# Scots more generous than UK as a whole says first annual CAF Scotland Giving report - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/05/scots-generous-uk-whole-says-first-annual-caf-scotland-giving-report/ - Published: 2017-10-05T10:00:24+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **People in Scotland are more generous than the UK as whole, with a greater percentage donating money and goods, volunteering, and sponsoring others than the UK population overall, according to a new Charities Aid Foundation report.** [CAF](https://www.cafonline.org/)’s first annual _CAF Scotland Giving_ report is based on a monthly tracking survey by [YouGov](https://yougov.co.uk/) and is being launched this evening (5 October) at a reception at Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth. It shows that more Scots donated money to charity in the past year than people across the UK (65% vs. 61%), to have volunteered their time (19% vs. 17%), donated goods to charity (58% vs. 56%), and sponsored a friend or colleague (40% vs. 37%). Medical research was the most popular cause, followed by animal welfare, children and young people and disaster relief, and more than half had also signed a petition. Overall, the survey found people living in Scotland donated £813 million to charity in 2016. This represents 8.4% of the £9.7 billion donated to charity across the UK with Scotland accounting for 8.2% of the population, according to CAF. ## 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/) Susan Pinkney, Head of Research at the Charities Aid Foundation, said: > “However you look at it, Scotland performs incredibly well and this shows the > amazing culture of giving we have here in Scotland, of which we should all be > very proud. What is particularly encouraging is the level of 16-24 year olds who > are engaged in charitable activity in Scotland – this bodes well for the future. > ”We believe this report is the first of its kind, and we hope it will help build > the amazing vibrant culture of charities in Scotland and help them expand the > excellent work which supports so many people across the country.” The report also shows that young people in Scotland are more engaged with charity than the UK as a whole: 94% of 16-24 year olds reported they had done some form of charitable activity in the preceding year, significantly higher than the UK average which stands at 89%. > Here are some of the key findings from our latest [#ScotlandGiving](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ScotlandGiving?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > report. Watch now [pic.twitter.com/JaaTg02paG](https://t.co/JaaTg02paG) > — Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) (@Caf) [October 5, 2017](https://twitter.com/Caf/status/915849281688539136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## IoF research reveals Scots’ motivations for giving Research on Scotland for the [Institute of Fundraising](http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/), again by YouGov and conducted earlier this year, also showed Scottish people to be more generous than the rest of the UK. It revealed that 68% of people in Scotland had made a donation or bought something from a charity within the three months 
 prior to being surveyed, compared to 61% of the UK population. The [IoF’s research](https://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/library/yougov-iof-scotland-factsheet-2017/) looked at Scottish donors’ motivations for giving and their experience of donating, revealing that for three in five people in Scotland (64%) the main reason for donating in the three months prior to the survey was because it was a cause they believed in. 41% also thought supporting charities was a good thing to do and 23% said they did so because the charity had helped someone they know. Two thirds (66%) of those in Scotland who had given to charity in the last three months said they were prompted to make their donation in some way. This included 10% who were asked by someone they know, and 6% who gave for a collection at a memorial/ funeral, while 2% received a mailing through the post, 1% responded to a national TV charity event, and 1% received an e-mail or text asking for a donation. 27% said they had made a spontaneous decision without being prompted, while 57% of respondents said they would have made the same donation regardless. However, 31% said that they would not have donated at all without being prompted, and a further 11% said that they would have donated a smaller amount. * **[CAF research shows more than half give away unwanted Christmas gifts](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/12/29/caf-research-shows-half-give-away-unwanted-christmas-gifts/)**( 29 December 2017) * **[Trust remains stable while 2017 donations hit £10.3 billion, says CAF report](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/20/trust-remains-stable-while-2017-donations-hit-10-3bn-says-caf-report/)**( 20 March 2018) * **[Donations in Scotland rose to more than £1 billion in 2017](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/06/15/donations-scotland-rose-1bn-2017/)**( 15 June 2018) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)