Big Give, Global’s Make Some Noise and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) are marking Small Charity Week (Monday 23rd June to 12 noon on Monday 30th June 2025) this year with a match funding campaign for small charities across the UK.
This seven-day campaign, the first to run during Small Charity Week, is “dedicated to supporting small charities that make a big impact on communities across the UK”.
Applications are now open for charities with an annual income between £5,000 and £1 million.
Charities can seek to raise £500, £1,000, £2,500, £5,000, or £10,000 in public donations, which will be doubled by the match funds. Their only limitation is that that they can not apply for matched funds that exceed 10% of their annual income (for example, if a charity’s annual income is £100,000, they can only apply for up to £10,000 in matched funding).
Applications to Big Give’s Small Charity Week campaign close on Wednesday 2nd April 2025.
The offer deadline is Wednesday 7th May, and the public campaign runs in Small Charity Week, from Monday 23rd June to midday on Monday 30th June 2025.
After applying to Big Give a charity’s application will be assessed by Big Give and their partner Global’s Make Some Noise. If successful charities will be awarded a sum of match funding which is then ring-fenced for their organisation.
To access some or all of that funding the charity has to secure public donations via Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the week of the campaign. The more they raise the more of that ring-fenced sum they can claim.
Big Give’s guide to the process can be found at this LINK (scroll down the page to the video).
Further information is available on the Big Give website.
