# Payroll Giving Quality Mark for 2014 launched

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/03/26/payroll-giving-quality-mark-2014-launched/
- Published: 2014-03-26T10:44:15+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Institute of Fundraising and the Association of Payroll Giving Organisations
are encouraging employers across the UK to apply for the Payroll Giving Quality 
Mark to recognise their commitment to the tax-effective giving scheme.

 

According to revised figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), more than a million
employees donated to charity through a workplace Payroll Giving scheme in 2012/13.

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> The Quality Mark recognises and rewards organisations that make Payroll Giving
> available for their staff and provide charities with sustainable and reliable 
> income.

 

Employers who achieve a certain level of participation in Payroll Giving within 
their organisation become eligible for Quality Mark certificates:

 

 * Bronze (1% employee participation)
 * Silver (5%)
 * Gold (10%)
 * Platinum (20% or above).

 

 

 

The Quality Mark is administered by the Institute of Fundraising with applications
co-ordinated by Payroll Giving Agencies.

 

Panikos Efthimiou**,**** **Chair of the Association of Payroll Giving Organisations(
APGO), said:

 

> “With over 4,000 employers now actively engaged in the Quality Mark system, we
> hope this year to encourage more employers to follow their lead and display this
> as a badge of honour to celebrate their employees’ ongoing generosity.”

 

The deadline for applications for the [Payroll Giving Quality Mark](http://www.payrollgivingcentre.com)
is 22 April 2014.