Tag: Charities Aid Foundation

Charitable giving by FTSE 100 companies drops by 26% in a decade

Stuart Mitchell

New research by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) suggests that the UK’s largest listed companies have cut back on their giving to charities. This year’s Corporate giving by the FTSE 100 report shows that companies gave £1.85 billion to charities last year, significantly less than the £2.51 billion they gave a decade ago. Considering increases in inflation during this period, this represents an even more dramatic cut to crucial charitable funding in real terms. The report shows that the total amount donated in 2022 is the same as in 2016 -when the…

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34 million hours of volunteering time up for grabs this winter

Stuart Mitchell

Charities could tap into millions of hours of volunteering time over the next few months according to research by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). The survey shows 1 in 10 people (9%) said they would be very likely to volunteer a day of their time to a local charity, group, or club if they were personally asked. This is equivalent to an estimated 34 million hours of volunteering time. There are potentially 1 million new volunteers that charities could recruit, from the quarter (24%) who said they were very likely…

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CAF launches new fund for small charities focused on social equity

Stuart Mitchell

As many small charities face challenges this winter, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has launched a new £3m fund for small charities working to improve social equity in their communities.  The Keystone Fund will award unrestricted grants towards the core costs of running a charity, strengthening capacity, or building resilience. Many smaller charities across the UK are under heavy strain against the backdrop of increased demand for services, rising running costs and reduced income.   Local charities across the UK are encouraged to apply for the new fund if they are addressing…

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Donors maintain pandemic generosity with £1bn given to Charities Aid Foundation in support of charities

Stuart Mitchell

More than £1bn has once again been entrusted to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) from donors, just above the record-setting amount in response to the pandemic the previous year. CAF’s Trustees Report for 2021/22 shows that on behalf of donors, more than £876m was granted to charities in the last year. CAF works with private philanthropists, businesses, individuals and government in the UK, US and Canada to send funds to charities working on hundreds of causes around the world. Neil Heslop OBE, Chief Executive of the Charities Aid Foundation, said: “It…

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Over £1.6bn donated to charities through Give As You Earn

Stuart Mitchell

Employees have donated more than £1.6 billion to charitable causes through the Charities Aid Foundation’s payroll giving service. CAF’s ‘Give As You Earn’ celebrates 35 years in 2022, having been a provider since the payroll giving scheme launched in 1987. Since that time, Give As You Earn has supported over 40,000 UK charities, for more than 2,000 clients and their employees.  This month, CAF is awarding more than more than 1,690 clients with a Bronze to Diamond rating for the Government-backed Payroll Giving Quality Mark accreditation. Every year, organisations of…

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