FAQ

Make It to a Million Challenge

Des questions?

If your company has any questions about the 2025 Make It to a Million Challenge, including how to sign up again, please email corporaterelations@shfb.org.

2024 Standings

Check out the event standings under “Leaderboards” on the 2024 event page!

1 in 6 people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties is getting food assistance from Second Harvest.

Due to the rise in inflation and the cost of goods and services, we have seen the need for food assistance begin to climb again. We have seen elevated demand and we are serving an average of 500,000 people every month, a more than 80% increase over pre-pandemic levels.

With your partnership, we can ensure that everyone in our community has the nourishment they need to thrive.

What is the Make It to a Million Challenge?

Over 48 hours, employees at Silicon Valley companies (with 250 or more local employees) compete online to raise funds to help provide enough food for 2 million meals – or $1 million!

Les règles

  • Votre entreprise doit avoir un total local nombre d'employés de 250 ou plus.

  • Seuls les dons des employés seront pris en compte. Les cadeaux d'entreprise et les dons de contrepartie sont les bienvenus, mais ne comptent pas dans vos totaux pour la course. Ils seraient bien sûr pris en compte dans le total de vos collectes de fonds des Fêtes.

  • Giving must take place through Second Harvest’s dedicated Make it to a Million Challenge page.
    Exception: A pledge form may be used for gifts of stock and/or donations greater than $10,000. Pledges must be submitted by 10 am on the last day of the race and fulfilled by December 31, 2024.

  • In the event of a tie, total giving during the 2024 Make It to a Million Challenge and then total giving to Second Harvest during our most recently completed fiscal year (through June 30, 2023) will be used to determine a winner.

Who participated in the 2024 challenge?

We are thankful to all of the participants for keeping the needs of local families front and center: Adobe,
Ambarella Inc, Analog Devices, Arm, Cisco, Fenwick & West, Imperative Care, Micron Technology, NVIDIA, NXP Semiconductors, Salesforce, and Zscaler.

Que pouvons-nous gagner ?

Les entreprises se disputent la première place dans ces trois catégories pour gagner leur logo sur un camion de livraison de nourriture Second Harvest pendant un an. Même les gagnants des deuxième et troisième places seront présentés sur une voiture Second Harvest.

  • Don total : Donnez le plus de dollars dans l'ensemble
  • Par habitant: Faire le don moyen le plus élevé
  • Taux de participation : Avoir le pourcentage le plus élevé d'employés qui font des dons
  • Post Race Thank You Digital Billboard: All participating company’s logos will be part of a one-month long Digital Billboard campaign post-race as a thank you for your support (billboard located on 101/San Carlos)

*One prize per participating company

Comment faire un don ?

Seuls les dons des employés effectués via le lien de don unique Second Harvest de votre entreprise seront pris en compte.

Exception: A pledge form may be used for gifts of stock and/or donations of $10,000+.

Who can donate to my company’s fundraiser?

Tout individu who has the special Second Harvest giving link may contribute to the challenge. Employees are encouraged to share their donation link with friends and family to amplify their fundraising efforts! And donations from anywhere count, not just locally in Silicon Valley!

Les dollars de contrepartie de mon entreprise compteront-ils ?

Although many companies match employee gifts to increase participation, these corporate contributions are not included in Make It to a Million Challenge totals. Be sure to check with your internal team to have your donation matched!

Besoin de plus d'informations?

Email corporaterelations@shfb.org.