What is DasvandhWeek?

 

DasvandhWeek is our opportunity as a community to continue supporting the work of Sikh activists. It is an annual giving challenge during which donations on dvnetwork.org are MATCHED 1:1, according to the matching policy, until the matching fund is exhausted. DasvandhWeek 2023 will run from November 10th to the 19th, and donors can DOUBLE their donations to 80+ Sikh-led organizations and their projects. The matching code will be live at 12PM EST on November 10th, 2023.

 

OUR ONE TIME MATCH FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED, BUT

WE'RE OFFERING A BONUS FOR MONTHLY DONATIONS

 

 

DasvandhWeek 2023 Bonus Announcement

Limits

• $150 one-time bonus will be added to your donation to any NEW monthly donations (e.g. $50 recurring donation will get a $150 one-time bonus added to your donation).
• These bonus amounts do not apply toward the $10,000 matching fund cap per organization.This prize is in addition to any prizes for bringing in new donors. 
• Recurring donations to private projects will not qualify to receive the bonus. 
• AutoDasvandh donations will not apply automatically and will be handled by the DVN team on a daily basis during DasvandhWeek. 
  
  

Codes

• We have announced a bonus code, DVBONUS23, to be added at checkout for all newly started monthly recurring donations started between now and Sunday, November 19th
• For monthly donations created directly on the organization or project page, DVBONUS23 will automatically applied to checkout to receive this $150 one-time bonus
• For monthly donations created through AutoDasvandh, DVBONUS23 will apply retroactively after checkout and the $150 one-time bonus will be split across your selection
• Please review the summary on the right hand side of the checkout page to ensure that it was applied correctly. We will also have reminders on the website for donors. 

 

Prizes

• $7,500 “prize” to the organization/project with the most new monthly donations from the point of this announcement to end of DasvandhWeek Sunday, November 19th
• $5,000 “prize” to the org/project with the second most new monthly recurring donations 
• $2,500 “prize” to the org/project with the third most new monthly recurring donations 

 

Policies

• This bonus only applies to NEW monthly donations started between now and November 19th.
• Only a single matching code of each type will be honored from each donor per organization/project (a donor can make multiple matched donations using each code if made to distinct organizations/projects).

If a donor cancels previously made recurring donations prior to DasvandhWeek and starts "new" recurring donations to the same organizations/projects, these "new" transactions are not considered new recurring donations. This will not be counted to receive the one-time bonus.

• If our internal committee uncovers unusual activity, we reserve the right to withdraw these funds and limit access to DasvandhWeek moving forward

 

2023 Updates

 

Updates related to which organizations/projects have reached the $10K limit in matching funds will be posted here: 

• Sikhlens has reached its limit on Friday, November 10th 
• Sikh Council for Interfaith Relations has reached its limit on Friday, November 10th
• Everythings13 - Basics of Sikhi has reached its limit on Friday, November 10th
• IIGS has reached its limit on Saturday, November 11th
• Educate Punjab Project has reached its limit on Saturday, November 11th
• Prabh Aasra has reached its limit on Saturday, November 11th
• SikhVille has reached its limit on Saturday, November 11th
• United Sikhs has reached its limit on Saturday, November 11th
• The Seva Collective has reached its limit on Saturday, November 11th

 

DasvandhWeek 2023 Matching Policy

Codes

• We will be using a Matching Code, DVWEEK23, during the checkout process this year
• DVWEEK23 will be entered automatically at checkout
• Please review the summary on the right hand side of the checkout page to ensure that. the match was applied correctly. We will also have reminders on the website for donors.

 

Prizes

• $15,000 “prize” to the organization that gets the most unique donors to give in 10 days
• $10,000 “prize” to the organization that gets the second most donors to give 
• $5,000 “prize” to the organization that gets the third most donors to give 
• $2,500 “prize” to the organization that gets the fourth most donors to give

 

Limits

• $400 single donation match limit (e.g. $1,000 donation will get a $400 match)
• Only a single $400 per donor per organization will be honored (donor can make multiple matched donations if made to unique organizations)
• Each independent organization (or independent project if not a listed organization) is capped at $10,000 in matching funds for DasvandhWeek (“prizes” don’t count towards the cap, so an organization can receive more than $10,000 if allotted a “prize”)

 

Policies

• The matching code will be active beginning at 12PM EST on November 10th, 2023.
• Matches will be made as they happen using the matching code (except for “prizes” which will be made after DasvandhWeek).
• Donations to private projects will not be matched.
• If there are multiple projects from the same organization in the cart, the match code will only apply to one of the projects.
• We reserve the right to not honor a match if it doesn't comply with our policy or terms of service.

 

Please email us at [email protected] before donating if you have any questions