Children’s charities were chosen as a close second (18%), followed by health (14%) and animal charities (13%). Arts and culture and human rights seem to be less of a priority, each receiving only 1% of the share.
Commenting on the findings, Mike Palfreman, Interim Director of Fundraising said,
“Hospices are charities firmly embedded in their local community and rely massively on the support of the communities that they serve. These findings are good news as hospices spend more than £500 million each year providing care and support to people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses and their friends and family. That’s £1.4 million every day – so they need all the support they can get.”
He continues, “The findings don’t come as a huge surprise. Recent Help the Hospices research shows that 1 in 2 people know someone who has been touched by hospice care. We hope these figures also help demonstrate how a business/charity partnership with Help the Hospices can be hugely popular with employees and customers alike.”
The research also reveals that the economic downturn has had a long lasting impact on the amount that individuals are willing to give to charity.
Over a third (35%) of those surveyed claimed that they have reduced their charitable donations due to the downturn, and less than a tenth (9%) claimed that they are likely to increase the amount of money they give to charity as the economy starts to recover.
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Survey reveals hospices are local charity of choice
