# Farewell to CAF Gift Vouchers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/04/01/farewell-caf-gift-vouchers/
- Published: 2011-04-01T15:54:53+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

![](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/files/images/news/caf_gift_vouchers.png)

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is to phase out their CAF Gift Vouchers. These were
introduced over ten years ago to enable people to make charitable donations as gifts
for family and friends, with the advantage that they were tax-effective.

CAF promoted them as [Valentine’s Day](https://fundraising.co.uk/caf-promotes-charity-gift-vouchers-valentine039s-g...)
and [Christmas gifts](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/caf-promotes-charity-gift-vouchers-christmas-present).

However, following a review which highlighted that sales had declined year on year,
down to just 150 orders last year, CAF has decided to end the scheme. “The cost 
of operating the scheme is disproportionate to the value of funds generated for 
charities”, said Mandy Pursey, Head of PR at CAF . “We are putting our efforts into
creating more modern and tax efficient ways of giving”.

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

She added: “Knowing that other organisations provide this service was an important
consideration when we decided to end the service”, giving

www.charityvouchers.org and www.GlobalGiving.org/gifts as examples.

www.cafonline.org

 * **[CAF Bank launches MasterCard debit card for charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/04/14/caf-bank-launches-mastercard-debit-card-charities/)**(
   14 April 2011)
 * **[CAF Bank extends services to Scottish charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/05/10/caf-bank-extends-services-scottish-charities/)**(
   10 May 2011)
 * **[Charities Aid Foundation creates social investment fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/06/20/charities-aid-foundation-creates-social-investment-fund/)**(
   20 June 2011)