Saturday 28 September 2013

How important is charity in dealing with poverty in the UK?


Questions/to do on charity in the UK (use the links above):
  1. What is a charity shop?
  2. How many charity shops are there?
  3. What types of things do they sell?
  4. What are the causes for which charities raise money?
  5. Which charity has the greatest number of shops (what is its cause)?
  6. Why do you think people volunteer to work in charity shops?
  7. How much money was raised for good causes by charity shops in 2011?
  8. Why are people spending more in charity shops?
  9. Why is there a shortage of donations of clothes, etc., to charity shops?
  10. Why is giving money to charities going down and what are the probable consequences on beneficiaries?
  11. Are men more generous than women?
  12. What percentage of the population gives to charity?
  13. What is the average amount a donor gives a year (and how much was raised in total for 2011-12)?
  14. Are the wealthy more generous than the poor (why/not)?
  15. Using the CNN report on the World Giving Index 2013, place the following countries in order of generosity (from most to least generous): UK, France, Italy, Brazil, Belgium, Philippines; How do you explain these differences?
  16. What determines which charities YOU give to and how much you give?
  17. Are you or have you ever been a volunteer for a charity (describe your involvement)?
  18. Would you like to get (more) involved in charity work?
  19. How important (economically, for society) is the voluntary sector in the UK?
  20. Are there any arguments AGAINST charity giving?

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