# Why do people give?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/05/01/why-do-people-give/
- Published: 2001-05-01T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Stephen Lee told delegates at Charityfair that early results of a survey of 2,000
donors and 2,000 non-donors confirm that donors prefer a more personal relationship
with the charities they support.

Stephen Lee told delegates at Charityfair that early results of a survey of 2,000
donors and 2,000 non-donors confirm that donors prefer a more personal relationship
with the charities they support.

For the top six reasons why people give to charities according to Lee’s research
for the Henley Management Centre read Golden handshakes by Nicola Hill at SocietyGuardian.

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