# Peter Andre busks for Shelter - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/18/peter-andre-busks-shelter/ - Published: 2017-07-18T07:34:06+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **Peter Andre raised £260 for Shelter by busking in just 15 minutes, in an experiment organised by Nationwide Building Society to raise awareness of using mobile and contactless payment methods for donating.** The building society helped passersby and spectators donate via mobile and contactless cards during the event for [Shelter](http://www.shelter.org.uk/). According to research by Nationwide Building Society, people in the UK give an average of £2.34 a time to buskers or charity collectors. The research found men to more charitable than women, giving higher on average ( £2.69 vs £2.02), while people aged 18-24 give more than double the amount than those aged 55+. Regionally, people from Glasgow were found to be the most charitable to buskers and charity collectors, giving an average of £3.97 each time. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) More than two fifths of people say they would give more to streets artists and homeless people if they didn’t have to rely on cash. Paul Horlock from Nationwide Building Society said: > “Just two years ago, contactless payments accounted for one in 20 Nationwide card > payments, now it’s one in three. This demonstrates a sharp rise in consumers wanting > to ‘tap and pay’ with their mobile or card rather than having to carry cash. With > this reduction in the use of cash it is important that we encourage charities > to utilise modern methods of collecting donations so they can continue to capitalise > on the generous nature of the British people, even when they aren’t carrying cash > day to day.” * **[New £10 note design unveiled](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/19/new-10-note-design-unveiled/)**( 19 July 2017) * **[9 corporate fundraising partnerships for the end of July 2017](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/28/9-corporate-fundraising-partnerships-end-july-2017/)**( 28 July 2017) * **[World Vision launches new interactive installation to engage shoppers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/03/world-vision-launches-new-interactive-installation-engage-shoppers/)**( 3 August 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)