Frequently Asked Questions
Deacs Day of Giving is a 24-hour fundraising event. As part of the Wake Forest community, your participation will allow us to create opportunities for our current Deacs. You can give to any school, program, and fund within the Deacs Day of Giving site.
Deacs Day of Giving 2026 will take place on Thursday, March 19.
When making a gift, each donor will have the opportunity to indicate their current or past Greek affiliation and their current WAKECommunity on the payment page.
The Deacs Day of Giving site can only support a limited amount of funds and departments, however, if you would like to make a gift to an area not listed on our site, please visit our standard giving site here to make your gift. We will add the gifts made in this manner to the Deacs Day of Giving totals.
Yes, you can make a gift at any time by contacting Kim Robertson toll-free at 800-752-8568 (select option 2).
You can make a recurring gift through the Wake Forest University site here. Please note that only payments processed on March 19, 2026, will count toward Deacs Day of Giving, so while the first installment will be eligible for challenge match funds, your grand total will not be.
The minimum donation is $10.
All funds listed on our Deacs Day of Giving site are considered tax-deductible. If applicable, you will be notified by athletics with respect to any benefits provided by them in consideration of gifts made to those divisions. We recommend you consult your tax advisor for specific tax advice.
Select your class reunion year from the drop down when completing your gift to make your donation count toward your reunion campaign.
Choose any campaign under the “Parents’ Campaign” tile on the homepage for your gift to be counted toward the Parents’ Campaign!
If you would like to make a Deacon Club contribution for the 2025-2026 year, please designate your gift to the “Athletics - Deacon Club Scholarship Fund” campaign. Any other Athletics designation would be greatly appreciated as "over and beyond" your Deacon Club contribution for the year.
We encourage you to promote Deacs Day of Giving on your social media channels using the assets in our social toolkit. Additionally, you can share our Deacs Day of Giving website with your friends and family.
The WAKECommunity and Unit leaderboards are based on the number of people who donated to each community and unit last year on Deacs Day of Giving.
The leaderboards have a delay so you will not see your gift immediately impact where that unit or area stands on the leaderboards.
Some challenge winners will be randomly selected. Other challenge winners will be determined by the number of donors who select a Greek affiliation or Wake Community when making their gift, or by giving to a specific school, program, or fund.
The word unit represents one of the 8 main areas to which you can donate on Deacs Day of Giving. These areas are University Wide Initiatives, Athletics, College, Graduate School, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, and Z. Smith Reynolds Library.
No. In order for your gift to count towards the Young Alumni Match, you must make a Giving Society commitment to any area of the Wake Forest Fund on Deacs Day of Giving.
Undergraduate alumni who graduated in the last 10 years (2016 through 2025) who make a Giving Society commitment to any area of the Wake Forest Fund on Deacs Day of Giving qualifiy for the Young Alumni Match.
You can contact Blake Absher at abshertb@wfu.edu or by calling him at 336-758-5824.