# Increase in donations signals turning point says fundraising CEO

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/03/23/increase-in-donations-signals-turning-point-says-fundraising-ceo/
- Published: 2015-03-23T10:07:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Irish charities have reached a ‘turning point’ following an increase in donations
over the last year, according to Anne Hanniffy, chief executive of Fundraising Ireland.**

The latest report from Fundraising Ireland published at the organisation’s annual
conference shows charity donations from the general public have **risen by 10 per
cent** since last year, while corporate donations rose by** 12 per cent.**

The survey, carried out by Amárach research and involving 55 charities in Ireland,
shows Irish charities raised an average of €1.8 million in 2014, up 6 per cent on
2013. There has also been an increase in donations over the 2014 Christmas period,
with contributions up 6 per cent on the previous year.

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Ms Hanniffy told [the Irish Times](http://www.irishtimes.com) that trust in charities
has begun to rise again following the controversy over payment for directors at 
the Central Remedial Clinic and Rehab in late 2013.

Of those charities in the survey, on average they received €225,000 from the general
public over the 2014 Christmas appeal period, up from €204,000 in 2013. Ms Hanniffy
says that increase in public awareness of issues such as homelessness, which received
massive publicity following the death of two people on the streets of Dublin, played
a role in the increase in donations.