Giving Day FAQs

Sonoma State University’s 4th annual Giving Day will take place on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

You decide what your gift supports at Sonoma State. Return to the Giving Day home page to choose a campaign or program that you’re most interested in.

If you would like your department or program to raise funds on Giving Day, please complete 2024 Giving Day Participation Form. The deadline to indicate your interest in participating is March 1, 2024.

Absolutely. Support from everyone in the Sonoma State community (alumni, friends, family, faculty, staff, and students) counts on this day.

If you would like to support a specific fund not featured on the site, please visit the give website and find your favorite fund. All gifts no matter the fund will be counted towards our total gifts and dollars raised for Giving Day.

To make a gift during Giving Day, go to givingday.sonoma.edu, click the “Give” button, and follow the directions provided. If you prefer to mail a check in, please make checks payable to Sonoma State University and include Giving Day in the memo section.

Sonoma State University
University Advancement
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at 707.664.2712 or givingday@sonoma.edu. We’re happy to help facilitate your donation. After making your gift, you can motivate others to give by sharing your excitement about Giving Day with your friends. Share a Giving Day message on social media and ask friends to join you in supporting SSU.

Yes, there is a minimum gift of $5.00 to participate.

Of course! Every gift makes a difference.

Yes. You will receive a tax receipt via email after you make a gift.

Please call University Advancement at 707.664.2712.

Thank you! Our Giving Day is a 24-hour event and we are counting the total number of donors and dollars raised in this time frame. We invite you to make an additional gift on this special day.

Your voice makes our Giving Day a success. Post about our Giving Day on all of your social networks. You can also download digital images in our Social Media Toolkit to help promote Giving Day.

The Giving Day hashtag is #AllForSonomaState. Hashtags are used on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter as a way for groups to come together with like information. We would love to group together images from Sonoma State’s Giving Day in one spot and when clicking on the hashtag, you can see all the exciting photos posted about our Giving Day, not only this year but future years too.

To stay connected with us on Giving Day and beyond, follow:

Facebook: ssualumni and SonomaStateUniversity

Instagram: ssu_alumni and sonoma state university

Twitter: SSU_Alumni and SSU_1961

All payments are processed using a secure online giving form. The information collected from our donors will be used only by Sonoma State University.

Feel free to send us an email at givingday@sonoma.edu or call us at 707.664.2712.