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Critique of the government's "Citizenship Survey"
- “Flabby” Government definitions exaggerate volunteering figures
- Pet-sitting, pub-pointing, child-cheering and picketing could all, officially, count as “volunteering”
- “Tighter definitions needed to uncover true volunteering leve
High fundraising standards deemed top “driver” of public trust in charities
- Direct “personal contact” and having a “long-established brand” adjudged next most trust-inducing attributes.
- “Charities should learn from the mistakes of MPs and act on raising standards now”, vies nfpSynergy’s Baker
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Help seeking behaviour in young adults
This in-depth report, produced for the Vodafone Foundation, looks at how young adults seek help, and how charities can meet their needs. The report collates relevant knowledge and presents it in a practically focused way, with case studies and useful tips.
Donor outlook less gloomy amongst core supporters, research shows - negativity from existing non-donors may overly darken the picture
- Those more likely to say they either have given less, or will give less, to charity during an economic downturn are less likely to have given anything anyway!
- Charities should focus on their actual core donor pool, which remains resilient - especially amongst
How Government Definitions Overestimate Levels of Volunteering
This briefing looks at how government measures the levels of volunteering in the UK (and touches on measurements of civic participation) and suggests there are a number of ways in which the current research methodology is over-estimating the level of volunteers.