Some brief notes on Online Giving.
Online Giving is a very easy way for people to donate to a charity, it is also easy to setup. Gift Aid on donations can be easily reclaimed as the organisation does this for you. At the moment there are two organisations that provide an Online Giving service.
1. The Association has already paid the setup fees for both organisations so the only charges are the service fees.
2. Service Fees are charged on donations, currently www.virginmoney.co.uk charges less (2%) than http://www.justgiving.com/ (5%).
3. Most schemes will collect Gift Aid donations (where the tax you have paid on your donation is claimed back), some charge for this Virginmoney do not.
4. Virginmoney is a Not-for-profit organisation (It is your choice which organisation to use).
5. Additional charges apply to credit card donations
6. If you want the funds raised to go to the Northern Ireland Branch then state this in the description (on the online giving site) and
a. Email the team on incomeprocessingadminteam@mndassociation.org and state that you want funds raised to go to the NI Branch.
b. Funds are transferred on a monthly basis so confirm with our treasurer that they have arrived.
7. If you need any help setting up your Online Giving page just email events.mndani@btinternet.com, the same email can be used if you have feedback about any online giving site or information that should be included in these notes.