introducing CAF's international research

Our international research offers unique, independent insight into global generosity and is free to read and download.  We work with our Global Alliance network of offices and partners to study and understand donor behaviour and the challenges facing civil society across the world. 

During 2020 we have monitored the impact of Covid-19 on civil society, researching how government policies across the world have supported charities and NGO's during the pandemic, and the impact of Covid-19 on giving. Our colleagues at CAF America are regularly monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on giving across the globe.

The annual CAF World Giving Index report explores how different countries encourage giving to charity, volunteering time and their attitudes to helping a stranger. Our Country Focus reports reveal giving facts and trends from Brazil, Canada, India, Russia, Africa and the USA. Our Beyond Integrity report examines how some companies are going above and beyond their traditional role to protect civic space. 
   

The impact of Covid-19 on global civil society

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CAF World Giving Index 2021

With the challenges of Covid-19 on charitable giving around the world, this year’s World Giving Index tells a truly remarkable story.
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Giving civil society the right response

We examined national policy responses to supporting philanthropic giving and civil society in the context of the pandemic and discovered government responses varied widely and some used the pandemic to silence critics.
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The face of charities during Covid-19 worldwide

CAF America's online library of reports reveals that despite unprecedented challenges, charities are demonstrating resilience through agility and determination. Read their stories from across the world.
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European policy responses to Covid-19

How are governments reacting in the light of the Covid-19 crisis?
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Covid-19 the effect on global civil society

Since May 2020 this year, CAF has been surveying charities across Australia, Brazil, India and South Africa to understand how they have been responding to and coping with the Covid-19 pandemic.

country focus reports

Working with the CAF Global Alliance we're taking our World Giving Index research further and exploring giving facts and trends in detail from Australia, Brazil, Russia, the USA, Canada, India and a growing number of African countries.  In alphabetical order:
    
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Australia Giving 2019

Our research reveals the key facts and trends of charitable giving in Australia.

Discover giving in Australia
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Brazil Giving 2019

Our research reveals the key facts and trends of charitable giving in Brazil.

Discover giving in Brazil
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Bulgaria Giving 2019

Our research reveals the key facts and trends in charitable giving in Bulgaria.

Read about giving in Bulgaria
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Canada Giving 2019

Our research reveals the key facts and trends in charitable giving in Canada.

Read about giving in Canada
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CAF Ireland Giving 2020

Our report explores in depth the different ways in which people in Ireland give, and what they give to.

Find out more
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India Giving 2019

Our unique research provides a robust and insightful view of the current giving landscape.

Read more on India Giving
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Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Giving 2020

Our research into giving cultures across three African countries reveals the obstacles and opportunities for growing charitable giving.

Read about giving in East Africa
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Growing Giving in Kenya 2020

CAF's in depth report into Kenya's rich giving culture identifies both the opportunities and roadblocks to growing individual charitable giving in the region.

Read our research
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Russia Giving 2019

Our research reveals the key facts and trends in charitable giving in Russia.

Read about giving in Russia
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Growing Giving in South Africa 2020

Our research into individual giving and civil society sustainability in South Africa goes further, to identify the roadblocks and the opportunities for growing giving.

Read about giving in South Africa
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Growing Giving in Tanzania 2020

Our research into individual giving and civil society sustainability in Tanzania.

Read about giving in Tanzania
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Growing Giving in Uganda 2020

Our research into individual giving and civil society sustainability in Uganda.

Read about giving in Uganda
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UK Giving 2019

The number of people in the UK regularly giving to charity has declined for the third year in a row.

Read the report
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USA Giving 2019

Our research reveals the key facts and trends in charitable giving in the US.

Read more about giving in the USA.

CAF World Giving Index

The Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Index is a global survey which has interviewed more than 1.6 million people since 2009 and asks each whether they in the past month: 

  • have they helped a stranger
  • given money
  • volunteered for a good cause

For this edition, data has been included for 114 countries, representing over 90% of the global adult population. The rankings produced are not based on the amounts given or the number of volunteer hours spent. 

This year’s report takes a look at how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted giving around the world.


Discover the CAF World Giving Index 2021

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Beyond Integrity

Exploring the role of business in preserving civil society around the world

The Beyond Integrity report was produced by CAF in collaboration with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and examines how some companies are going above and beyond their traditional role to protect civic space.

Insights include:
  
  • Privately held dialogues between key stakeholders and host governments can be as effective as public challenge.
  • Leveraging formal and informal networks is key in convincing corporations to act on behalf of civil society.
  • Firms in consumer-facing industries are responsive to large-scale social movements.
      
Our case studies from Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia and Angola reveal how companies are speaking up and taking a lead in protecting civil society.  Explore the Beyond Integrity report.

 

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