# Boost for regular giving online

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/04/19/boost-regular-giving-online/
- Published: 2006-04-19T09:20:32+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**An advanced electronic tool is enabling small and medium sized charities to sign
up regular donors at any time of the day or night via their websites.**

Until now, most charities have been able to collect one-off payments online, but
the introduction of edirect debits means that regular donors can sign up 24/7 in
a cost-effective way for charities.

Rapidata Services, the leading BACS Approved Bureau to the not for profit sector,
has developed the tool and offers back-up services to help charities set up and 
run the service.

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Managing Director Scott Gray said:

> > “Edirect debit is a fantastic opportunity for charities to use their websites
> > to drive regular donations. In the past, this has been the domain of a few large
> > charities who have had the resources to develop their own systems and been able
> > to sign up regular donors online.
> > “What we are offering is a service to help charities of all sizes benefit from
> > having a regular giving option on their website via our edirect debit secure
> > pages, cost-effectively and very easily implemented. We can also help them become‘
> > Paperless’ approved”.

Everything appears with the charity’s own brand, said Gray, and the whole process
only needs a hyperlink from the charity’s donation page. There are no worries about
security – all pages are totally secure and all regulatory requirements are taken
care of by Rapidata.

Charities need to have a Direct Debit Originator Number and need to be ‘Paperless
approved’, but as Rapidata is an established BACS Approved Bureau it can help with
all the red tape involved. It also provides the mandatory bank validation and an
optional postcode look-up for donors signing up which lessens the likelihood of 
errors in records. It is also AAA compliant, ensuring the highest level of web accessibility

More information about the site or a demo can be found on [www.edirectdebit.com](http://www.edirectdebit.com)

**ENDS**

Case studies available on request.

Rapidata Services plc is a BACS Approved Bureau and established in 1997.

We provide our clients with a cost-effective, outsourced solution for the implementation
and collection of direct debit payments. Our philosophy has been to build the business
through establishing long term partnerships by providing a cost-effective collections
solution to meet our clients’ exact requirements.
Our continuing partnership with
our clients has seen Rapidata Services grow to become the leading processor of direct
debits in the UK for the charity sector.

[www.rapidataservices.com ](http://www.rapidataservices.com)

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