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Contents

1. Introduction, acknowledgments

2. Donations and voluntary activities in 2004
2.1. Financial donations
2.2. Donations in kind
2.3. Voluntary activities and blood donations

3. Socio-demographic characetristics of donors and volunteers
3.1. Demographic characteristics
3.2. Qualifications and social status
3.3. Social links

4. Motives

5. Changes and tendencies, 1993-2004

6. The survey's most important findings

7. Questionnaire

8. Tables and diagrams

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Introduction

Our survey is the result of the co-operation between the National Volunteer Centre and the Non-profit Research Group. The survey's primary goal was to map, explore and analyse the changes, new facts and tendencies that have taken place since the survey of 1993, entitled "Citizens' donations and voluntary work".

First and foremost, we are grateful to the sponsors of this survey, who recognised the importance of these issues and made it possible to carry out the programme. We owe special thanks to Tamás Scsaurszki, who at once recognised the strong link between understanding the nature and development of donating and voluntary activities and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation's programme that is aimed at supporting Hungarian civil society. The professional and practical support offered by Béla Jagasics, who gained experience in recognising the significance of private support and civil activity as a professional who is responsible for the government's civil relations, was of similar importance to us. We would also like to thank the decision-makers at the NEF (National Employment Foundation) and the Ministry of Employment for looking at the employment aspects of this survey. Beside their financial help, they clearly use the findings of the survey related to the field of their work on a daily basis.

When formulating our research strategy and the questionnaires, we benefited from the findings of the 1993 survey, for which we would like to thank Ágnes Czakó, László Harsányi and Ágnes Vajda. We would hereby also like to thank the staff of Szonda-Ipsos, who recorded the data. We are grateful to István Sebestyén and Renáta Nagy for their invaluable help in processing the data.

The survey of 1993 collected data on the donation habits and voluntary activities of 14833, randomly selected adults (over 18). Due to the tight budget of this survey, we could only ask 5000 randomly selected Hungarian citizens (over 14) this time. The data collected was then multiplied in accordance with the number of total population over 14. The present publication contains this data and a short analysis thereof. The aim of the flash report is to provide a practical summary of citizens' donations and volunteerism for organisations dealing with donation collection, distribution and volunteers, as well as volunteers and individuals. A volume of studies is being compiled simultaneously with the flash report, which contains deeper analyses for those who have a special interest in the phenomena we have examined, or those who have a wish to get acquainted with the field from a more scientific viewpoint.

In line with the previous surveys, we have considered anyone who gives financial donations or donations in kind (e.g. second-hand clothes, food, books, toys, etc.) to people falling outside their circle of relatives and friends (foundations; churches, or governmental institutions) as donors. Voluntary activity is also defined as unpaid voluntary help given to people not included in one's circle of relatives and friends, or to organisations.

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