Our Supporters
Founder: Alec Reed CBE
Alec Reed launched theBigGive.org.uk in October 2007 to help proactive philanthropists donate intelligently. A generous philanthropist and entrepreneur, Reed previously founded the Reed Foundation which funds The Big Give, making it free to all users.
Reed is also the Founder of Reed Specialist Recruitment, one of the largest recruitment solution providers in the country with over 400 branches and reed.co.uk, Europe's largest commercial job website.
The Big Give Board of Philanthropists
The Big Give is proud to be supported by our Board of Philanthropists. These exceptional individuals from the private, public and charitable sectors promote the site to other high-level donors and provide invaluable feedback as users.
Please note that our supporters will not respond to unsolicited charity appeals. If charity information is well presented on The Big Give, they will contact the charity directly if they wish to discuss funding.
Lord Bell
- Chair, Bell Pottinger Communications
- MD, Saatchi & Saatchi 1970-85
Lord Gavron CBE
- Chair, Guardian Media Group 1997-2000
- Director, Royal Opera House 1992-98
Lord Haskins
- Chairman, Northern Foods 1986-2002
Lord Joffe CBE
- represented Nelson Mandela at trial in 1963-64
- Chair of the Government's Giving Campaign, 2001-04
Lord Rana MBE JP
- Founder & Managing Director, Andras House
- Founder, Rana Charitable Trust
Lord Salisbury PC DL
- Leader of the House of Lords from 1994-97
Sir Adrian Cadbury DL
- Chair, Cadbury Schweppes 1975-89
- Director, Bank of England 1970-94
Sir Peter Mason, KBE CBE DL
- Chief Executive, AMEC 1996-2006
Sir Sigmund Sternberg KCSG JP
- Founder, Three Faiths Forums
- Chairman, Martin Slowe Estates
Sir Hugh Sykes DL
- Chairman, Renaissance South Yorkshire
- Chair, Yorkshire Bank 1999-2004
Peter Bottomley MP
- MP for Worthing West
Hamish Donaldson DL
- Former Chief Executive, Hill Samuel Bank
Charles Dunstone
- Founder, Carphone Warehouse
Vernon Ellis
- Former international chairman, Accenture
- Chairman, English National Opera
Frank Field
- MP for Birkenhead
Martha Lane-Fox
- Founder, lastminute.com
- Founder, Antigone Trust
Martyn Lewis CBE
- Chairman, Teliris & NICE TV
- Chairman & Founder, YouthNet UK
- Trustee, Windsor Leadership & EduTrust
- President, United Response
Frank Kirwan
- OSCR
- Former Trustee of Oxfam
- Director of RBS; Grahma Tech
Frederick Mulder, Dr
- Founder of the Funding Network
- Beacon Fellowship
Simon Murdoch
- Launched amazon.co.uk
- Founder, friendsabroad.com
Alec Reed CBE
- Founder, Reed Specialist Recruitment
- Founder, The Big Give
Judith Rich OBE
- Co-founder, Institute of Fundraising
- Founding Director, Cards for Good Causes
Jon Snow
- Channel 4 Journalist
Michael Spencer
- CEO, ICAP
John Spiers
- Founder, BestInvest
Larry Sullivan
- Chairman and Co-founder of COINS
- Director, Total Objects
- Chairman, Oasis Solutions
Stuart Wallis FCA CTA
- Chairman, Protherics
Quick Links
I was astonished at how difficult it was to find information on worthy charities to invest in.
Alec Reed CBEvery worthwhile, imaginative initiative
Lord Rana MBE JPa marvellous idea, and a very lively and appealing website.
Sir Sigmund Sternberga terrific website - it is going to make a colossal difference to the charity world.
Martin Lewis CBE