# Review Gift Aid scheme – IoF tells next government

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/10/review-gift-aid-scheme-iof-tells-next-government/
- Published: 2014-07-10T16:07:37+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Institute of Fundraising has called on whichever party wins the general election
next year to overhaul the Gift Aid Scheme.

In a manifesto unveiled on the last day of the National Convention, the IoF calls
on the government to:

 * **Review Corporate Gift Aid** to evaluate whether the value of corporate donations
   to the voluntary sector would be increased by allowing charities to claim the
   tax relief;
 * Double – at least – the amount that charities can reclaim through the **Gift 
   Aid Small Donations Scheme** to £2,500;
 * Allow Gift Aid to be claimed on **society lotteries**

The manifesto ­– ‘_if you don’t ask, you don’t get_’ – calls on the next government
to commit to “creating the best environment for fundraising, build the capacity 
of charities to fundraise, and develop the tax system to best encourage giving and
support fundraising”.

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Other points in the Manifesto include:

 * **Encouraging every local authority to enter into a Site Management Agreement
   with the Public Fundraising Association** to ensure that street and door to door
   fundraising is well­-regulated to further build public confidence;
 * Government to work with solicitors, will writers, and other partners so that **
   leaving a legacy gift to charities in wills becomes the social norm**;
 * **Reduce the legislative restrictions on society lotteries** so that they can
   raise more money, in particular allowing the minimum percentage contribution 
   to be achieved over three years rather than one.
 * **Increase the £10 limit that can be given by a single text donation** so that
   donors who want to can give more.

Peter Lewis, chief executive of the IoF, said:

> “Charities around the UK are facing increasing demands on their services at the
> same time as government is facing increasing pressure on the public purse. We 
> at the Institute, and fundraisers around the UK, are ready to help. We are, and
> want to be, part of the solution.
> “And we believe that government could do more to help – both by helping to create
> a better environment to fundraise in; and by helping us build the capacity of 
> small charities to fundraise.”

 

The [full draft of the manifesto](http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/library/manifesto-for-fundraising/)–
which was drawn up following a consultations with IoF members – is available from
the Institute of Fundraising.

 * **[Charity shop staff training boosts Gift Aid income](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/22/charity-shop-staff-training-boosts-gift-aid-income/)**(
   22 July 2015)
 * **[Government opens consultation into Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/25/government-opens-consultation-gift-aid-small-donations-scheme/)**(
   25 April 2016)
 * **[Government launches bill to reform Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/19/government-launches-bill-reform-gift-aid-small-donations-scheme/)**(
   19 September 2016)