Free charity guide to tax-effective giving

Howard Lake | 13 June 2006 | Newswire

The Institute of Fundraising (‘Institute’) has launched the definitive guide for charities to tax-effective giving; Making Giving Go Further. The new free guide forms part of the Institute’s wider tax-effective giving project and campaign to encourage and support small and medium charities in making better use of tax-effective giving.
The new guide explains the main tax-effective giving mechanisms available to charities and how they can be applied, including Gift Aid, Share Giving and leaving money to charity in a will.
Lindsay Boswell, Chief Executive at the Institute of Fundraising, says: “Since the launch of the Getting Britain Giving package of tax incentives in 1999, we have seen UK fundraising go from strength to strength. More and more charities are making use of the generous tax relief system available to us, but there is much greater potential yet to be achieved. Making Giving Go Further is a comprehensive guide which sets out all charities need to know to increase their income through tax-effective giving initiatives.”
Like many large voluntary organisations, Action Water is one example of a smaller charity that has experienced success in using Gift Aid – a topic covered in the new guide. Neil Battersby, spokesperson for Action Water, says: “To tell the truth, I have surprised myself by totting up the total amount of Gift Aid we have generated over the past six years. Up until April 2006 we have claimed a total of £26,162! What have we done with the money? We have refurbished and shipped 2 water tanker trucks to Africa and drilled 50 bore wells in India.”
The booklet is part of the Institute’s wider tax-effective giving programme offering support services to charities across England, funded by the Active Communities Directorate.
To order your free copy of Making Giving Go Further email ta*****@in**********************.uk
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For further information, please contact:
Diana Mackie, Press Officer Tel. 020 7840 1027
Institute of Fundraising Press Office email: di****@in**********************.uk
Neil Battersby Tel. 01209 210 567
Action Water
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. Institute of Fundraising
The Institute of Fundraising represents fundraisers and fundraising throughout the UK and is committed to the highest standards in fundraising management and practice. The Institute of Fundraising is the largest individual representative body in the voluntary sector with 4000 Individual members and 200 Organisational members.
The Institute is offering tax-effective giving support services for charities across England, including:
· HELPLINE -Call or email the tax-effective giving helpline (0845 458 4586 or ta*****@in**********************.uk) with your queries and to find out more about what support is available.
· TRAINING COURSES – Sign up for a place on our tax-effective giving training sessions, call the booking line on 0845 337 3801
· FREE GUIDANCE MATERIALS – Order your free guide to tax-effective giving ‘Making Giving Go Further’.
· For more information about the tax reliefs available to charities and how they work, visit www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk
For more information about the tax reliefs available to charities and how they work, visit www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk

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.