On November 20, 2014, Berkeley held its first-ever 24-hour fundraising blitz — Big Give. Fueled by a variety of contests, widespread social media participation, and a collective desire to keep Berkeley the No. 1 public university in the world, donors made 7,336 gifts totaling $5,309,418.
Who Benefited Big
![Pie chart of where funds were allocated in Big Give 2014: 54.3% unrestricted support, 21.7% student support, 6.3% campus improvement support, and 17.7% other giving](https://storage.googleapis.com/campaign-identity/original_images/who_gave_big.png)
This global outpouring of support touched every school and college, and programs as diverse as our great university.
Who Gave Big
![Illustrated grid showing 387 funds supported during Big Give 2014 and who gave: 281 current students, 1236 current parents, 6488 California residents, 1717 non-California U.S. residents, 5057 alumni, 1550 first-time supporters, 438 international residents](https://storage.googleapis.com/campaign-identity/original_images/who_gave_big_2014_small.jpg)
See the ongoing impact of Big Give at BigGive.berkeley.edu/impact.