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The Report , Radio 4
Beth Breeze joined Simon Cox to discuss tax relief on charity donations. Listen again
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Cathy Pharoah draws on research on 30 years of household giving in this video exploring charity and volunteering. Watch online
Donor Cultivation
Tobias Jung has written an article for Civil Society drawing on research by CGAP and Arts and Business Scotland. The How to develop donor cultivation discussion paper is now available.
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CGAP is the UK's first research Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy. It aims to develop knowledge and engage with donors, charities and practitioners. CGAP is a consortium of British research institutions with three main research themes:
Individual and
Corporate Giving
People and companies in the UK give about £13 billion per year to charities. CGAP is studying motivations, trends and entrepreneurs.
Grant-makers
Independent trusts and foundations in the UK make charitable grants of around £3 billion per year. CGAP is studying key issues in grant-making.
Charities, Social Justice and Policy
Charities provide many key services in society today. CGAP is studying fundraising, social redistribution, policy and culture.
Research
Co-producing research: working together or falling apart?
A new briefing note is available following CGAP's ESRC Festival of Social Science event. The roundtable discussion brought together academics and third sector practitioners to share their experiences of co-producing research. Read Briefing Note 8: Co-producing research: working together or falling apart? (pdf).
CGAP News
New Working Paper
Ian Mocroft analyses government spending on the voluntary sector for the years 2004-05 to 2008-09.
Read Working paper 2: Government expenditure on the voluntary sector in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (pdf).
Latest News
New Institute of Fundraising research
CGAP's Cathy Pharoah has commented on new research by the Institute of Fundraising. Read 'If you don't ask, we don't give, according to IoF research'. The full survey results will be published later this year.
