UK Fundraising presents a half-day course designed especially for those people who are new to fundraising or who are volunteers who have heard about Gift Aid but don’t really know what it is about.

People who work in other areas such as events, administration and finance and even trusts and corporate fundraising will also benefit from getting a better understanding of the basics of Gift Aid as well as other aspects of tax efficient giving such as payroll giving, legacies and donations of shares and land.

Trainer: Barry Gower (MD of Gift Aid recovery specialists GAIN)

The half-day afternoon course will include:

1.      The history and background to 'new' Gift Aid

• Covenants and the crusades
• 'Get Britain Giving' Gordon Brown and Gift Aid 2000

2.      The purpose and effect of Gift Aid

• Increase donations from individuals
• Give donors more say and control of their taxes
• Increase value of donations for charity

3.      Basic Gift Aid

• What does it mean?
• Who can use it - Individuals, taxpayers?
• Relationship between charity the donor and HMRC

4.      The Gift Aid declarations

• What a Gift Aid Declarations must include
• The three different types of Gift Aid Declarations
• Keeping records

5.      The benefit rules

• What can you give a donor as a 'thank you' for his donation
• How to make sure that the benefit rules are not broken
• The special case of connected persons and sponsorships

6.      The importance of keeping records

The reasons for keeping records - the Gift Aid Audit

• The reasons for keeping records - the Gift Aid Audit
• What happens if you get it wrong - fines, claw backs and penalties
• How you can actually get HMRC to pay you Gift Aid on donations you forgot to claim, and even pay you interest on this!