From April 2013, the existing R68(i) form will be replaced by a new online system. The new online system will be used for the Small Donations Scheme. More information is available on HMRC’s website and there is also a useful briefing paper available from Institute of Fundraising.
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Trends in online giving
An article in the Guardian on the Digital Giving Reviwew found that over a third of small charities’ total donations are collected online through sites such as Everyclick, JustGiving, BT MyDonate and Virgin Money Giving. Compare this to 21% for medium charities and a disappointing 13% for larger charities and there does seem to be […]
Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust Deadline
The Closing Date for the Local Round for the Trust will be 03rd December 2012 at noon. They fund under Community, Art, Sport and Environment The Trust aims to improve the quality of life of people who live and work in Wales. In particular the Trust aims to promote education, history, language and culture, particularly […]
Santander Community Plus
This has been about for a few months now and offers grants up to £5000 to community groups. The criteria is very broad, but must be for something specific, and the application form is only 1 page long which can be picked up at a local Santander branch. http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/aboutus.aspx
Heritage Lottery Fund
The Your Heritage programme will be closing on 30 November. This is being replaced by a simplified programme called Our Heritage which will be launched in February 2013 offering grants from £10,000 – £100,000. http://www.hlf.org.uk/HowToApply/programmes/Summaryofprogrammes2013/Pages/Openprogrammes.aspx
Tesco Charity Trust – Large Grants Programme
The Tesco Charity Trust Large grants programme is open for applications. The Trust gives one-off donations ranging between £4,000 and £25,000 to charities working in the areas of: • Children’s welfare and education • Elderly people’s welfare • Adults and children with disabilities. The funding is available to charities working on an international, national or […]
Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust – DEADLINE
Closing Dates for the Regional Round has been postponed to 01st November 2012 at noon. The Closing Date for the Local Round will be 03rd December 2012 at noon. More info visit http://www.millenniumstadiumtrust.co.uk/en/fe/page.asp?n1=6
Legacies
Legacies are a source of income that can transform a charity; but are also hard to plan for. Who, how and when to ask are frequent questions in setting up a legacy campaign; some recent studies I’ve come across have shown some interesting information. The time people write wills is more related to life changing […]
Gwirvol Funding
The aim of the GwirVol Youth Volunteering Grants scheme is to support the delivery of a wide range of new volunteering opportunities in Wales and overseas that will support the step change in access to volunteering for young people aged 14-25 and especially for disadvantaged young people. Grants are for up to £10,000 The deadline […]
Legacies
Related to this, I attended a brilliant presentation organised by IoF Chilterns by Richard Radcliffe (http://radcliffeconsulting.org/) on legacy fundraising. One of his slides showed the average ages of people making wills: * 38 (getting married / starting family / thinking about guardians for children) * 68 (early retirement / thinking about grandchildren) * 80 (after […]