FAQs

Make It to a Million Challenge

Vragen?

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!

De regels

  • Uw bedrijf moet een totaal hebben lokaal aantal werknemers van 250 of meer.

  • Alleen donaties van medewerkers tellen mee. Relatiegeschenken en bijpassende donaties zijn welkom, maar tellen niet mee voor uw totalen voor de race. Ze zouden natuurlijk meetellen voor de totalen van uw inzamelingsactie voor de feestdagen.

  • Giving must take place through Second Harvest’s dedicated Make it to a Million Challenge bladzijde.
    Uitzondering: 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.

Wat kunnen we winnen?

Bedrijven strijden om de eerste plaats in deze drie categorieën om een jaar lang hun logo op een Second Harvest-voedselbezorgwagen te winnen. Zelfs de winnaars van de tweede en derde plaats zullen te zien zijn op een Second Harvest-auto.

  • Totaal geven: Doneer in totaal de meeste dollars
  • Per hoofd: Doe de hoogste gemiddelde donatie
  • Participatie ratio: Het hoogste percentage werknemers hebben dat donaties doet
  • 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

Hoe doneer ik?

Alleen donaties van werknemers die via de unieke Second Harvest-donatielink van uw bedrijf zijn gedaan, worden geteld.

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?

elk 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!

Tellen de overeenkomende dollars van mijn bedrijf mee?

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!

Meer informatie nodig?

E-mail corporaterelations@shfb.org.