The Big Give anticipates biggest ever Christmas Challenge
Melanie May | 15 November 2018 | News
This year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge will feature a record-breaking 589 charities and is expected to be the biggest ever in terms of the funds it will raise for good causes, according to The Big Give.
The Big Give Christmas Challenge is now in its tenth year, and runs for a week, launching on #GivingTuesday (27 November). It gives the public the chance to have their donations doubled to participating charities on theBigGive.org.uk.
Projects this year tackle a wide range of issues including child poverty, reducing loneliness amongst the elderly, international development, arts, the environment, and animals. The match funding is provided by a community of over 20 funder and philanthropist ‘Champions’, including The Childhood Trust, Candis, The Hospital Saturday Fund, People’s Postcode Lottery, The Reed Foundation and the Garfield Weston Foundation.
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The trustees of the Garfield Weston Foundation have committed up to £500,000 to support twenty selected charities. The campaign is also backed by journalist Jon Snow.
Alex Day, Director of The Big Give, said:
“We’re excited for this year’s campaign. We had a record-breaking number of charities applying to participate in the campaign and are pleased to have increased the match funding available for charities from the generous Champions we work with. Last year we raised over £11.3m and we’re expecting an even bigger campaign this year. The growth of the campaign continues to demonstrate what a powerful tool match funding can be for fundraisers and philanthropists alike.”
More Big Give fundraising news
- £24.1m raised in 2021 Big Give Christmas Challenge (10 December 2021)
- The Big Give to launch women and girls match fund campaign (3 December 2021)
- The 2019 Big Give Christmas Challenge smashes records to raise £15.6m in 7 days (10 December 2019)
About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.