Get set for Gift Aid Awareness Day 2024
23 July 2024
The refreshed Gift Aid Awareness Day toolkit is here! On Thursday 3 October, let’s shout about the importance of Gift Aid and encourage all donors and supporters to #TickTheBox!
What the Autumn Budget means for you
27 October 2021
Richard Sagar, Acting Head of Policy at CFG, sifts through the Autumn Budget and Spending Review documents and explains what it means for charities.
Get set for Gift Awareness Day 2021!
25 August 2021
Gift Aid Awareness Day is just around the corner and charities across the country are invited to join in to thank donors for ticking the box and share the impact ...
Why Gift Aid is great for fundraising
4 October 2018
Lizzie Ellis, Institute of Fundraising explains the benefits of Gift Aids for charities and why all charities should encourage donors to #tickthebox
Gift Aid in the Digital Age
3 September 2018
Sara Vening, Chief Financial Officer, Virgin Money Giving encourages charities to embed Gift Aid into their digital strategy
Gift aid awareness day
20 March 2018
Following the publication of a government report that has found that £560m of Gift Aid goes unclaimed every year, Charity Finance Group is launching a “Gift Aid Awareness Day” for ...
Common Gift Aid Questions Answered by HMRC
27 April 2017
On the 31st March 2017, CFG hosted its regularly Gift Aid Conference which was attended by charities, tax specialists and HMRC. HMRC's Charity Outreach Team, led by Andrew Kayley, spoke ...
Things to avoid when claiming Gift Aid
8 September 2016
Every year, around 70,000 charities claim tax reliefs worth billions every year. But as anyone who has ever interacted with the Gift Aid system knows, it isn’t always plain sailing.
Our response to the Gift Aid Donor Benefits consultation
13 May 2016
Charity Finance Group, Institute of Fundraising, National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Small Charities Coalition have submitted a joint response to the government's consultation into simplifying Gift Aid Donor Benefit ...
Will somebody please think about Gift Aid?
23 April 2015
It may seem odd in the midst of one of the most hotly contested general elections in recent memory to put in an impassioned plea for politicians to think about ...
Digital giving and gift aid: Our response
27 September 2013
Gift Aid enthusiasts have had a lot to chew over the past few months, with proposals on the table from HMRC and the Treasury to make Gift Aid work better ...
The Gift Aid declaration - what's the big deal?
9 August 2013
The Gift Aid declaration has long been a prickly issue for charities tasked with squeezing it onto fundraising forms – and one we have spent countless hours debating with HMRC ...