Let's raise some money for charity - UPDATE PAGE 6

[geordie]

https://www.paypal.com/uk/charity/

I have not investigated this ie read all the small print but it could offer a solution if eg TZ UK set up its own charity and was successful in having same approved and registered in accordance with UK charity regulations. To try and raise ££ without expecting 'the bank' (in the broadest sense of the definition) to take a commission would be a bit naive - no bank or Paypal or charity middleman provides a service for nothing .

If TZ UK wants to make a go of the charity idea then you should expect to incur costs - and reasonable administration time - and as long as those costs are reasonable then the proposal should be cost and donation effective.

Don't expect to do this 'for nowt' .. and make sure someone has the time and inclination to administer the scheme.

dunk

It doesn't have to be difficult, that's the idea behind the various giving sites that have been set up and why they take their fee.

We just raised £2500 for a couple of cancer charities and all it took was 10 minutes to set the page up and for the members to do their promotional activity to get the money coming in. Once it hits the website it gets forwarded to the various charities based on what splits have been set up bythe organiser.

Setting up a TZ charity or having one member collect the money seems like a lot of hassle for minimal benefit - you can't claim gift aid on money you've collected on behalf of others for example without the donor filling out a consent form with address details etc so you'd be losing 25% of the potential pot straight away (or having the hassle of collecting that data and storing it safely etc too)

/just my 2p

[sundial]

It doesn't have to be difficult, that's the idea behind the various giving sites that have been set up and why they take their fee.

We just raised £2500 for a couple of cancer charities and all it took was 10 minutes to set the page up and for the members to do their promotional activity to get the money coming in. Once it hits the website it gets forwarded to the various charities based on what splits have been set up bythe organiser.

Setting up a TZ charity or having one member collect the money seems like a lot of hassle for minimal benefit - you can't claim gift aid on money you've collected on behalf of others for example without the donor filling out a consent form with address details etc so you'd be losing 25% of the potential pot straight away (or having the hassle of collecting that data and storing it safely etc too)

/just my 2p

A good 2p worth ... And better that we send ££ subject to commission / fee than to not send anything at all.

dunk

[geordie]

A good 2p worth ... And better that we send ££ subject to commission / fee than to not send anything at all.

dunk