Business Boost FAQs

Q. What is Business Boost?

The Business Boost is an employee engagement program of Give BIG Green Bay. It offers local businesses a way to highlight their commitment to community philanthropy while inspiring and empowering employees and stakeholders to give back. Participants can support the causes they care about, discover new ones, and spark friendly competition — all to benefit the community. 

Q. What does it mean to participate in the Business Boost?

Companies can set fundraising goals, participation goals or simply use the day to promote a culture of giving back.

Participants are provided a variety of engagement tools to encourage their employees to learn about and support any of the 50 participating nonprofits during the 24-hour giving day. When giving a gift, your employees will be able to select your company name at checkout. Their donation will then appear on your company’s profile page and will count toward your goal for the event. Goals can be based on either a dollar amount or a percentage of employee participation. To see this page in action, click here.

Q. What is the financial commitment to participate?

There is no cost to participate in the Business Boost. Our goal with this program is to broaden awareness of the event and encourage people to learn about local nonprofits and support their critical work. It also provides an opportunity for you to strengthen your company culture and demonstrate your company values.

Q. What are the benefits of involvement?

The Business Boost encourages employees to learn about and give back to causes that are meaningful to them. Additionally, your business will receive:

  • A customized profile page on the giveBIGgreenbay.org to share your company’s mission, logo, goals, and reasons for participating.
  • Easily share your page with your employees and stakeholders as an access point Give BIG Green Bay.
  • Social media mentions leading up to the BIG day.

Increase awareness of your company’s commitment to our community and alignment with other community-minded organizations around an exciting community event.

Q. What is expected of participating businesses?

We ask for your commitment to engaging employees and increasing awareness of Give BIG Green Bay. A provided Business Boost toolkit will simplify the process with provided logos, sample email and social media messaging, employee engagement ideas, and more. 

Q. What are the important dates?

  • The public announcement of the nonprofits participating in Give BIG Green Bay 2025 will be January 14 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lambeau Field Atrium.
  • The countdown to Give BIG Green Bay is two weeks prior to the event: Feb 5-19.
  • Give BIG Green Bay 2025 begins at noon on Wednesday, February 19, and ends at noon on Thursday, February 20.

Q. How do you set up a profile

View this step-by-step guide from our giving day partner, GiveGab. A profile can be established in as little as 10 minutes.

Q. What is Give BIG Green Bay?

Give BIG Green Bay is a 24-hour online giving event designed to transform the way our community thinks about and contributes to Brown County nonprofits. This simple online giving platform, giveBIGgreenbay.org, makes it easy to learn about the work of participating nonprofits and donate, at any level to the causes they champion. In 2025, there will be 50 participating nonprofits.

Q. How does an employee designate their gift toward a Business Boost page?

Employees will be able to select your business name at checkout after making their donation. Their donation will then appear on your business profile page and will count toward your organization's goal for the event. Goals can be based on either a dollar amount or a percentage of employee participation.

Q. Can individuals make anonymous donations?

Yes, all donors have the option to remain anonymous.

Q. What forms of donations are accepted?

Give BIG Green Bay is intended to be an online giving event. MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express donations can be made online at giveBIGgreenbay.org. we anticipate adding Venmo for 2025. 

Fundholders of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation will have the option to make contributions from their donor advised funds to support the participating nonprofits. Donations via check will only be accepted on the day of the event at the Community Foundation office.

Q. Is there a minimum gift?

There is a $10 minimum donation.

Q. Is there a donation deadline?

Donations can be made through Give BIG Green Bay beginning at noon on Wednesday, February 19, and ending at noon on Thursday, February 20, 2025. All online donations made during this timeframe qualify for matching funds.

If you miss the Give BIG Green Bay event, we encourage you to donate directly to the nonprofit of your choice. It’s important that we continue to support nonprofits year-round to build a thriving community.

Q. What are the transaction fees?

There are no fees to participate. Third-party transaction fees are assessed on each donation and total 5.5% plus $0.30 per donation. For example, $94.20 of a $100 donation will go directly to the nonprofit organization before any match. Donors will have the option to cover the processing fees when they check out on the website.

The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation does not collect any fees related to the event.