Money Box Live: How to give to Charity

Money Box

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4.2 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The British public is expected to donate close to £3bn to good causes over the festive season according to research from the Charities Aid Foundation.

If you are giving this year, how can you make sure all of your money gets to your favourite charity or if the charity is even real?

We'll be considering the different ways to give and giving advice on how to avoid scams as well as hearing from some charities about how they're faring.

Felicity Hannah is joined by David Holdsworth, CEO of the Charities Commission for England and Wales and Philippa Cornish, Head of Charities at the Charities Aid Foundation.

She also chats to best friends and super fundraisers Hughie and Freddie, who have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for Children's hospitals.

Presenter: Felicity Hannah Producers: Sarah Rogers and Catherine Lund Researcher: Emma Smith Editor: Jess Quayle

(This episode was first broadcast at 3pm on Wednesday the 11th of December 2024)

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0:42.1	Christmas is about giving, especially for anyone with young children.
0:45.9	But it's also a time when lots of people decide to give to charity as well.
0:49.9	In fact, around £3 billion gets donated to good causes over the festive season.
0:55.3	Research from the Charities Aid Foundation suggests half of us will dig deep over Christmas
1:00.0	compared to a third of people who give regularly throughout the rest of the year.
1:04.2	But whether you're donating at Christmas, Ramadan, Hanukkah, or just a rainy Tuesday in March,
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