# The Big Give asks people to #DonateYourCommute for NET appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/19/big-give-asks-people-donateyourcommute-net-appeal/
- Published: 2020-03-19T15:51:25+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Big Give has launched a match funding campaign to raise funds for NET’s coronavirus
appeal, and is doubling the first £200,000 donated.**

 

Partnering with the [National Emergencies Trust](https://nationalemergenciestrust.org.uk/)(
NET), all donations made through [The Big Give’s Covid-19 Emergency Appeal](https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/covid-19)
will go to NET’s appeal, which [launched yesterday](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/19/national-emergencies-trust-launches-coronavirus-appeal/),
to be distributed to charitable organisations and community foundations serving 
those affected by the coronavirus across the country.

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The Big Give is calling on the public to #DonateYourCommute, and give the amount
they are saving on their daily travel costs if they are now working from home, or
whatever they can afford to give.

 

The Big Give’s Covid-19 Emergency Appeal will double the first £200,000 donated 
through its crowdfunding website, with matched funding provided by the [Reed Foundation](https://careers.reedglobal.com/reed-charity-foundation/)
and the Reed family.

 

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Alec Reed CBE, founder of [The Big Give](http://www.thebiggive.org.uk/),
said: 

 

> “Never in my lifetime has the UK faced a health crisis of this breadth and scale,
> requiring us all to think and do things differently, rallying around our communities.
> The coronavirus will have a huge impact on so many families; their lives and businesses
> alike.
> “I hope that this match funding appeal will inspire those that are able to give
> to do so, encouraged by the concept that their donation could be doubled to support
> the people and communities that have been hit hardest by the virus.”

 

The Chairman of the National Emergencies Trust, Lord Dannatt, said:

 

> “The outbreak of coronavirus is a global and national emergency, with many people
> suffering, not just from ill health but also from the economic and social impact.
> This is why we are delighted to be partnering with The Big Give for our Coronavirus
> Appeal, so people who need it can get support as quickly as possible.”

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