How charities make their money

There's more to charity funding than loose change dropped into a collecting tin... Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

...or cash pledged on a sponsorship form. More than half of charities' income is now "earned", so how do voluntary groups make money? Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters

Amnesty's Secret Policeman's Ball raises awareness as well as funds Photograph: Ian West/PA

Oxfam broke the mould with its Unwrapped series of products – from goats to water jugs that are then given to those suffering from poverty all over the world. The scheme generates an income of about £8m a year Photograph: Oxfam/AFP

Charities now sell a huge range of merchandise to boost their coffers, including this season's Comic Relief T-shirts Photograph: Mary McCartney/PA

The Rylstone and District Women's Institute in North Yorkshire started the trend for fundraising calendars, an idea since taken up by everyone from the Pope to Ryan Air's cabin crew Photograph: Terry Logan / Rex Features/Rex Features

It's not just people who buy tickets who hope for lottery luck, a total of 31% of charity funding comes from statutory sources, such as lottery grants Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP

Private sector gifts, grants and collaborations, including these special edition cans of Campbell's soup for breast cancer charities, account for 5% of charity income Photograph: Mel Evans/AP

The old ladies who leave their estates to animal charities are no urban myth, legacies amount to 5% of all UK charity income Photograph: Tom Stewart/Corbis

Some 8% of charity income comes from investments, either in stocks and shares, or rental on property, or money saved in banks. Charities have been hit hard by the global banking crisis - many had funds invested in Icelandic banks - and this month the government unveiled a £40m rescue package for the voluntary sector Photograph: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images

Of the income "earned" by charities, some 48% now comes from contracts with central and local government, mostly providing health and social care services, like this pensioners' lunch club Photograph: CHRISTOPHER THOMOND/Christopher Thomond

Services delivered by charities for the public sector range from activities for children to environmental projects and the number and range of programmes is likely to increase in coming years as politicians from all parties want to see even more services handed over to the voluntary sector and social enterprises Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian