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Success Stories
In our first five years, we have raised over £40million for charity through our innovative Christmas Challenges. We have also matched several wealthy donors with new charities, helped charities to find new trustees and inspired a new generation of philanthropists.
2012 Christmas Challenge
The Christmas Challenge 2012 raised over £10.5 million for 350 participating charities and ran very smoothly, overcoming all of the technical difficulties experienced in 2011.
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Fortnum & Mason Christmas Party 2012
For the third year running, the 2012 Christmas Challenge was launched at the Fortnum & Mason Charity Christmas Party.
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The Big Give Quiz June 2012
At 7:30pm on Wednesday 20 June 2012, the Big Give hosted the inaugural online Big Give Quiz.  Over 200 supporters took part from the comfort of their own homes and helped to raise over £2,500 for a whole range of …
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The Big Garden Give 2012
On Sunday 22 July 2012, Sir Alec Reed opened the grounds of The Manor in Little Compton to benefit hundreds of charities on the Big Give.
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The Big Give Logo Competition 2011
The Big Give has announced the winners of the 2011 School Logo Competition, congratulations to our worthy winners from St Margaret Ward Catholic College.
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The Big Garden Give
On Sunday 21st August 2011 the Big Give hosted its very first Big Garden Give, raising £2,600 for a wide range of charities.
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East Africa Emergency Fund raises over £200,000
The Big Give’s East Africa Emergency Matched Fund raised over £200,000 to help those most affected by the devastating droughts in East Africa in July 2011.
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2010 Beacon Prize Winner
Sir Alec Reed, founder of the Big Give, has been awarded the 2010 Beacon Prize for Philanthropy.
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2010 Christmas Challenge raises over £9million
The 2010 Challenge has doubled over 15,000 donations and raised an incredible £9.3million.
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Pakistan Emergency Fund raises £180,000
In light of the devastating floods in Pakistan, The Big Give Pakistan Emergency Fund raised £180,000 to help those most in need.
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2008 Christmas Challenge
In December 2008, Sir Alec Reed launched the world’s first online matching challenge, which raised £2m in an astonishing 45 minutes.
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Third Sector Excellence Award
Reed Foundation was awarded the 2009 Third Sector Excellence Award for Innovation in recognition of the 2008 Matched Funding Challenge.
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Philanthropist Wild for Environment Charity
A wealthy donor discovered The Lancashire Wildlife Trust on The Big Give and donated £175,000.
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Donor Crosses Sahara to Support Villages
A wealthy donor discovered Village By Village on The Big Give, joined a two week Saharan trek and is now a trustee of the charity.
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The Big Give Logo Competition 2010
The Big Give challenged school children across the UK to design a new charity logo.
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Dragons Fire Up Philanthropy in Schools
For the second year running, pupils at the Dragon School have been giving away a generous donor’s money. In 2010, the Dragon School was joined by 5 other schools across the country and in 2011 we aim to have around 20 schools participating in the scheme.
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