Charity Struggles not Limited to Britain, Report from Ireland States

A survey carried out in Ireland has shone a light on the difficulties that charities are having as a result of falling donations from the public and reductions in government spending, mirroring the challenges that many British charities are also struggling with.

The survey, carried out by the Irish Independent, found that some staff are taking unpaid leave to keep costs down, and the report in the same newspaper highlights than one charity, Inclusion Ireland, has been forced to make interest only payments on their mortgage.

Further research carried out by charity umbrella group The Wheel discovered that of 230 charities stating they had received a sharp rise in demand for the services that they provide, two-thirds were trying to keep up with this surge in demand whilst coping will falling revenues. Since the beginning of the year, one in three has been forced to cut back or suspend services.

These statistics aren’t that surprising, and indeed reflect some of the findings of CAF’s research last year which discovered how charities in Britain are having to adapt in order to deal with the challenge of doing more with less.

As the British economy returns to growth, we will be watching with interest to see whether there will be a similar improvement in people’s disposal income, and if that will have any impact on charitable giving.

We know from CAF’s report on Britain’s ‘Civic Core’ that a number of people would consider giving more to charity if their personal economic situation improves, and the Back Britain’s Charities campaign will continue working to encourage people from all walks of life to do what they can to support good causes.

We’d be interested to hear how the economic climate has affected you. Has your charity suffered as a result? Are you suffering from falling incomes? Get in touch with us a campaigns@backbritainscharities.org.uk and share your story!

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One Comment on “Charity Struggles not Limited to Britain, Report from Ireland States”

  1. catherinehislop says:

    Reblogged this on My Blog.


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