# 22 December sees peak of online donations via JustGiving

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/12/15/22-december-sees-peak-online-donations-justgiving/
- Published: 2011-12-15T17:11:59+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Britons are most likely to donate online to charity over the Christmas period on
22 December – at 13.08 to be precise; and they are most generous on 28 December.
Online donation service JustGiving has analysed donations made via its site over
the festive period of the past 10 years.

The week running up to Christmas sees the highest number of online donations (as
opposed to money raised via sponsored fundraising activities) of the year. The average
amount given during the Christmas period is £116.

Not surprisingly the volume of donations drops during Christmas week. However, the
average donation increases considerably at this time, peaking at £260 on 28 December.

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### International charities fare best

Over the past 10 years it is international charities who have received most in terms
of the value of online donations over the festive period. This figure was boosted
by the huge number of donations made in December 2004 following the South Asian 
tsunami. In addition, charities that support social services and hospices also prove
popular amongst those giving via the site.

JustGiving’s research helped confirm that many smaller charities do not do so well
in terms of donations via the site. For this reason JustGiving recently launched
its SpreadtheGiving campaign.

 

### Most donors will retain level of giving

Separate research among JustGiving’s users has found that 82% say they expect to
give the same or more to charity this December as they did in 2010. Of those surveyed,
36% said that they were giving _because_ of the impact of the current financial 
difficulties. Many (56%) said that they would prefer a friend or a family member
to make a donation to a charity in their honour than giving them a gift that they
would not use.

Anne-Marie Huby, MD at JustGiving, said: “It is uplifting to see our community continue
to give despite difficult times. We want to make sure this generosity of spirit 
benefits all the charities that use JustGiving, small or large. Spreadthegiving 
is designed to make every donation go further, by enabling people to raise awareness
of little-known causes very easily, and inspire others to donate too.”

The survey was based on December donations made via JustGiving from 2002 to 2010
and on 865 responses to a user survey.

JustGiving have summarised their findings in an infographic.

![JustGiving - giving at Christmas](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/files/u11/justgiving_giving_at_christmas.
jpg)

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