Gift Aid system costs charities £750m a year, says report
Thinktank ResPublica says the Gift Aid system needs to allow text donations and develop its online presence if it is to remain relevant in the digital age.
Charities are losing out on £750m a year because the “antiquated” Gift Aid system is overly bureaucratic and imposes a burden on struggling organisations, the thinktank warns.
Read the Guardian story http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/sep/06/gift-aid-digital-reform
Read the ResPublica story and download the report http://www.respublica.org.uk/articles/charities-missing-out-%C2%A3750-million-gift-aid-because-antiquated-system-says-new-respublica-r