The grand prize winners (from participating organizations) will be selected based on the number of unique donors who support the organization during the 24-hour period for #WeGiveCatholic. A unique donor is identified by First Name, Last name, and unique email addresses entered at the time of the donation transaction. If a donor gives to the same nonprofit multiple times, he or she will be counted as a unique donor only for the first donation transaction.
Parishes and schools will be segmented into three distinct groups for the purpose of awarding prizes.
• Parishes: 1-749 registered households (small); 750-1499 registered households (medium); 1500+ registered households (large)
• Schools: 1-249 enrollment (small); 250-499 enrollment (medium); 500+ enrollment (large)
Additionally, prizes will be awarded for the following categories (offline gifts count toward the incentive fund criteria below):
• Largest Donation: $2,500 – Awarded to the organization that receives the largest single ONLINE donation, as recorded by our online giving system.
• New Eve: $1,000 - Awarded to a FIRST-TIME #weGiveCatholic participating organization that has the most unique donors for the day.
• Sowing The Good Soil: $1,000 - Awarded to a RETURNING #weGiveCatholic participating organization that has the largest percentage of growth as compared to 2018 (based on dollars raised).
• Keeping Vigil Night Owl: $1,500 – Awarded to the organization that receives the highest number of unique donations between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., as recorded by our online giving system.
• Morning Star Random Drawing: $1,000 – Random drawing from all organizations which receive at least one gift between 6:00 – 10:00 a.m.
• Raising Lazarus Coffee Break: $1,000 – Awarded to the organization that receives the highest number of unique donations between the hours of 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., as recorded by our online giving system.
• Good News Random Drawing: $1,000 – Random drawing from all organizations which receive at least one gift between 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
• The Lord’s Table Lunch Break: $1,000 – Awarded to the organization that receives the highest number of unique donations between the hours of 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., as recorded by our online giving system.
• Joy of the Gospel Random Drawing: $1,000 – Random drawing from all organizations which receive at least one gift between 2:00 – 7:00 p.m.
• Loaves and Fishes Sunset Special: $1,000 – Awarded to the organization that receives the highest number of unique donations between the hours of 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., as recorded by our online giving system.
• Light of Christ Random Drawing: $1,000 – Random drawing from all organizations which receive at least one gift between 8:00 – 11:00 p.m.
• St. Peter’s Midnight Madness: $1,500 – Awarded to the organization that receives the highest number of unique donations between the hours of 11 p.m. and 11:59 p.m., as recorded by our online giving system.
Each organization is eligible to receive only one hourly prize. The ‘Largest Donation’ is not considered an hourly prize.