

By check:
Make your check payable to University of Georgia Foundation

Mail to:
UGA Foundation
Office of Gift Accounting
1 Press Place, Suite 101
Athens, GA 30601

Yes, you can make a minimum $1 gift to participate.

You can designate your gift to the part of UGA that you’re most passionate about! Whether it’s a donation to a specific school, college or program or a gift to a special initiative that means something to you, every dollar counts.

Thank you for donating to Dawg Day of Giving!

If your Dawg Day of Giving gift qualifies for a limited-edition UGA sticker sheet, you should receive it in the mail within 4-6 weeks. Unfortunately, we are unable to ship internationally. Only 1 sticker sheet will be mailed per household.

Yes. You will receive a tax receipt via email a few days after you make your gift.

Yes. Click this link to make a gift using UGA's standard giving form and follow the prompts to make your gift as a tribute on the second page.

Help us spread the word about Dawg Day of Giving to the rest of the Bulldog Nation by sharing and posting on social media using #CallingAllDawgs on March 26!

Dawg Day of Giving is a 24-hour fundraising event where we're Calling All Dawgs to make a gift of any size to any area of UGA. This collective display of Bulldog generosity will propel our great university to ever-greater heights.

March 26, 2026 beginning at 12 a.m. EDT and concluding at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Please email gafund@uga.edu