An overview of charitablegiving in the UK

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caf UKgiving 2018

Overall participation in charitable

activity down in 2017

% sponsoring

someone down in 2017

Donating money

peaks in Nov/Dec and sponsorship

in June

Full time students

and those working part timemost likely to volunteer

Over half signed a

petition in 2017

Fewer men are participating

in charitable or social activity in 2017 compared to

previous year

Majority continue to give infrequently,

from time to time

£10.3 billion

donated to charity

in 2017

Average amounts given have

increased (but fewer giving)

Medical research

top cause donated to in 2017

One fifth of total donations go to

religious causes

CASHremains the main

way of giving to charity

most common way of being asked to

donateis being approached on the

street

key findings from our research

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