Charitable Giving and Philanthropy

Jan 10, 2012 | Category: Household and Individual Giving

UK Giving 2011 has been launched by CAF and NCVO. The latest report finds that over a million more gave to charity last year yet total donations remain flat. Read the report on the NCVO website.

UK Giving 2010
The latest report on charitable giving in the UK has been launched by CAF and NCVO. The report indicates that giving by individuals has increased by £400m to £10.6bn in the past year but has yet to reach pre-recession levels. Read the full report (pdf).

Also see coverage on NCVO and CAF

UK Giving 2009
The report indicates that charitable giving has fallen by £1.3 billion mainly due to smaller amounts being donated but there has been only a two percent fall in the actual number of donors. More on the CAF website.

CGAP's responded to the latest results for individual giving in the UK through 4 thinkpieces:

Cathy Pharoah: Trends in Giving during economic downturn. (pdf)

Beth Breeze: Donors aren't dopes - The impact of the recession on charitable giving. (pdf)

Eleanor Shaw: Giving, philanthropy, recession and the future. (pdf)

Karl Wilding: Giving Giving Gone? Recent Trends in Charitable Giving in the UK. (pdf)

Hannah Terrey, Head of Policy at CAF has written in the Guardian. 'We must promote the cause of charitable giving'

Third Sector 'Charitable donations rose by £400m in past year, survey indicates'

Civil Society 'Giving increases, but still behind pre-recession levels'

Philanthropy UK 'CAF and NCVO follow their UK Giving survey with ideas for increasing giving'