Charities make a huge difference in the world, but many are struggling to access funds or get the publicity they need. We want to support them and give them a voice. Since 2008, we’ve backed thousands of charity projects, empowering a diverse array of inspiring organisations to make double the difference.
Why fundraise with Big Give?
Boost your resilience
Match funding is an excellent way to diversify your income streams, engage your supporters and unlock new funding. 74% of our charity partners report receiving more donations through match funding than any comparable fundraising.
Build your profile
Increase your public reach and boost team morale through match funding. A staggering 88% of charities testify that Big Give campaigns have been instrumental in developing relationships with new supporters.
Grow your skills
Access free digital fundraising training and resources to maximise your fundraising efforts and test new ideas. 86% of participating charities shared that they increased their confidence in digital fundraising after participating in a Big Give campaign.
Double your impact
Match funding is a tried and tested approach that encourages more people to give, and people to give more. 87% of charities are satisfied with the return on investment and would participate in a Big Give campaign again.
Explore our campaigns
The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest collaborative fundraising campaign which supports a a diverse array of charities working across all charitable sectors within the UK and overseas. It is our flagship, annual, seven-day online match funding campaign, which raised over £44.7m for 1267 charities and facilitated over 119,000 donations in 2024.
2025 Key Dates: Applications Open: 12th May | Campaign: 2nd – 9th December
The Christmas Challenge utilises our ‘Pledge Model’ of match funding – it works on a double-matching principle. Charities receive up to 25% of their match funding target from their Champion funder, provided they have another 25% secured from their own major donor ‘Pledges’. This 50% is then unlocked by public donations given through Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the week of the Christmas Challenge campaign.
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Previously known as the Green Match Fund, Earth Raise is a seven-day online match funding campaign designed specifically for charities playing a vital role in tackling pressing environmental issues. This is an opportunity to make an extraordinary difference to some of the biggest challenges facing our planet today.
2025 Key dates: Applications Open: 4th November 2024 | Campaign: 22nd – 29th April
Earth Raise utilises our ‘multi’ model of match funding. Environmental charities apply to Big Give and can select either the 1:1 or pledge model of match funding. Their application is assessed by Big Give and our partners, Environmental Funders Network (EFN). Successful charities are awarded a sum of match funding which is ring-fenced for their organisation. This match funding is unlocked by public donations given through Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the week of the campaign.
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Arts for Impact is a seven-day online match funding campaign supporting arts and culture charities working to achieve societal impact across the UK. We are partnering with Figurative Philanthropy for Arts & Culture (FPAC), a network of arts supporters who are passionate about increasing philanthropic support of the arts and culture sector.
2025 Key dates: Applications open: 28th October 2024 | Campaign: 18th – 25th March
The Arts for Impact Fund utilises our ‘1:1’ model of match funding. Arts and culture charities apply to Big Give, and their application is assessed by Big Give and our partners, NPAC. Successful charities are awarded a sum of match funding which is ring-fenced for their organisation. This match funding is unlocked by public donations given through Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the week of the campaign.
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Big Give, Global’s Make Some Noise and NCVO are championing small charities across the UK, through a seven-day online match funded campaign. This campaign aims to build the resilience, skills and profile of the small charity sector whilst helping them raise vital, unrestricted funding to further their impact.
2025 Key dates: Applications Open: 19th February | Campaign: 23rd – 30th June
Small Charity Week utilises our ‘1:1’ model of match funding. Small charities apply to Big Give and their application is assessed by Big Give and our partner, Global’s Make Some Noise. Successful charities are awarded a sum of match funding which is ring-fenced for their organisation. This match funding is unlocked by public donations given through Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the week of the campaign.
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Champions for Children is a seven-day online match funding campaign providing unrestricted funding to charities working to alleviate the impact of poverty on children across London. With 39% of London children living in poverty, The Childhood Trust aim to break the cycle of poverty so that every child experiences the healthy, happy and safe childhood which prepares them well for life.
