It is well known that Black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities are largely under-researched in the charity sector (and beyond). In 2019, we established a yearly research syndicate to explore how these audiences engage with charities. In this free report, we release some of the key findings from our November 2019 - January 2020 research. These include:

• Volunteering levels for the Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME*) sample are considerably higher than for the general public (32% vs 21%)
• Indeed, BAME volunteering levels are higher in every age group than the general public
• Giving levels in the last 3 months are very similar between BAME and the general public (67% vs 71%)
• Religious beliefs or faith influences the BAME sample attitudes to charity with 31% saying their faith influences their giving, and 64% saying they actively practiced their religion (compared to 20% of the rest of the general public)
• People overseas in need, people in the UK in need, and friends/family overseas feature most highly in the groups the BAME sample give to (at 52%, 45% and 40% respectively)