Post Office promotes tax-efficient giving at Christmas
Howard Lake | 18 November 2004 | News
The Post Office is once again urging people to maximise the value of charitable donations this Christmas through tax-efficient giving by Postal Orders.
The introduction last year by The Post Office of a Gift Aid declaration to Gift Postal Orders has generated £6 million for charities.
Charitable donations via Postal Orders have already hit a record £21 million in 2004 and the total is expected to grow. The Post Office expects that during the five-week run up to Christmas they will see a 50% increase in demand for Gift Postal Orders compared to 2003 sales for the same period.
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Postal Orders remain surprisingly popular as a secure and convenient way to make a charitable donation.
Derek Rocholl, Category Manager, Post Office Ltd, said: “Gift Aid can make a substantial difference to the charities people support this Christmas. Completing a Gift Aid declaration on a £10 donation would generate an additional £2.80.”
Gift Postal Orders can be bought in denominations of £5, £10 and £20.
If your organisation doesn’t already mention the option of giving tax-efficiently by Gift Postal Order, then now would be a good time to add this information to your Web site or next e-mail newsletter. This then gives you the opportunity to explain and promote Gift Aid to your supporters.
- Gift Aid declaration added to Postal Orders (12 November 2003)
- DEC extends methods of giving to Tsunami earthquake appeal (4 January 2005)
- Four in ten small charities yet to make a Gift Aid claim (6 November 2006)
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.