2025 Key Dates: Applications open: 3rd January | Campaign: 3rd – 17th June
Champions for Children utilises our ‘Pledge Model’ of match funding – it works on a double-matching principle. Charities receive up to 25% of their match funding target from The Childhood Trust, provided they have another 25% secured from their own major donor ‘Pledges’. This 50% is then unlocked by public donations given through Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the week of the campaign.
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The Women and Girls Match Fund is a seven-day online match funding campaign working with exceptional charities dedicated to serving the women and girls in our communities, fostering a future where every individual can thrive without limitations.
2025 Key dates: Applications open: 7th March | Campaign: 8th – 15th October
The Women and Girls Match Fund utilises our ‘1:1’ model of match funding. Women and Girls’ charities apply to Big Give, and their application is assessed by Big Give. Successful charities are awarded a sum of match funding which is ring-fenced for their organisation. This match funding is unlocked by public donations given through Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the week of the campaign.
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We rely on the generosity of the public to help us cover the costs of running and managing our match funding campaigns. Thanks to the kindness of donors, Big Give has been able to use additional funds raised from our voluntary tips to support charities as a ‘champion’ in our own right, doubling the difference back to help them in their efforts to raise money for good causes.
2024 Key dates: Applications open: 1st Jan – 1st December | Campaigns must launch or close between these dates.
2025 Key dates: Applications open: 1st Jan – 1st December | Campaigns must launch or close between these dates.
The Anchor Match Fund utilises our ‘pledge’ model of match funding. Big Give will contribute £1k of match funds for every £4k that charities raise from pledges (match funds from their own supporters), up to a maximum of £10k per charity.
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Our bespoke campaign setup is perfect for charities interested in creating their own match funding campaign on Big Give. With match funds secured from your own supporters, a match funded campaign is a great way to get more people involved and interested in what you’re doing.
Key Dates: Charities can apply to run their own campaign at anytime
Running your own campaign utilises our ‘1:1’ model of match funding. Charities receive a set amount of money raised from their own supporters (pledges), that matches all of their donations.
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Simple fees,
powerful match funding
Fundraising with Big Give is free, and we work with Stripe to keep the cost of donation processing as low as possible. That means we rely on the generosity of people who donate on the platform to leave a voluntary tip, which we use to cover the costs of running our platform. These tips also enable us to double the difference onwards by providing match funding to charities to help launch their campaigns.
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Register your charity
It’s completely free to create an account!
Click the ‘Charity login’ button in the top corner of the page. Select ‘Not a member’, and you’ll go straight to our registration page so you can start entering your details.
Create your account
Next, we’ll ask you to tell us your important charity information, like your website URL and address. You’ll also be able to add team members to finish creating your account.
Get started
We’re so excited to have you on board! Once you’ve created your account, you’ll be able to log in and see all of our charity resources, access match funding opportunities and boost your fundraising efforts.
We’re honoured to stand alongside thousands of incredible charities, boosting their impact through our match funding campaigns. Together, we’ve doubled donations to make double the difference in the world. Join our community of high-impact charity partners:
Our platform supports all UK-registered charities with a Charity Commission, OSCR or NI Charity Commission number, or charities with tax-exempt status. For most of our campaigns, we require charities to have an annual income of at least £25,000 (as per the last filed accounts on the Charity Commission).
Please click the ‘charity login’ button in the top right corner of the webpage. When you get to the login page, you’ll see an option that says ‘forgotten password’, allowing you to update your login details. If you’re having issues accessing your account, please contact hello@biggive.org
Charities may use our platform to raise unrestricted funds if they meet our campaign eligibility requirements. If a charity is raising funds for a specific project, in that case, any funds received during a Big Give match funding campaign are restricted to the information outlined in the application until the charity has hit their target. If a charity receives additional online donations after hitting its target, these funds may be unrestricted.
Funders, who we call Champions and pledgers.
A Champion is a partner of the Big Give. A Champion can include high-net-worth individuals, foundations, philanthropists, trusts, statutory bodies, companies and corporations. A pledger can be anyone in the charity’s network. This may include a trustee, foundation, trust, company, volunteer, high-net-worth individual and others.
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