The Big Give wins Digital Giving Award at Technology4Good Awards 2013
Howard Lake | 10 July 2013 | News
Not-for-profit online giving platform The Big Give has won the Digital Giving Award at the Technology4Good Awards 2013. The award, sponsored by NFPtweetup, recognises people or organisations that use computers and the Internet in inspiring ways to generate support for charitable causes, whether through fundraising or other help in kind.
The Big Give beat competition from other category finalists Payroll Giving in Action and Healthy Planet.
In just three days over Christmas 2012 The Big Give was used to raise over £10 million for charities, by doubling 11,000 online donations to 350 participating charities working in the UK and internationally.
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The winners of the Technology4Good Awards 2013, organised by charity AbilityNet, were announced by Mariella Frostrup at an Awards Ceremony in London on 4 July. Over 200 entries were received.
Dame Stephanie Shirley received a Judges’ Special Award for her philanthropy, IT career achievements and advocacy for women in IT.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.