Research / statistics

Direct mail, telephone and doorstep fundraising continue to attract the highest volume of complaints, according to the Fundraising Standards Board in its 2011 Complaints Report for charity fundraising

Research by the Third Sector Research Centre suggests that there are more employees in the English voluntary sector than previously thought.

Research by the Charities Aid Foundation to mark the Diamond Jubilee reveals that the charities of which Her Majesty The Queen is patron raise a total of £1,427,000,000.

Marie Curie Cancer Care has raised over £12,000 through mobile donations in their biggest annual fundraising campaign, The Great Daffodil Appeal.

Sport Relief has so far raised £7.9 million via £1, £5 and £10 mobile donations, a record amount for the biannual campaign.

Over 40 Irish companies formed over 3,600 community partnerships and donated over €16.7 million in cash donations, in kind donations and employee fundraising to local charities and community groups du

HMRC is inviting comments and ideas on the National Statistics for Tax relief on charitable giving with the aim of improving them.

In memoriam giving site MuchLoved.com has now raised over £3 million in tribute fund donations. The current total raised for charities stands at £3,007, 079.

Online fundraising service Give As You Live is researching the latest trends in digital fundraising.

Fundraising income for Barnardos in Ireland fell from €8.5 million in 2009 to €7.5 million in 2010, according to the charity's latest annual report.