1. THE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE 2017 STAGE ONE APPLICATION QUESTIONS

This document is intended to help charities prepare their Stage One application for the Christmas Challenge 2017. This document lists the questions asked in the Finances & Targets section of the Stage One application.

Charities may use this document to help prepare their answers but should complete their actual answers online via the Christmas Challenge application in the account area on theBigGive.org.uk. Charities should not submit this Word document to the Big Give.

FINANCES

Q1. What was your charity's last annual income as per your last filed accounts? Please ensure this figure corresponds to the accounts which are available on the Charity Commission website.

Q2. What is your charity’s reserves policy and target level of reserves? Max 500 characters

Q3. How much does your charity currently hold in free reserves? Max 500 characters

Please use the most recent information you have available, stating what date this information is from. Explain any differences in your current reserves level and your reserves policy.

TARGETS

Q1. How much do you hope to raise through the Christmas Challenge?

Please consider your targets carefully and ensure they are realistic; setting targets too high may mean you miss out on accessing Champion funds. For further guidance on setting your Christmas Challenge targets, please refer to the Setting a Realistic Target resource and the Stage One Application Guide in theResources.

N.B. The answer given to Q1 will automatically generate a breakdown of your targets as follows:

MATCHING POT

Pledge target = 25% of your answer to Q1

Maximum amount from Champion= 25% of your answer to Q1

Online donation target= 50% of your answer to Q1

Total target= Your answer to Q1

Q2. How will you raise £<Online donation target>in online donations? Max 500 characters

Explain the type of donors you will target in this campaign and give estimates of how many of these donors you will be approaching. Briefly cover what methods you will be using to contact these donors. Include details of any experience your charity has of raising this amount of funds.

Q3. You hope to raise £<Total target>in the Christmas Challenge:

a. If you raised more than anticipated what would you spend the additional money on?Max 500 characters

Please indicate whether the funds would be spent on this project, another project or for unrestricted funds.

b. If you didn't meet your target how would you spend the money raised in the Big Give?Max 500 characters

Please indicate if you would fund specific elements of the project or if you would allocate the funds in some other way.

Q4. What three recent sources of funding / grants / fundraising campaigns is your charity most proud of?

Please use any examples from within the past three years.

Funding Source / Funding Type / Amount Received / Date
Example 1 / e.g. Comic Relief / e.g. Grant / e.g. £50,000 / e.g. 04/15
Example 2
Example 3

Q5. Please list any high profile supporters who might help you market your charity’s involvement in the Christmas Challenge?Max 200 characters

Please answer N/A if not.

Q6. Does your charity have any memberships, awards, accreditations or any other information you would like to notify us of with regards to your charity’s fundraising experience? Max 200 characters

Please answer N/A if not.