# Distrust in charity management most common barrier to donating

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/18/distrust-in-charity-management-most-common-barrier-to-donating/
- Published: 2019-06-18T08:00:09+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Almost three in ten Brits have never donated money to charity (29%) with distrust
in charity management the most common barrier to donating, according to research
by YouGov.**

The  [YouGov research](https://yougov.co.uk/topics/resources/articles-reports/2019/06/04/what-motivates-charitable-giving)
found almost a third (32%) think that too much money goes into the administration
of charities rather than the causes themselves.

Over a quarter (28%) also say that they don’t donate money to charity because they
prefer to donate in other ways, such as volunteering or donating goods to a charity
shop.

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Seven percent of respondents said that they have not donated as they felt that the
state should do the work of charities through taxation or they simply do not believe
in giving to charity (7%).

In addition, almost a third (29%) said they have never donated because they have
not been able to afford to.

However, a fifth (20%) of non-donors say that they are likely to donate in the future.

 

 [⌊YouGov research⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2019/06/image004-2-e1560838960565.png)

 

Commenting on the research, Briony Gunston, Director of Not for Profit Research 
at [YouGov](https://yougov.co.uk/) said:

> “The research shows that there is a significant portion of Brits who have never
> donated to charity. However, what is encouraging is that the most commonly cited
> reason for not donating, worrying that administrative costs consume too large 
> a portion of funds, could be less of a barrier with more reassurance and education
> from charities.”

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