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Save the Date: GiveBIG returns on May 5, 2026!

The Washington Gives team is excited to be able to lead GiveBIG for another year and has decided that next year's campaign will be on May 5, 2026 (with Early Giving starting a week prior on April 28).

The decision to reduce GiveBIG from a 48-hour campaign back to its original 24-hour campaign was guided by the feedback we received that a longer campaign forced many of you to stretch your resources thin. We also wanted to return to making GiveBIG an exciting, day-long celebration of giving, where donors don’t feel like they’re being bombarded with campaign emails and advertisements over too long a timeline.

The decision to reduce GiveBIG from a 48-hour campaign back to its original 24-hour campaign was guided by the feedback we received from participating organizations that a longer campaign forced many of you to stretch your resources thin. To make the campaign more accessible, we decided to reduce the duration of the giving event.

We also wanted to return to making GiveBIG an exciting, day-long celebration of giving, where donors don’t feel like they’re being bombarded with campaign emails and advertisements over too long a timeline.

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GiveBIG 2026 will be a 24-hour event, beginning at 12:00 a.m. (PST) on May 5 and concluding that evening at 11:59 p.m. (PST)

You’ll still be able to secure matches and meet your goals through May 31, but the bulk of the campaign will occur during a shorter time period.

Stay tuned for further updates on registration (which will open for the 2026 cycle in late February), training webinars, resources, and the multimedia promotional campaign.

Have a question? Ask us at wagives@501commons.org.

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