# One month left to apply for Big Give Christmas Challenge - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/06/05/one-month-left-apply-for-big-give-christmas-challenge-open/ - Published: 2020-06-05T09:02:40+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **This year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge remains open for four more weeks, until Friday 3 July.** Applications for the Christmas Challenge opened on 20 May, and any UK registered charity with an income over £25,000 can apply.   ## Advertisement > There is only 1 month left to apply for [#ChristmasChallenge20](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChristmasChallenge20?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). > Don't leave it to the last minute, apply now, and be a part of the UK's largest > match funding campaign. For information about the Christmas Challenge and how > to apply please visit: [https://t.co/wnZtufKZbm](https://t.co/wnZtufKZbm) [pic.twitter.com/th8oUlN1O0](https://t.co/th8oUlN1O0) > — Big Give (@BigGive) [June 2, 2020](https://twitter.com/BigGive/status/1267769810806624257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   Launched in 2008, the Big Give Christmas Challenge enables participating charities to double the online donations they receive, with their funding pot boosted and matched by a Big Give Champion. This year’s Christmas Challenge will take place from 12pm on #GivingTuesday, 1 December 2020, until 12pm on 8 December 2020 when donations to participating charities will be doubled. Applications must be submitted by the deadline of 5pm Friday 3 July 2020. Participating charities then have until 5pm on 28 August to collect their pledges from their key supporters. All participating charities have the chance to be selected by a Big Give Champion who will match the funding. Charities also receive free training, resources and support to build their digital fundraising skills before the week-long Christmas Challenge goes live. Since 2008, The Big Give Christmas Challenge has raised over £118m for charity. Last year’s Challenge saw over 580 charities access match funding of £3million, turning that into over £15.6m through the seven-day campaign. 86% of organisations said they achieved their aims from the campaign, and 52% said their current supporters gave more than usual with 92% also receiving donations from people hadn’t previously given to them. Alison Burrell, Project & Network Manager for [Alexandra Rose Charity](http://alexandrarose.org.uk), which took part in the 2019 Christmas Challenge commented: > “It was the first time participating in the Big Give Christmas Challenge. We set > our target at £20,000, and smashed it by raising a total of £31,366, plus £1,948 > in Gift Aid. We received 105 donations with the smallest being £5 and the largest > being £12,500 making our average donation amount £298.72.”   The campaign and how it works is explained in this video:     Jonathan Frank, Director of the Big Give, said: > “With the charity sector being hit so hard over recent weeks, we are delighted > again this year to be offering charities the chance to be part of the Christmas > Challenge. We know that when match funding is on offer, people give more, and > more people give.” * **[Four matched giving campaigns by small charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/10/18/four-matched-giving-campaigns-by-small-charities/)**( 18 October 2021) * **[Big Give Christmas Challenge open for applications](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/05/18/big-give-christmas-challenge-open-for-applications/)**( 18 May 2022) * **[Big Give Christmas Challenge application deadline extended to 15 July](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/07/05/big-give-christmas-challenge-application-deadline-extended-to-15-july/)**( 5 July 2022) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)