Friday, 21st November 2008

 

10 December 2007 - David Bain

New philanthropy website going stellar

The Big Give offers short-cut for wealthy donors and charities.

Charitable projects worth nearly £1 billion have been posted on philanthropy website the Big Give since it launched two months ago.

The website is the brainchild of Alec Reed, founder of the Reed Recruitment Group, who has pledged to spend £1 million promoting the site to wealthy individuals, corporate foundations, grant-making trusts and legacy advisors. More than 3,000 charities have posted projects so far.

The site allows donors to search quickly and discreetly for charitable projects in their field of interest, filtering their search options by donation amount, geographical location, charitable cause and type of beneficiary.

Notable charities registered on the site include Oxfam, Cancer Research UK, Fifteen (founded by Jamie Oliver) and Camila Batmanghelidjh's Kids Company.

Go to The Big Give

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