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21/09/2012
Report Finds Young People Less Generous Towards Charities
A new report has suggested that charities are increasingly relying on the older generation for donations as young people's generosity wanes.
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) research suggested that the gap between donations by over 60s and under 30s had widened in the past 30 years.
More than a half of donations were now from the older generation, up from about a third 30 years ago.
The CAF have now called for changes to ensure young people thought more about giving, saying young people should be encouraged to take work experience and volunteer for charities, including becoming trustees.
"The generosity of Britain's older generation continues to be remarkable - and many charities today depend heavily on their support," said John Low, chief executive of the CAF, which promotes charitable giving.
"We fear that charities will face a damaging donation deficit when people of the older generations pass away. That would severely hit the funding of charities, and their ability to deliver vital services on which so many people rely."
Figures released last year showed that more people were giving to charity in the UK but the average amount being donated fell.
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The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) research suggested that the gap between donations by over 60s and under 30s had widened in the past 30 years.
More than a half of donations were now from the older generation, up from about a third 30 years ago.
The CAF have now called for changes to ensure young people thought more about giving, saying young people should be encouraged to take work experience and volunteer for charities, including becoming trustees.
"The generosity of Britain's older generation continues to be remarkable - and many charities today depend heavily on their support," said John Low, chief executive of the CAF, which promotes charitable giving.
"We fear that charities will face a damaging donation deficit when people of the older generations pass away. That would severely hit the funding of charities, and their ability to deliver vital services on which so many people rely."
Figures released last year showed that more people were giving to charity in the UK but the average amount being donated fell.
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