Big Give | The Christmas Challenge

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The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest digital match-funding campaign and it is now open for applications for 2023.

The Christmas Challenge gives your donors the chance to double their donations as you raise vital funds for your work. This year it will run from midday Tuesday 28 November to midday Tuesday 5 December 2023. Last year, the Christmas Challenge raised a record-breaking £28.6m for over 1000 charities!

Up to £25,000 of match funding is available per charity. There are millions of pounds of match funding available for a wide range of charities and causes.

To apply for Christmas Challenge 2023:

1. Log in or sign up for Big Give account
2. Click on Big Give Campaigns
3. Click on Apply now for Christmas Challenge 2023.

As well as accessing Champion funds, evidence shows that donors are more likely to give and to give more in match funding campaigns. The Big Give also offers a free suite of resources, training and guidance for all participating charities.

Applications for this year’s campaign opened on Monday 15 May and close on Friday 7 July 2023.

They strongly encourage charities to submit their applications as early as possible and not to leave it to the last minute. For more information, the eligibility criteria, and to apply, visit the Christmas Challenge page on the Big Give website.

Read their blog to get some insider tips for starting your application.

FAQ

We are going to find it difficult to secure pledges – can we just be allocated Champion funding without securing pledges?

Champions like to see that charities are able to raise pledges to sit alongside Champion funding – and so although they hope to be able to be more flexible this year around how much pledge funding charities will need to raise, it’s likely that you’ll have a better chance of getting Champion funding if you can raise pledges.