About our research and insight

We have been publishing our independent research into charities and charitable giving for over 20 years.  Our work influences the decisions of charities, companies, donors, policy-makers, researchers and journalists worldwide.  Our publications are free to read and download.

Among the trends we explore are the changing finances of charities, patterns of individual giving, use of Gift Aid and other tax-effective giving methods, corporate social responsibility strategies, and trends in philanthropy.  We have an extensive list of publications covering a broad range of topics across the charitable sector. We also publish data on CAF's Covid-19 Emergency Grant Fund and plan to grow our data sharing.

Latest research

UK Giving Report 2023

We look at the UK public’s generosity in response to the invasion of Ukraine and of the impact of cost-of-living crisis.

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CAF Charities Resilience Index

Read the report to find out the challenges faced by charities, their ability to adapt, and their confidence for the future.

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World Giving Index 2022

Read the report to find out how global giving changed as we began to come out of the pandemic.

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Digital for Good: A global study on emerging ways of giving

The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI launched its new research series, Digital for Good: A Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving. Its UK report has been developed in collaboration with CAF, and chronicles insights regarding emerging trends in charitable giving in the UK.

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Publications library

From UK Giving to the World Giving Index, for nearly 20 years our research has provided free, independent insight and knowledge.  Our world-class publications inform charities, philanthropists, governments and companies around the world with unique information on charity and giving.
  
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Research and insight blog

Our blog provides expert insight and commentary around our charities and giving research programme.


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