# CAF searches for #GivingTuesday champion - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/15/caf-searches-for-givingtuesday-champion/ - Published: 2015-10-15T00:02:07+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Charities Aid Foundation is looking for a charity supporter or community hero who will become an ambassador for Giving Tuesday, the global day of giving on Tuesday 1 December. The winner will be given support to share their story with thousands of #GivingTuesday partners and receive £250 to donate to the charity of their choice.** The panel choosing from nominations consists of consumer campaigner **Martin Lewis**,** John Low**, Chief Executive of CAF, **Luke Cameron**, charity adviser and [head of the Nicest Job In Britain](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/06/utility-aid-offers-nicest-job-britain/),** Leon Ward**, youth leader, young trustee and campaigner, and **Carolyn Mayling**, founder of Rosie’s Rainbow Trust. [#GivingTuesday](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/18/giving-tuesday-launches-uk/) is designed to provide an antidote after the consumer frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday at the start of the festive season, by asking people to do something for a good cause. This can be giving time as a volunteer, giving money, or raisingawareness of a cause close to their heart. Nearly 1,000 charities, businesses, local authorities, and cities across the UK have already joined the #GivingTuesday campaign, which came to Britain for the first time last year. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) ![Martin Lewis](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/martin- lewis.jpg) Martin Lewis Martin Lewis, the founder of Moneysavingexpert.com, said: > “Christmas time for many has become a session of tit for tat giving. The problem > with that is most people end up with unwanted tat. > “So I’m fully behind changing the tone, Christmas isn’t a retail festival. So > to follow on from Black Friday with the much more powerful idea of #GivingTuesday > is perfect. Let’s celebrate working through charities and giving time to benefit > others in a way we know truly works”. Entries can be made on the [GivingTuesday](http://www.givingtuesday.org.uk/stories/could-you-our-givingtuesday-ambassador.html) website. The winner will be announced on Tuesday 10 November. ![John Low, CAF, #GivingTuesday quotation](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/ uploads/2015/10/john-low-giving-tuesday-quotation-2015.jpg) * **[35% of Britons say they’ll donate to charity on #GivingTuesday](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/11/03/35-of-britons-say-theyll-donate-to-charity-on-givingtuesday/)**( 3 November 2015) * **[Improvements announced for The Big Give’s Christmas Challenge match-funding campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/06/01/improvements-announced-big-gives-christmas-challenge-match-funding-campaign/)**( 1 June 2016) * **[#GivingTuesday launches for 2016 with new look](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/08/18/givingtuesday-launches-2016-new-look/)**( 18 August 2016)