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2010 Christmas Challenge
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2010 is our biggest ever challenge, aiming to raise £20m for hundreds of charities across a number of sectors. Keep reading to learn how your charity can benefit.
How the Challenge works
Stage 1: Completing your Charity Matching Fund
Each participating charity creates their own Charity Matching Fund by asking their trustees and major donors to pledge to match online public donations.
Initial public donations in December are doubled by this fund. Charities that complete their fund – by receiving the same amount in public donations as is pledged in their Charity Matching Fund – are then able to compete for the additional Sector Challenge Fund.
Stage 2: Competing for the Sector Challenge Fund
The Sector Challenge Fund doubles further public donations on a first come first served basis, until the Challenge Fund is exhausted.
The maximum a charity can receive from the Sector Challenge Fund is equal to the amount pledged in their Charity Matching Fund.
Possible Scenario
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How to apply
For information on how to apply for the Challenge, please click here.
Charities must have one or more projects uploaded on The Big Give to apply.
Timing (provisional)
June 2010 - Application process opens
June - July 2010 - Sector Champions select participating charities
Aug - Oct 2010 - Charities gather their Charity Matching Fund pledges and prepare December fundraising appeals
Dec 2010 - Public challenge launches (staggered over 5 days)
For more details, plesae read our FAQs and Terms and Conditions pages
To read the full charity terms and conditions, please click here
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