Philanthropy in Schools

The Big Give Philanthropy in Schools programme aims to inspire the next generation of philanthropists.

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 a range of charities.

Success Story

The Dragon School in North Oxford ran the scheme for a second 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 second year that the Dragon School have run our Philanthropy in Schools programme. This year they have been joined by 3 other schools across the country and we are keen to increase this further in the coming years.

Sponsor a School

You can sponsor a Philanthropy programme in the school of your choice for as little as £500. All of the money will be donated to charity, and your scheme will help to inspire a new generation of philanthropists. You will receive a full breakdown of the charities that receive your donation and we can arrange an optional visit to speak at the school.

To find out more about becoming a sponsor, please contact us.

For Teachers

The programme is designed to introduce pupils to the benefits of charitable intelligent giving. It provides the opportunity to practice different writing styles and prepare persuasive oral presentations, whilst basic due-diligence is an example of mathematical analysis.

The Big Give offers a core programme, including a micro-site and sample assignments for pupils, and will work with you to add the optional components that fit with your school's requirements.

For more information about running the programme in your school, please contact us.

The Big Give Logo Competition

In February 2010, The Big Give launched a nationwide logo competition in association with our design partner Golley Slater.

To be in with a chance of winning, students were asked to create a new logo for one of the 7,000 charities registered on The Big Give.

We were delighted to receive over 200 fantastic entries. To view the winning designs, and read more about the competition, please click here.