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I have been looking into opening a Justgiving account for ease of payment of donations, bearing in mind that we will hopefully be paying in at least a couple of hundred a year, this is an "At least" guess
Looking into it they have charges of £15 + VAT per month for this service, so before I go ahead and set this up I want to know your opinion please. £15 + VAT x 12 months.
There will be a paypal account, and we will always have the old fashioned "over the counter" method at your local bank or to send a cheque payable the the motorhomefacts account.
I am sorry but must have missed any posting about this charity Just giving.
can you give me a link or a quick resume, such as which charities and who decides.
We have set up a bank account for donations to be paid into and justgiving is a service that offers to do this via the internet for people who would prefer to donate that way.
We have been looking at ways that motorhome facts members can make their donations from events and personally should they wish to do so.
Hi I don't wish to appear negative but it seems that every penny you are expecting to receive will disappear in costs, ( Have I missed something?). Although a regular Charity giver we will not be giving to this years supported charity - having had experience of nursing a terminally ill cancer parent - my support would be to Marie Currie every time -Macmillan - never.
Here is the joining page for justgiving (cut and pasted):
Home Help Your Account about us
Thank you for choosing to join Justgiving
The first three months are free, and then it’s just £15 + VAT per month.
And as soon as you join, we’ll give you:
all the online fundraising pages your supporters can make
automatic Gift Aid reclaim on every single eligible donation
weekly payment of donations straight to your bank account (monthly under £100)
access to online reports and resources, including free online training and expert advice
a phone helpdesk with real people to support your charity staff, fundraisers and donors
Before your charity can receive donations, there are two steps to follow.
Step 1. Fill in our online form now. You’ll need these details to hand:
Gift Aid tax reference number (this starts with ‘X’ in England and Northern Ireland, and ‘CR’ in Scotland)
Contact details of the finance person designated to sign your Gift Aid claims
Date when your charity’s accounting period ends (eg 31st March)
Your charity’s registered address
Step 2. Fill in three forms we’ll email to you:
Gift Aid reclaim form
Bank account details form
Direct Debit form
Then post the forms back to us along with an original bank statement, so we can confirm your account details.
Please note we can’t pay donations into Nationwide Building Society accounts.
Once we receive your forms, we’ll have your Justgiving service live within 24 hours.
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A group donation would not be eligable for gift aid, and you have to be paying income tax to be eligable to claim.
We will be able to keep track of payments to the motorhomefacts charity account ourselves anyway through bank statements and online, and we don't really need a web page as we have this forum.
Nah . . £180 odd quid a year less for the charity when there must be other [free] ways of doing it
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I agree it looks expensive but getting people to give is difficult, its often not the will its the way. Or to put it another way some are quite willing to give but need a prod and it better not be too difficult The just giving website does appeal to some people and a charity that I am sometimes involved with uses it from time to time for special appeals.
Also the gift aid is useful adds 28% I think.
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A very usefull link thank you, especially for individuals who might want to donate to their own special charity.
However what we want to be able to do through Motorhome facts is have one bank account, where any and all donations are collected, then we can see the total accumulate, and then at the end of every year the charity of choice will be sent the total in one hopefully large amount on behalf of all of the MHF members.
That way our members can see the total as it grows and we will have records of donation amounts paid in from events at meets and from individuals, just in case of any queries.
Because "Help" passes the donations directly to the charity there is no way to account for donations, and therefore we couldn't have a cumulative amount as the year progresses.
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