Big Give is a non-profit, charitable website that enables donors to find and support charity projects in their field of interest.

[4][5][6] Its Christmas Challenge 2024 raised £44.7 million, the highest amount to date, surpassing Comic Relief and Children In Need as Britain's largest fundraising event of the year.

[9] Big Give's campaigns have been promoted by celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, Stephen Fry, Dame Judi Dench, Emilia Fox and David Walliams among others.

[12] James Reed was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to business and charity.

He used his experience of compiling searchable websites to create an online database of charities, browsable by sector and including detailed information about their structure and accounts.

The Big Give Christmas Challenge runs annually for seven days from #GivingTuesday, during which time donations to participating charities are doubled.

[43] The inaugural campaign ultimately raised £2,849,273, exceeding its initial £2.5 million target, to support 238 arts and culture charities across the UK.

The campaign saw 247 environmental charities take part, including Rewilding Britain, Friends of the Earth, The Wildlife Trusts, and Surfers Against Sewage.

The campaign received support from Monty Don, Stephen Fry, Ben Goldsmith, Megan McCubbin and Chris Packham.

[48][49][50] Big Give's Kind2Mind is an annual match-funding drive in support of charities that address, prevent, research, treat and campaign for mental health issues.

The funds were distributed to seven charities working directly with Rohingya refugees, including the British Red Cross and UNICEF UK.

In August 2021, Big Give match-funded Afghanaid's Afghanistan Crisis Appeal, raising £78,257 to deliver emergency support to families uprooted by regional conflict and famine.

[61] The Big Give's 'Philanthropy in Schools' programme seeks to encourage the next generation of philanthropists by promoting research into charities and charitable donations.

Participating schools partner with a sponsor who funds Big Give vouchers which students donate to their chosen charities.