How much do you give to charity?

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Just that, really. Wondering what is normal?

Nothing regular but I do shop almost exclusively in charity shops for clothes and donate at school when they ask for it.
I can't afford to donate regularly.

i buy clothes and other things in charity shops
i dont think there is a normal
i occasionally buy extra shopping for the foodbank
why?

About 2-3 hours a week

At the moment about £50-60 in monthly donations split between a few charities. It was more but we’ve needed to reduce.
I also work for one so - often many hours of my time over what I’m

Paid for*

I'm generous when I can afford to be.

I support 6 charities by regular monthly payments. It seems to have crept up over time!

I donate £9.00 a month to my local air ambulance.

We give 10% of our post-tax income to charity.

I have 3 regular direct debits - one is fairly substantial whereas the other two are for just a few quid. I also make substantial ad hoc donations to other charities at different points during the year. In addition to this, I regularly donate food to our local foodbank, and I volunteer as a trustee for 2 charities.

A small DD to my local food bank with gift aid.

Employer signed up to payroll giving and add 50% to my regular donations, which are made from gross income saving tax and NI.

We are older now and have some spare so are happy to support local causes and one international woman's organisation.

When I say happy to, I consider it to be a national disgrace that there is a need for food banks but do support our local one.

Just curious really. It seems to be one of those financial things everyone is very private and mysterious about. I never know what it translates to in pounds and pence/percentage of income.

Agree of course you’re right, there is no normal. Especially since so contingent on income.

Monthly small direct debit to a wildlife charity. Items in food bank box weekly. Always put something in tins in the high street. Occasionally sponsor friends/colleagues doing challenges etc. doesn't add up to much but all helps, I guess.

Should have said, not just asking about pounds and pence/percentage of income - obviously volunteering too!

I have a CAF charities aid foundation account I put £100 a month in that and then ping giftaided cash through that where and when I see something I want to support.

I also support some small charities such as the independent Pett Level lifeboat who operate on a shoestring in Sussex.

A local wildlife trust has a 500 club lottery £12 a number per year. Every £1 raised generates £10 landfill tax towards creating new nature reserves.

Donate to foodbank when I can and give old clothes to Sharewesr scheme

Although it's not a formal charity I pay £1 a week into a 500 friends fund. We nominate good causes that we know personally and make donations of up to £500. It's really reasonable and they do great things

£20 month which is 4 x £5 DDs for various charities,

Nought. But I do give directly to homeless people. Up to them what they spend it on. If I give it to Oxfam they'll pay for ads and huge wages for their big wigs. So I've no problem if the local homeless guy chooses to buy..... whatever with it.

www.500together.co.uk

There are other groups all over the country. I've been a member for 3 years and paid £156 subs and nominated 2 local causes which got a total of £1000 so I am getting my money's worth!

www.500together.co.uk

It's impossible to not sou d like a wanker saying this, so bugger it.

My CV is worth about 60k, but I currently work PT for a charity for about 30k whilst I'm retraining. So I'd say they're getting about 30-45k of skill as a bonus on top of my wage.

We occasionally donate about £50 to food banks, and we shop a lot in charities, but not regularly otherwise.

I don't think there is a normal or an average either. I don't have any monthly direct debits set up but

I volunteer 4 hours a week in my local charity shop (sometimes more) and have done for 10 years.

It's a rare shift when I don't find something to buy and probably spend on average £50 a month in the shop. We also donate loads of stuff and the latest gift aid statement shows our stuff raised £200 last year, plus gift aid.

Also starting another short-term fixed archives volunteer project with another charity.

£10 to cats protection, £1 to unicef

Then I guess around 32 hours a week on average; I'm a dental student so essentially work for free!

At the moment £105 a month split between charities. I'd cut it down but every time I think about cutting one out I think how very much they need the help. More than I need new clothes or shoes or anything.