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Introduction

Champions for Children 2023 will be our first campaign with in our new 2023 – 2026 impact strategy, Prepared for Life.

We will raise funds to provide support for children across our four key priority areas:

  • Physical Health
  • Mental Wellbeing
  • Home & Community Environment
  • Learning & Work Readiness.

Our first Champions for Children campaign launched in 2020 in response to the devastating effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on vulnerable children. Since then, our annual Champions for Children campaign has raised over £9M, providing vital funding to 250 charities and engaging approximately 430,000 children facing disadvantages and poverty across London.

The schedule for our 2023 campaign is:

  • Applications close Friday 24th February 2023
  • Get Campaign Ready Event - Friday 5th May, 15:00 – 18:00
  • The campaign will take place Tuesday 6th June – Tuesday 20th June 2023
  • Funding offers made from June 2023
  • Monitoring and evaluation will commence June 2024
  • Impact reporting to donors will be in September 2024

The campaign will raise unrestricted funds for charities delivering projects across London. To be eligible all partners must:

  • Be a UK-registered charity with at least one year of filed accounts and an annual income of at least £25,000 (as per last filed accounts).
  • Work with children living in Poverty in London.
  • Registered on theBigGive.org.uk (free to register).
  • Able to raise total campaign funds of at least £8,000.

For more information about eligibility, how we fund and work charity partners click here. Alternatively make your application now.

Campaign outputs and outcomes

How we support charities

Charities who participate in our campaigns receive:

  • Workshops on how to run a successful fundraising campaign, including topics such as how to formulate your campaign messaging and how to use social media effectively
  • One-to-one support on any aspect of the campaign
  • Connections with other charities working with children and young people across London
  • Raised profile and visibility through broader campaigns, events and other activities to raise awareness of the issues around child poverty and drive traffic to the charities

 

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