Posted on December 12th 2024 by Millie Barrow
Tagged: Fundraising

Doubling the impact for 190,000 children this Christmas

And just like that, the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024 is over—and our charity partners have broken records once again!

This winter, 113 of our partners raised an incredible £6,413,569—a 35% increase from last year—with 109 unlocking some or all of our matched funding. This includes Bloomsbury Football Foundation, who raised an outstanding £496,460!

73 of our charity partners not only met but exceeded their campaign targets!. This includes our Synergy partner, AllChild, who raised an incredible 166% of their target, and within our Grassroots charities, St Mary’s Ukrainian School, who exceeded their target by 78%—an incredible result for their first campaign.

What does this mean, and where will this £6.4 million go? These funds will help deliver vital programmes and services to over 190,000 children living in poverty across London over the next 12 months. This brings us one step closer to breaking the cycle of poverty and ensuring every child in London is happy, healthy, resilient, and safe.

It’s been truly inspiring to see our charity network come together to raise these funds over the past week. By doubling the impact as their Champion Funder, at The Childhood Trust, we’re proud to see our partners applying insights from our Get Campaign Ready event, as well as our research and assets, to maximise their impact. None of this would be possible without the support of our wider community, so thank you for being a crucial part of this success! To our charity partners, we hope you're taking the time to celebrate your incredible achievements too.

Here’s to celebrating this milestone and looking ahead to 2025, where we’re one step closer to giving every child the brighter future they deserve in London—while continuing to champion them and our charity partners in our fight to break the cycle of poverty in London!

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