# Poll shows support among employees for diverting  Christmas activity funds to good causes

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/11/28/poll-shows-support-among-employees-for-diverting-christmas-activity-funds-to-good-causes/
- Published: 2023-11-28T09:49:00+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Over two-thirds (69%) of UK employees say their workplace allocates funds for 
Christmas activities such as parties, decorations and employee gifts. And among 
those employees, overall almost half (49%) are in favour of some of these funds 
going towards charities of their choice according to an Ipsos poll commissioned 
by GlobalGiving UK. **

20% of these report being strongly in favour some of the contribution or funding
being donated to a charity of their choice instead, and 30% report being somewhat
in favour.

Of those participants in favour of some of the contribution and funds being used
for charity, 31% said that this should be all of it/almost all of it or about three
quarters, while 29% said it should be about half of it.

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Alex Ritchie, CEO at [GlobalGiving UK](https://www.globalgiving.org/), commented:

> “What this poll tells us is that employer charitable giving is important to many
> workers, so much so that they are willing to give up some of the Christmas gifts
> and celebrations they have at work in exchange.
>  
> “This sends an important message to businesses about what’s important and meaningful
> to their teams.”

The preference for exchanging employer spend at Christmas for charitable giving 
is stronger amongst younger participants whose workplace allocates funds for Christmas
activities. 57% of those aged 16-34 say they are in favour of the contributions 
being donated to their choice of charity compared to 44% of those aged 35-75. 

GlobalGiving UK offers charity gift cards, which enable UK businesses to donate 
on behalf of employees, giving staff the ability to choose the causes. 

The survey was conducted by Ipsos in November 2023 on behalf of GlobalGiving UK.
Ipsos polled a representative sample of 1,317 adults aged 16-75 in full or part 
time work in the UK.