# APGO calls for Payroll Giving Quality Mark to be continued

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/03/13/apgo-calls-payroll-giving-quality-mark-continued/
- Published: 2014-03-13T23:20:36+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Association of Payroll Giving Organisations (APGO) is urging Nick Hurd, Minister
for Civil Society, to secure funding to enable the Payroll Giving Quality Mark to
continue. So far, funding has been agreed only until the end of 2014.

 

The umbrella organisation is encouraging its members to support their campaign. 
Some employers who received the Platinum Quality Mark in 2013 have already written
to the Minister in support of [APGO](http://www.apgo.org.uk/).

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The [Payroll Giving Quality Mark](http://www.payrollgivingcentre.com/quality%20mark.htm)
was launched in 2006. Companies that provide the tax-effective regular giving scheme
can display the Quality Mark. If they persuade a sufficient proportion of their 
staff to donate from their salary via this method they can be eligible for bronze,
silver, gold and platinum versions of the Mark.

 

In his letter to Mr Hurd, APGO Chair Panikos Efthimiou, argued that the Quality 
Mark and its associated National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards, had help contribute
to the continued growth in the amounts donated by payroll giving.

 

Continued funding would help APGO extend its work promoting payroll giving to more
businesses.

 

His letter reminded the Minister that 10,000 charities benefit from payroll giving
income each year.

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