{"id":74103,"date":"2017-11-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/blog\/are-you-ready-for-the-bbc-children-in-need-appeal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:20:44","slug":"are-you-ready-for-the-bbc-children-in-need-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/ca\/blog\/are-you-ready-for-the-bbc-children-in-need-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Ready For The BBC Children in Need Appeal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The iconic Children in Need initiative started on Christmas Day in 1972 in the format of a five-minute radio broadcast. The response was jaw dropping, and the money raised was split between 4 children&#8217;s charities.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To date, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/corporate2\/childreninneed\">BBC Children in Need Appeal<\/a> has raised a staggering 800 million which has changed the lives of countless children across the UK. The 2,400 projects they fund help children facing a range of disadvantages, for example, poverty and deprivation; victims of abuse or neglect; and disabled young people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This year we had the pleasure of supporting Radio 2s 50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Gala lunch, hosted by Michael Ball, in aid of BBC Children in Need with our flagship <a href=\"..\/..\/fundraising\/silent-auctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">silent auction technology.<\/a> This event raised a staggering 16,719 through the silent auction alone! This years BBC Children in Need Appeal will be hosted on November 17<sup>th<\/sup> at 7:30 pm (BST) on BBC One. As the stats below show, its paramount that we continue on the tradition of raising awareness for children in need and get involved!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 405px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Capture.jpg\" width=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Department for Education (2016) Main table D4<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2015-to-2016\">Characteristics of children in need in England, 2015-16<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 406px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/232.jpg\" alt=\"#2.jpg\" width=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Department for Education (2016) National tables A1<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.95px; background-color: transparent;\">and A2<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.95px; background-color: transparent;\">in<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.95px; background-color: transparent;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016\">Children looked after in England year ending 31 March 2016<\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.95px; background-color: transparent;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.www.givergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/233.jpg\" alt=\"#3.jpg\" width=\"407\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Department for Education (2016) Main tables B3 and C1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2015-to-2016\">Characteristics of children in need in England, 2015-16<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Here are a few ways you can donate to this incredible appeal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Via the BBC Children in Need <a href=\"https:\/\/mydonatetelethonsappeals.bt.com\/donate\/cin2017\/\">website<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Text &#8216;DONATE to 70405&#8217; to donate 5<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">In person at any bank, building society or post office <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">You can also donate via phone by credit or debit card on the donation line: 0345 7 33 22 33<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iconic Children in Need initiative started on Christmas Day in 1972 in the format of a five-minute radio broadcast. 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