In an a report published by the Cabinet Office today – and carried out for them by Volunteering England – it has been found that 81% of respondents had given to charity in the last four weeks. This is fantastic news and I hope it is a fair reflection of reality (I cant help but be slightly skeptical that people, when asked directly by an earnest faced person with a clip board, will say they have put money in a collection box out of guilt/shame rather than because they have – I hope I am wrong!). Anyway, the fact that really caught my eye was that only 34% had used Gift Aid to give tax-efficiently in the last year. What are we doing wrong???

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