December 7th: we have reached our target of £10.000 for The Big Give Challenge!  This means that no further matching will be made. Thank you to everyone who has donated to the challenge through both the pledge stage and the on line donations. Our sincere apologies to the people who did not get their funds matched. If you would still like to make the donation please use our secure on line donation page.

December 6th: received further donations for the Big Give Christmas Challenge, taking our total to £7,840

December 5th – today at 10.00 GMT we managed to raise £6,015 of the £10,000 needed to reach our target . On Thursday and Friday we have more opportunities to double donations through the Big Give Christmas Challenge for our orphan support programme. Thank you to everyone who has offered to participate and to the donors who have already pledged money.

Pupils at Muchimbale Community School will receive support from the challange

Millions of pounds are on offer from the Big Give. This is an incredibly generous initiative and a huge opportunity for small charities like The Butterfly Tree to increase our funding.

The Big Give Christmas Callenge – an opportunity to support more orphans

Here again are the guidelines:

Between the 5th to 7th December we need to raise £10,000 via The Big Give – if we reach this amount during that period our donations will be doubled to £20,000 – please can you help us?

• When – 10am (GMT) prompt on the 5th, 6th and 7th December – as the donations close once an amount is reached
• If it says ‘your donation has not been matched’ please refresh and keep trying as more money may become available
• Where – to The Butterfly Tree’s ‘Orphan Support’ project by clicking on this link to the Big Give website
• How – on line using a credit or debit card on the Big Give website

If you are making your first donation through the Big Give, our simple guide is here to help. Before you begin, make sure you have the following to hand:

• Your credit/debit card
• A valid email address
• Your 3D Secure password (if your card requires 3D Secure
• More details are vbelow

Making your donation

1. Click on a bauble on the homepage or search by keyword.
2. Choose a project that you would like to support and click on the name of the project. In this case The Butterfly Tree Orphan Support project.
3. On your chosen project’s profile, click on the “Donate Online Now” button.
4. On this page, you will see whether there are currently funds available to double your donation – remember that this may have changed by the time you click ‘submit’ so this will be confirmed on the next page. If you would like to make a donation, enter the amount you wish to donate in the box provided.Remember to tick the ‘Yes’ box to claim Gift Aid if you are an eligible taxpayer. Then click ‘Submit’.
5. You will now either be shown a ‘reservation’ page which tells you that funds have been reserved to match your donation, or you will be shown a page which states that your donation will not be doubled and asks you to confirm that you understand this.
6. You will then be taken to the card payment page to finalise your donation. You will need your credit or debit card and must complete all boxes with a ‘*’ next to them. Please note you will be required to enter an email address.
7. Once you have completed all of the necessary boxes, click ‘Submit’ at the bottom of the page to process your donation.
8. You may now be taken to a 3D Secure site to complete your donation. Please see below for more information on 3D Secure.
9. You will then arrive at our ‘thank you’ page and will be emailed a receipt of your donation.

If you require any further details please send an email to jane@thebutterflytree.org.uk or telephone: + 44 (0) 1926 843699

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