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Philanthropy in Schools

The Big Give Philanthropy in Schools programme aims to inspire the next generation of philanthropists and could result in an extra donation for your charity.

The programme engages students in philanthropy and promotes the benefits of intelligent charitable giving. Designed to be run during lesson time or as an after school activity, the scheme encourages thorough research into organisations and allows children to learn about the valuable work of all our charities.  Students then decide which of our chartities to award a donation voucher to (usually £50).

The student’s decision is based on the information displayed on your charity and project profiles.  Therefore, to increase your chances of gaining a young supporter, it is best to keep your profiles as up to date as possible and make them as attractive as possible to potential donors.

Success Story – The Dragon School

In 2011, the Dragon School in North Oxford ran the scheme for a third year, dividing a £2,000 sponsor donation between 25 Year 8 scholarship students.

Each student used theBigGive.org.uk to short-list two projects of interest. They researched these projects in greater detail and created reports explaining which of the charities would get their support, before donating their voucher online.

Students then discussed their choices with their peers, in groups of three. Each group chose one project to present and elected a spokesperson.

The sponsor visited the Dragon School to meet the pupils and hear their presentations on a fantastic range of charities.

This is the third year that the Dragon School have run our Philanthropy in Schools programme. So far this year, over 770 students in 15 schools across the country have already run the programme.

 

If you know of any school that might be interested in participating, or have any questions about the scheme. please email us at schools@thebiggive.org.uk.

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It really opened my eyes as to how many good causes there are.

Participating Pupil
 
 

I particularly enjoyed researching the charities and seeing what my money could do.

Participating Pupil
 
 

I have definitely learned about giving in an intelligent way, by first analysing the charities before deciding if it is good to give to them.

Participating Pupil
 
 

Thank you for helping all the children get involved and realise that they can make a difference.

Dragon School Parent