Posted by Adrian on 05 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Government, Charities, HMRC, Survey, Gift Aid
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 […]
Posted by Adrian on 21 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Smaller charities, Government, Charities, Survey, Gift Aid
Earlier this week the Government launched a survey to collect the views of smaller charities on the Gift Aid scheme, and how uptake could be improved. You can take the survey here – the more voices that are heard the better. The Government are trying to give us this money….the least we can do is […]
Posted by Adrian on 10 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Government, Philanthropy, Process Efficiency, CSR
The Institute of fundraising has said that the Government’s £1.2m Innovation Exchange scheme which aims to “put people with ideas in touch with people who might be able to invest in them, and with those with experience of turning them into a reality” is looking in the wrong place for answers.
They have argued that “state-sponsored […]
Posted by Adrian on 05 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Government, Charities, Gift Aid
A recent article in The Independent has warned that most charities are technically insolvent. Can this be true? From reading it I fear ‘yes’.
It argues that the 2p reduction in the standard rate of tax (and subsequent loss of Gift Aid repayments) is the least of the worries for the third sector. The big threat […]
Posted by Adrian on 26 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Government, HMRC, Gift Aid
With the help of the clever people at iConcertina, UK Fundraising and Giving Matters have developed a calculator to work out the amount of revenue that will be lost through the recently announced 2% reduction in basic income tax, we can all now face the hard facts of what we might lose.
It is my hope […]
Posted by Adrian on 22 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Government, Charities, CAF, HMRC, Gift Aid
Gordon Brown’s final budget yesterday, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, caused great concern among the third sector. His decision to cut the basic rate of income tax by 2% has had an unintended victim. CAF have calculated that the funds lost through the reduced Gift Aid rebate will, all things being equal, amount to around […]