Does your charity make the best of Gift Aid?
A new Gift Aid toolkit has been produced for charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) to help them make the best of Gift Aid and maximise their income from donations. The CD Toolkit, launched by HM Revenue and Customs, contains clear guidance, templates and an interactive claim form to help organisations understand how Gift Aid can be used in a variety of situations.HMRC is a very helpful source of information for charities and CASCs as you'll find if you visit the website http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/index.htm
To get a copy of the toolkit, either telephone HMRC Charities on 08453 020 203 or email charities@hmrc.gov.uk
A research study was conducted for HMRC and the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) into the Key Barriers to the Adoption of Gift Aid and the results were published in March 2008. The final report can be downloaded from
http://www.cafonline.org/default.aspx?page=15350