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Tax-effective giving programme

The Office of the Third Sector funds the Institute of Fundraising’s tax-effective giving initiative, which supports charities to take advantage of tax reliefs and maximise their income.Budget 2008 announced that this programme will be continued through the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review period from April 2008-2011.Over the next three years, the Institute of Fundraising will build on its successful training scheme to develop a Small Charities Training Programme marketed to and tightly focussed on charities with less than £1million turnover.

The Government is also supporting the Institute of Fundraising to develop and facilitate an online Gift Aid Mentoring Forum, giving small charities and voluntary groups access to a network of experienced professional fundraisers and practitioners

To take advantage of these resources please visit:

• Institute of Fundraising [external website]
• Tax-Effective Giving [external website]

Supported by the Office of the Third Sector, the Institute of Fundraising also provides a series of useful resources for organisations looking to maximise use of tax reliefs for giving. These include:

 

• The trustees guide to fundraising  [PDF, external website]
• The Making Giving Go Futher guide [PDF, external website]
• A range of tax effective giving fact sheets and downloads available at www.tax-effectivegiving.org.uk
• www.how2fundraise.org - A soon to be launched new resource for volunteer fundraisers
• A dedicated helpline for charities at 0845 458 4586