Key Dates for the 2026 Holiday Giving Season
Plan ahead and be aware of the key dates in 2026
We put together a communications template for admins to send announcements and reminders to employees to participate in your giving and volunteering initiatives!
Friday, October 16th - Deadline to book custom volunteer event with Percent Pledge between now and the end of the year
Wednesday, November 4th - National Veterans and Military Family Month Community Volunteer Event
Friday, November 13th - World Kindness Day Community Volunteer Event (two sessions)
Thursday, November 26th - Thanksgiving
Tuesday, December 1st - Giving Tuesday
Thursday, December 3rd - International Volunteer Day Community Map-a-thon (APAC)
Friday, December 4th - International Volunteer Day Community Map-a-thon (Americas + EMEA)
Thursday, December 31st - Last day to approve donation matches for 2026 match
⚠️ DEADLINE: Thursday, December 31st - Admins to set up your 2027 match benefit in the platform so it is ready to go live on January 1, 2027!