Animal charities are down 20% according to figures from JustGiving, an online fundraising platform. She says Covid-19 has been "a mammoth disrupter in philanthropy." "As money rushes into frontline services like food banks, hospitals and hospices, non-Covid causes are being forgotten," says Clare Wilkins, the effective philanthropy principal at NPC (New Philanthropy Capital), a think tank. It's not that donors are giving less, but they have completely changed the causes they support. Only this year, with canceled marathons, concerts, and other events, they are down to about 20% to 25% of their normal donation levels, says Barnett. "Your big charities that rely on big fundraising events, your British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research, those big ones are used to having events," says Jo Barnett, executive director of Virgin Money Giving, the U.K.'s largest non-profit fundraising platform. Covid-19 has slowed down the charity's efforts to beat cancer, says its chief executive, Michelle Mitchell. On Tuesday (8 December), Cancer Research, the world's largest cancer research charity, announced it was cutting its budget by £45 million ($60 million), which means 328 fewer researchers working on cancer projects. It may have been an extraordinary year for fundraising but charities say they are struggling now more than ever. He raised over £32 million ($44 million) and was recognised for his efforts with a Knighthood from the Queen.Ĭaptain Sir Tom Moore receives his Knighthood from the Queen at Windsor Castle. In April, One World: Together At Home, raised $127 million for Covid-19 causes thanks to a star-studded line-up that included Sir Elton John and the Rolling Stones.īut perhaps the most famous fundraising initiative of 2020 was Captain Sir Tom Moore walking 100 lengths of his garden to raise £500,000 ($666,040) for the U.K.'s NHS Charities Together. This year's new records include the largest ever fundraising event, albeit an online one. In another campaign helping the blasted city, a former TV chef is raising money to build ovens in the Beirut's poorest neighborhoods whose residents lack food or cooking facilities. To Beirut With Love is expected to raise between £347,600 ($459,748) and £501,200 ($662,905) by the time the auction closes next week (15 December). For a Sotheby's online auction raising funds for the devastated city, Emma Stone, Geri Halliwell, Mick Jagger and others have parted with an assortment of memorabilia.
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