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Big Give Founder wins prestigious charity Award

Sir Alec Reed CBE has been awarded the Overall Beacon Prize for his longstanding work in supporting hundreds of charities, including theBigGive.org.uk website that has helped raise millions of pounds for over 7,500 charities.

Sir Alec joins the ranks of previous Beacon winners such as Sir Bob Geldof, Jamie Oliver and environmentalist Zac Goldsmith, who have all been recognised for their charitable work. The Beacon Prize has been described by former Primer Minister Gordon Brown as the ‘Nobel Prize of the charity world’