# Charity Bank launches campaign to promote charities’ good work

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/03/10/charity-bank-launches-campaign-promote-charities-good-work/
- Published: 2016-03-10T09:00:54+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Charity Bank is launching a campaign to highlight the positive ways charities 
touch people’s daily lives.**

Launching on 14^(th)March, the week-long campaign asks charities and the people 
they support to share what #CharityIs to them through participating in a Thunderclap
on the 14^(th), and posting the #CharityIs hashtag with their own message about 
what charity means to them on social media. More information on how to join in is
available on the [Charity Bank site](https://charitybank.org/charityis).

Research commissioned by the bank in support of the #CharityIs launch reveals that
more than three quarters of UK adults have used the services of a charity in the
past 12 months.

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 * 40 million visited a charity shop or café (79%)

 * 32.2 million visited a museum, theatre, gallery or heritage site run by a charity(
   63%)

 * 18.3 million received support or advice from a citizens’ advice, law or advocacy
   charity (36%)

 * 15.4 million adopted a pet from a charity (30%)

 * 9.3 million received emotional support or counselling from a charity (18%)

The research also revealed that more than half (51%) of Britons have volunteered
their time at some point to charitable work.

Peter Kelly, Charity Bank business development director, said:

> “What’s clear from the research is that charity is part of everyday life, but 
> rarely do we hear these positive associations get told. Let’s share what charity
> really means for us as individuals and for our communities.”

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