2026 July Bonus Day campaign

July 15 - 16, 2026

July Bonus Day is a 24-hour crowdfunding campaign designed to celebrate high-dollar donors and help GlobalGiving partners move smaller-dollar donors up to new giving heights. Eligible donations between $100 and $1,500 made during the campaign will help your organization receive a share of $150,000 in matching funds and unlock $9,000 in bonus prizes. Funds will not run out! 

It is important to note that donations must be made by the donor. GlobalGiving will monitor and proactively disqualify donations assumed to be pre-collected or combined.

$150,000
in incentive funds
$9,000
in bonus prizes
$1,500
max matched per donor

How does the 2026 July Bonus Day campaign work?

  • 24 hours to fundraise
  • $150,000 available in Incentive Funds for participating projects!
  • Donations of at least $100 and up to $1,500 per unique donor per organization will be eligible to receive Incentive Funds
  • $9,000 in bonus prizes for top-performing projects

Eligibility

Organization Eligibility
All vetted organizations are eligible for this campaign. Eligible organizations must opt in via their GlobalGiving dashboard by June 17, 23:59:59 EDT, 2026.

Project Eligibility
GlobalGiving will include all active projects associated with organizations that meet the opt-in and project submission deadlines. For microprojects, check the expiration date as GlobalGiving cannot extend the 90-day time period.

The deadline to opt in to participate in this campaign was June 17, 2026.

Last time, participants earned a combined total of

$1,345,140

during 2025 July Bonus Day

479
organizations participated
3,601
donations received
$1,211,140
donated by the community
$134,000
amplified by GlobalGiving

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Frequently Asked Questions


What is July Bonus Day?
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July Bonus Day is a 24-hour crowdfunding campaign designed to celebrate high-dollar donors and help GlobalGiving partners move smaller-dollar donors up to new giving heights. To celebrate July Bonus Day with our nonprofit community, GlobalGiving is providing $150K in matching/incentive funds and $9K in bonus prizes.

How do I join the 2026 July Bonus Day campaign?
Eligible organizations must opt in to the campaign via their GlobalGiving dashboard. You must opt in by June 17, 2026 23:59:59 EDT to participate in the campaign.

How will the $150K Incentive Fund be distributed among partners?
The $150K Incentive Fund will be distributed proportionally based on final fundraising totals. Every project that activates donors will earn something, and the projects that bring in the most dollars will win the largest portion of the Incentive Fund. Each participant’s portion of the Incentive Fund is determined as follows: [Total Eligible Project Donations] ÷ [Total Donations To All Projects in the campaign] * [$150,000] ≈ Your portion of the Incentive Fund

What if a donor wants to give more than $1,500 to our project?
That's great! Please note that GlobalGiving will only match the first $1,500 of their donation. Any amount donated above $1,500 will increase your organization's chances of winning one of the bonus prizes.

What if a donor donates before the campaign has started?
July Bonus Day begins on July 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT, and ends on July 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT. Any donations received before or after this 24-hour period will not be eligible to be matched from the Incentive Fund. GlobalGiving cannot change the time, date, or status of a donation after it is processed. Need help figuring out the time zone the campaign starts for you or your donors? Use this time zone converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Can we pre-collect donations from our donors and give during the campaign?
Per the campaign Terms + Conditions, donations cannot be pre-collected and must be made by the individual on the day of the campaign.

How will I know how much of the Incentive Fund / matching my organization will receive?
Allocation of the $150K Incentive Fund will be displayed on the leaderboard and will be recalculated every three minutes until the campaign ends.

What donation methods are eligible for this campaign?
Online donations (credit card, debit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, and individually purchased GlobalGiving gift cards) and mobile donations through M-Changa will count towards your total raised in the campaign. Ineligible donation methods include cash, check, corporate gift card redemptions, CAF check, CAF Online, wire transfers, text-to-give donations, donations made via JustGiving, donations made on a GlobalGiving corporate or organizational giving site, or donations made directly to an organization rather than a project. Please see the campaign Terms + Conditions for the full donation eligibility requirements.

Why use the Incentive Fund model?
Traditional matching campaign models don’t scale to fit campaigns with organizations and donors around the globe. The Incentive Fund allows us to use a proportional match, rather than a percentage match, which is fairer to all participants, regardless of their time zones. With the Incentive Fund, funding won’t run out before the sun rises where you or your donors live.

How will the bonus prizes work?
At the end of the campaign, GlobalGiving will award additional prizes to the top-performing projects in three categories. Prizes will be awarded at the individual project level, so pick one project to promote during the campaign to maximize your chances of winning a prize. Organizations are limited to winning one prize per category for this campaign. Please see the campaign Terms + Conditions for the full details.
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