Having their say - further public views on Charities
Polling recently conducted by Ipsos for New Philanthropy Capital shows that the public clearly view transparancy as an important factor when thinking about the charity sector . This research follows the publication last year of our 'Matter Of Trust' poll, which completes the set of questions asked to this sample on their views of charities.
Having Their Say – more from Ipsos’s poll on public views of charities for New Philanthropy Capital
Polling recently conducted by Ipsos for New Philanthropy Capital shows that the public clearly view transparency as an important factor when thinking about the charity sector .
This research follows the publication last year of our 'Matter Of Trust' poll.
- Overall, four fifths (82%) say that it is important to them that charities are clear about how they spend their money.
- Around half (47%) agree that charities should just concentrate on helping people in need, rather than campaigning to change society as a whole.
- Only around three in ten (28%) feel that charities that deliver public services should always use paid staff rather than volunteers, and a similar percentage (27%) agrees that it is not the government's responsibility to ensure a healthy charity sector.
- Only a quarter (23%) agree that charities should be more involved in running public services, rising to 35% of those aged 16-24, (and users of their services) compared with just 18% of those aged 55-75.
- A similar proportion (22%) agree that CEOs of charities should be paid as much as people who run similar size organisations in the future, though this rises to a third (32%) of those aged 16-24 and charity volunteers and employees. Over four in ten (43%) disagree, however.
Ipsos conducted 1,009 online interviews with adults aged 16-75 across Great Britain between 10th and 14th October 2014. Data are weighted to the profile of the population.
Further analysis is available on the NPC page which can be found here
