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Big Give 2026
Mar 11 @ 9:00 pm - Mar 12 @ 9:00 pm
Strengthen Jewish culture, scholarship, and research at Cal!
Donate to the Magnes Annual Fund Donate to the Magnes Signature Event Fund
During BIG GIVE, the Cal community is coming together to support the programs that define Berkeley. The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life is one of them!
Through hands-on undergraduate apprenticeships, object-based class visits, exhibitions, and public programming rooted in the collection, the Magnes serves as a unique center of discovery and connection. As the only museum of its kind at a public university in the U.S., we help ensure that Cal remains an exceptional leader in Jewish studies.
Your support today ensures that Jewish art, history, and culture remain a vibrant part of the Berkeley experience. By giving now, you help us ignite new knowledge and understanding of Jewish culture across generations.
Two ways to double your impact!
The Magnes Annual Fund
Help us unlock $5,000 to ensure free admission, staff-led class visits, student-integrated scholarship, and exhibitions that lift up Jewish stories across generations! We need just 30 donors to give to the Magnes Annual Fund in the next 24 hours to trigger a generous match from Advisory Board Chair Helen Bulwik. Whether it’s $5 or $500, your gift today carries double the impact.
Magnes Signature Event Fund
Your support brings events like the Jewish Arts & Bookfest to life—creating a space where students, scholars, and neighbors discover new perspectives on Jewish culture together. Long-time supporter Vallery Feldman has issued a challenge to keep this momentum going: if 15 people step forward with a gift of any size to the Magnes Signature Event Fund, we will unlock an additional $2,500 match!
Big Give starts at 9 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, March 11, and continues through 9 p.m. PDT on Thursday, March 12, 2026.. After you donate, help us keep the momentum going:
- Share on Social: Use #CalBigGive and #TheMagnes to show your excitement, put the Magnes on the leaderboard, and help us earn contest prizes and matching funds.
- Be an Ambassador: Sign up to be a You+2 Ambassador. When you inspire two friends to give, you’ll earn an exclusive prize!
Big Give is an online fundraising tradition that began in 2014, giving you and the entire Cal community — alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends — the chance to come together to support your favorite schools and programs. Now celebrating its 11th year, this annual day of giving allows you to amplify your generosity through awareness and contest prizes.
Visit BigGive.berkeley.edu today and discover all the ways you can be the light.