RICS Logo
Twitter
LinkedIn
  • Home
  • News
  • What We Do
    • Business Rates Relief
    • Empty Property Rates Relief
    • Charities
  • Contact
0800 151 3361
Email Us
GoFundMe reveals most generous countries

The UK is the fifth Most Generous Country, with Ireland topping GoFundMe’s 2019 list

December 15, 2019Kim Pidgeon

The donating platform has released its A Year in Giving report, revealing global trends in fundraising

Ireland, the United States and Australia have scooped the top three places in GoFundMe’s annual report, which includes a list of the Most Generous Countries.

Compiled by looking at the number of donations per capita, Canada, the UK, Switzerland and Luxembourg come fourth, fifth and sixth, while Netherlands, Denmark and Norway round off the top ten.

The document, called A Year in Giving, reveals the fundraisers that donors respond to and the frequency of donations. In total more than 6.75 billion pounds has been raised via 120 million donations since GoFundMe launched in 2010.

The report shows a donation is made every second, with 40 per cent of all donations less than £40. In 2019 there has been more than a 65 per cent increase in fundraisers mentioning climate change and more than a 20 per cent increase in fundraisers mentioning reproductive rights. A fundraiser is started every eight seconds and nearly 20 per cent of fundraisers in 2019 received donations from more than one country.

The most generous cities in Great Britain are Edinburgh, Cambridge and Bath, with community competitions and events the fastest growing fundraising categories in the UK, excluding emergencies. Friday is the most popular day to donate in Britain, with one in seven Brits having donated on the crowd-funding platform.

GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon said: “We all want to be reminded of the good in humanity and inspired by uplifting news – not just during the festive season, but every day. 

“Helping people and causes is what brings us to work every day and we are grateful that we get to empower others to make a lasting difference.

“As we enter a new decade, GoFundMe is committed to spreading compassion and empathy through our platform. We know we can’t do it alone, so we are excited to work with our community who share this vision of positive change. This festive season, we hope that you are motivated by the power of kindness and inspired to lend a hand to those in need. Together, we can bring more good into the world and unlock the power of global giving.”

Related Articles

Charities miss out on almost £600m extra funding with Gift Aid left off donations

March 21, 2018Kim Pidgeon

The Big Issue Foundation taps into cashless donations

April 20, 2018Kim Pidgeon

UK drops out of top ten on CAF World Giving Index

September 8, 2017Kim Pidgeon

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Coronavirus Pandemic: useful links for G15 Housing Associations
  • Ban on using credit cards for gambling in the UK from April 2020
  • Metropolitan Thames Valley and Bovis Homes to build nearly 800 new homes near Cambridge
  • The UK is the fifth Most Generous Country, with Ireland topping GoFundMe’s 2019 list
  • Three quarters of small business websites risk missing out on mobile business 

Recent Comments

  • L&G reveal first four housing schemes from their new affordable housing arm - Caritas on Legal & General adds affordable housing provider to its resumé
  • writeessay on Trade body ALMR not hot for ‘Latte Levy’
  • proptech on British Retail Consortium predicts £280m business rates price hike for retailers next year

Archives

  • April 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • February 2017

Categories

  • Advice
  • News
  • Tips
  • Uncategorized
Twitter
LinkedIn
Caritas
5 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1LG


Tel: 0800 151 3361
Email Us
Caritas
Cody Technology Park
Old Ively Road
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 0LX
Tel: 0800 151 3361
Email Us

© Copyright Caritas | Privacy Notice | Cookie Policy