CAF Campaigns | Supporting the charity sector and working for you

OUR PASSION

We are champions for charity and campaign to build a better world. We influence policy makers in the UK and around the world to encourage people to give. Working with charities, businesses, donors and governments we use our knowledge and experience to build a stronger society.

our campaigns

Place-based giving

Philanthropy can transform communities around the UK. Find out how to build a culture of giving in our towns and cities.

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Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a global campaign asking people to give their time, money and voice to charity. We run the UK's Giving Tuesday campaign.

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Growing giving around the world

With as many as 2.4 billion people set to join the world’s middle classes by 2030 we want to transform their communities through giving.

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Future:Good

Learn how technology from Artificial Intelligence to Blockchain will transform charities and become a huge force for good.

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influencing government

We work with governments and all those who are interested in charities to encourage giving, and help charities and social enterprises to flourish. We champion the contribution that charities, donors and volunteers make to society. We are:

Informing and influencing the Government’s Civil Society Strategy
Creating a positive environment for charities
Working with other charities and their supporters to shape the future of giving
Ensuring that metro mayors and regional government promote giving

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understanding giving

Our research gives us unique insight into charitable giving. We provide free research and analysis that helps to inform charities, companies, donors, policy-makers, researchers and journalists. Our unique UK Giving research and CAF World Giving Index are among the most influential pieces of charity research published annually. For this, and our full suite of research, visit the CAF Research Hub.

latest comment and insight from our blogs

Read our insights into giving and our thoughts on how developments in society and technology can open up new opportunities for doing good.

Our think-tank, Giving Thought, is where we consider the key challenges facing civil society, explore how and why people and companies give, and test radical new ideas that could shape the future of charity. Our Public Affairs blog will keep you up to date with our views.

14 March 2018

Cash is king for donations to charity

As the Government announces a consultation on cash and the digital economy, our research shows that cash is still the most popular way to give
13 March 2018

The Spring Statement: What's in there for charities?
Today, the Chancellor gave his Spring Statement and we look at what's relevant for charities
1 March 2018

From HODL to GIEV? The opportunities and challenges of cryptophilanthropy
The massive rise in the value of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has seen a new class of "crypto-wealthy" emerge. Could this wealth be harnessed for philanthropy, and what are that challenges to doing so?
27 February 2018

Government all ears over future of civil society
Today, the Civil Society Minister announced a call for evidence ahead of the Civil Society Strategy. Here we take a look at some of the key themes and what CAF wants to see happen.