# The Big Give anticipates biggest ever Christmas Challenge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/11/15/big-give-anticipates-biggest-ever-christmas-challenge/
- Published: 2018-11-15T07:54:09+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**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](https://www.thebiggive.org.uk/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](http://www.childhoodtrust.org.uk/),
Candis, The Hospital Saturday Fund, [People’s Postcode Lottery](https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk/),
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](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/11/14/garfield-weston-foundation-support-20-charities-big-give-christmas-challenge/)
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](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/12/10/24-1m-raised-in-2021-big-give-christmas-challenge/)(
   10 December 2021)**
 * **[The Big Give to launch women and girls match fund campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/12/03/the-big-give-to-launch-women-girls-match-fund-campaign/)(
   3 December 2021)**
 * **[The 2019 Big Give Christmas Challenge smashes records to raise £15.6m in 7 days](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/12/10/2019-christmas-give-smashes-records-to-raise-15-6m-in-7-days/)(
   10 December 2019)**