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Tens of thousands of gamers. One mission. Making big change for all kids.
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Give Back,
Game On.
Make Big Change For All Kids.
Extra Life is a DIY fundraising program where gamers raise money for their local children's hospital by hosting their own gaming marathons, tabletop events, live streams, and content creation campaigns on their own terms and timeline.
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170
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Why it matters
Kids in your community need you.
Children's hospitals care for kids facing accidents, chronic conditions, premature birth, mental health challenges, life-threatening illnesses and more. Extra Life gives content creators, gamers, and communities a fun and meaningful way to help.
What makes Extra Life different? You choose the children's hospital you want to support, and the funds you raise benefit that hospital's greatest needs, from innovative equipment and child life services to family support and life-changing care.
You choose your hospitalSupport the children's hospital that means the most to you and your community.
Every dollar you raise benefits your hospital, who determines the areas of greatest needs for kids close to home.
Make a differenceYour hobby can create real impact for local children's hospitals. Whether you host a living room game night, a tournament, live stream, or just ask for donations, your fundraising helps network hospitals use funds where they are needed most.
Choose your adventure
How do you want to fundraise?
Extra Life was built for gamers, creators, and anyone ready to turn their hobby into good for all kids. Use these proven fundraising options or let them inspire your own idea. There's no wrong way to play for kids.
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Option A
Stream & raise
Host your own telethon-style live stream on Twitch, YouTube, or anywhere you broadcast. Creators can also donate their subscription revenue directly to their fundraising page.
Best for streamers & creators
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Option B
Game day at work
Rally your coworkers and turn a workday into something more fun. Set a team goal, fundraise together, and celebrate with your own office Game Day.
Best for Workplaces & Teams
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Option C
Run a local event
Bring people together where you already are. Host a tournament at your local hangout, organize something on campus, or gather your community to play and fundraise together.
Best for Local Communities & Groups
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Option D
Host a game night
Whether a single night or a regular thing, get your group together for some board games, cards, or D&D. Every game night is a chance to fundraise for kids in your community.
Best for tabletop & casual gamers
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Make it yours
Create your own campaign
Choose your day, play your way. Start any time of year and make it your own. However you like to play, create, or connect, you can turn it into a FUNdraiser to make big change for all kids.
Choose your rig
Pick the platform that
fits your style.
Both platforms power the same mission. Pick the one that fits your fundraising strategy.
Recommended for Creators
Tiltify
Built for content creators, streamers, and real-time fundraising
Tiltify is ideal for streamers and creators who want fundraising tools that feel native to live content and community-driven giving.
- Customize your page
- Create & manage your own donation incentives
- Twitch panel widget
- Create your own streaming overlays & alerts
- Fundraise with polls & auctions
- Give your donors a “shopping cart” experience
- You or your supporters can create a matching challenge
- Let donors affect your game (Crowd Control integration)
- Generate your own QR code
DonorDrive
A traditional P2P fundraising platform
DonorDrive offers a strong, straightforward home base for personal and team fundraising, making it easy to manage your page, goals and donations.
- Customize your page
- Create your own donation incentives
- Twitch panel widget
- Facebook fundraising integration
- Use the DonorDrive mobile fundraising app
Four steps
One epic game day.
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Press start
Create your page, choose your local children's hospital and set your goal.
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Rally your squad
Share your fundraiser with friends, family, and followers. Invite them to join and/or donate.
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Play your way
Stream, host a game night, run a tournament or create your own fun way to fundraise.
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Help kids thrive
All the funds you raise support the local children's hospital you chose.
The impact
Every dollar stays local.
When you fundraise through Extra Life, you support the children's hospital you chose, helping local kids and families access the care, services and support they need.
$145M+
raised since 2008
170+
CMN hospitals supported
18 yrs
of Extra Life Impact
Donations
benefit your local children's hospital
Level up your impact
Unlock rewards as you fundraise.
The more you raise, the more you unlock. From exclusive Extra Life loot to milestone medals, every dollar you raise is a badge of honor.
Explore rewards
Powered by Tiltify
Stream. Raise.
Repeat.
Tiltify helps creators bring fundraising into the heart of their content with tools designed for live momentum, community interaction and visible impact.
Fundraise on TiltifyIn partnership with
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Wizards of the Coast
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Humble Bundle
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ArenaNet
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Daybreak Games
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Code Ninjas
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Walmart
Your game day can
Make Big Change
Extra Life, a Children's Miracle Network movement, unites the gaming community to turn your hobby into a force for good by supporting healthcare and wellness of all kids through play.
