# 63% happy for a friend to donate in their name as a Christmas gift

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/12/20/63-happy-friend-donate-name-christmas-gift/
- Published: 2018-12-20T08:45:29+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**People are generally happy for others to make a donation in their name rather 
than buy them a gift, a survey by Charity Checkout has shown.**

[Charity Checkout](https://www.charitycheckout.co.uk/) commissioned independent 
research company Maru/Usurv to survey 1,000 members of the public on their attitude
towards receiving charitable donations as a gift. The survey showed that 63% would
be happy for a friend to make a charitable donation as a Christmas gift in their
name, with only 10% unhappy with the idea.

The survey also asked how people felt about a family member making a donation as
a Christmas gift in their name. It found that 59% would be happy for a family member
to do so with only 16% against the approach.

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62% also supported the idea of a colleague making a donation in their name, with
11% against the idea.

Jamie Newton, Marketing Manager at Charity Checkout, said:

> “The results from this research are very encouraging, only a small proportion 
> of the public hold reservations about receiving a charitable donation in their
> name as a Christmas gift. With 89% responding in a neutral or positive manner 
> to a colleague donating on their behalf we should all be encouraged to swap a 
> Secret Santa present to a charitable donation.”

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 * **[Applications open for charities to take part in The Times 2019 Christmas Appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/07/29/applications-open-for-charities-to-take-part-in-the-times-2019-christmas-appeal/)**(
   29 July 2019)
 * **[Real-life Bristol based Santa Claus works year round to create 500 charity shoeboxes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/12/16/real-life-bristol-based-santa-claus-works-year-round-to-create-500-charity-shoeboxes/)**(
   16 December 2019)

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