Survey shows donations held up well in 2011 in U.K.

Donated income to charities remained strong in the U.K. last year despite growing unemployment and shrinking household incomes, according to the biennial State of the Sector survey by Third Sector and the sector consultancy nfpSynergy.

Forty-three percent of respondents said donated income at their organizations rose or stayed the same in 2011, with 32 percent saying it went down. Four percent said donations went up a lot, while 18 percent said they went up a bit.