
What is the Great Canadian Giving Challenge?
The Great Canadian Giving Challenge is a month-long contest to help you fundraise during the slow summer months when donations tend to decline. Since 2015, the Great Canadian Giving Challenge gives you a reason to engage your donor base, attract new donors, and have the chance to win a major prize donation from CanadaHelps.
Here’s how it works:
Every dollar donated to your charity in June, via CanadaHelps.org or CanadaHelps fundraising tools such as Customizable Donation Forms, Ticketed Events, and Peer to Peer Fundraising, is an entry for a chance to win $20,000*. Every charity using CanadaHelps is automatically entered with no registration required. All you have to do is fundraise. The more you raise, the greater the chances you have to win!
Make the Most of the Great Canadian Giving Challenge
The Great Canadian Giving Challenge isn’t just about winning: it’s an opportunity to drive donations at a time of year when they tend to dip. With these tips, build momentum this June, and boost your donor engagement in time for the summer.
To make the most out of this challenge, we've put together some helpful resources to help you prepare, launch, monitor, and gather results for a successful campaign!
With these resources, you’ll learn how to:
- Craft messaging that resonates with your supporters.
- Optimize your website and landing pages to accept donations.
- Identify what channels and tactics are driving donations.
- Re-engage lapsed donors.
- Steward the donors you engage during the Challenge.
Leverage these campaign tips to raise more this Great Canadian Giving Challenge.
Resources
Not sure how to promote this? We've got you covered.
We've put together some helpful ready-to-share social media messages to help you spread the word to your donors.

From the comfort of your inbox, and on your schedule, you can learn some best practices to boost your campaign.
No Zoom meetings, no awkward screen shares. Consume it on your schedule.
Planning your campaign should be a breeze. As you start preparing, our Great Canadian Giving Challenge checklist will keep all of your moving parts on track.
Download the ChecklistFeeling stuck? Our Giving Challenge experts are here to help!
Every Monday in June, our live drop-in sessions can help you move your campaign forward and achieve the best results ever.
Terms & Conditions
*Donations must be made via canadahelps.org. Minimum $3 donation required. Contest runs from June 1, 2022 at midnight Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT) to June 30, 2022 at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). See full rules at: www.canadahelps.org/en/givingchallenge-rules.