A new match funding campaign has been launched for this year’s Small Charity Week, which will double donations via the funding platform Big Give to participating charities.

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations has partnered with the match-funding platform Big Give and Global’s Make Some Noise, which is the charity of the media company Global, to launch the Small Charity Week Match Funding Campaign.

The campaign, which will mark this year’s Small Charity Week (23-30 June), will match donations to participating charities that are made via Big Give’s platform during the week.

Global’s Make Some Noise and Big Give are assembling a group of “champions” that will provide match funding during the week of the campaign.

Small charities can apply to be part of the campaign through Big Give’s website, with applications open until 2 April.

Successful charities will be made an offer by 7 May, which will give a sum of match funding that is ring-fenced to their organisation. 

This funding will then be unlocked by public donations made through Big Give’s platform during Small Charity Week, using a one-to-one match-funding model.

Only UK-registered charities with an annual income of between £5,000 and £1m are eligible to apply.

Charities can seek to raise either £500, £1,000, £2,500, £5,000 or £10,000 in public donations during the week, which can then be doubled by the match funds. But charities can only apply for match funding worth a maximum of 10 per cent of their income.

Charities that are set to be in receipt of funding from Global’s Make Some Noise after June are not eligible to apply.

Sarah Elliott, chief executive of the NCVO, said: “Resilient charities create stronger communities, but the reality is small charities are under more pressure than ever. Costs are rising, demand is increasing and funding is falling.

“Our partnership with the Big Give and Global’s Make Some Noise is vital to helping Small Charity Week have an even bigger impact in 2025 – building public awareness of the issues facing charities, providing more practical resources to help staff and volunteers build their skills, and increasing financial support so that organisations across the country can continue their invaluable work.”