# Smartchange online system can save companies '44 staff days a year' - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/04/13/smartchange-online-system-can-save-companies-03944-staff-days-year039/ - Published: 2003-04-13T23:00:00+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake Technology charity smartchange reports that an online system for setting up and administrating a Volunteering and Payroll Donation scheme can achieve significant savings over a paper-based scheme. Companies can save up to an estimated 44 staff- days per year when compared to a traditional paper based scheme, say smartchange. The smartchange Giving System allows corporate employees to volunteer their time or make a payroll donation to a charity of their choice, directly from their company Intranet or via a call centre. Launched two years ago, the smartchange Giving System provides any UK charity a free and simple method of getting their details onto the desktop of blue-chip corporate employees via their company Intranet and a call centre. These employees can then set-up regular payroll donations or volunteer their time to a charity within 3 clicks. ## Advertisement Nasim Rashid, the smartchange Giving System Community Affairs Director says: “The smartchange Giving System was built to “take the pain away” of setting up a volunteering and payroll donation scheme. It is no surprise that it has provided our clients with a saving of 44 man-days per year compared to their previous paper-based schemes. “One of our objectives for this year is to further update the software to give our corporate customers even more savings and get closer to our goal of having a “zero- touch” volunteering and payroll donation system. This will greatly relieve the burden on overstretched HR and Payroll staff.” * **[professionals4free Web site launches](https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/05/19/professionals4free-web-site-launches/)**( 19 May 2003) * **[Charities and IT volunteers meet up at new volunteering forum](https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/05/19/charities-and-it-volunteers-meet-new-volunteering-forum/)**( 19 May 2003) * **[BHF and Tetley recognise volunteers with award](https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/05/20/bhf-and-tetley-recognise-volunteers-award/)**( 20 May 2003)