Give – Gift Aid

Allow donors to give using the UK's Gift Aid program.

If you're accepting donations in the United Kingdom and not allowing donors to give with Gift Aid then you are leaving money on the table. Charities in the UK can  claim an extra 25p for every £1 their donors give when they opt-in to Gift Aid.

What is Gift Aid?

Gift Aid is a program the UK government put in place to encourage donors to give more via a tax relief incentive. Under the program,  Gift Aid allows UK income taxpayers to complete a declaration that they are a UK taxpayer. Any donations that the taxpayer makes to a charity are then treated as being made after deduction of income tax at the basic rate of 20%. The charity can then reclaim the basic rate income tax paid on the gift from  HMRC. For a basic-rate taxpayer, this adds approximately 25% to the value of any gift made under Gift Aid.  

How the Gift Aid Add-on Works

We've built the Gift Aid add-on to be an all-inclusive package that has everything you need in order for you to begin allowing accepting Gift Aid through your Give-powered online donation forms. Upon activation, the plugin includes default settings with meticulously written content that will provide your donors with a clear understanding of what Gift Aid is and why they should opt-in to give with it.  It doesn't stop there. There are many other features included to get you up and running accepting Gift Aid quickly and easily.

Gift Aid from the Donor's Perspective

We go above and beyond just adding a simple checkbox to your donation forms. From the get-go, the objective of the Gift Aid add-on is to provide donors with a clear understanding of what Gift Aid is and why they should opt-in with their donation. Additionally, many options, including the extended explanation option, can be enabled or disabled on a per form basis.

Easily Downloadable Declaration Forms

When a donor gives and opts-in to Gift Aid they can then download a PDF of their declaration for their records. Likewise, you as the charity have full record of all the declaration forms within the admin.

Smart Address Detection

Rule #1 - don't frustrate your users when they're completing their donations. If a donor has already entered in an address within the billing field's then the Gift Aid add-on will simply ask them if they would like to use the same address rather than having them re-enter the information. The improves the overall donor experience and lessens the number of fields they have to complete to make their donation.

Intelligent Country Detection

The Gift Aid fieldset will not display in donation forms for visitors who select a country other than the UK. Because Gift Aid is only a UK program valid for tax paying citizens of that country it would be unnecessary and burdensome to ask non-UK donors to participate. This helps to maintain international donations while also collecting Gift Aid domestically.

Gift Aid from the Admin's Perspective

As an admin you want the ability to customize Gift Aid to suit your specific as well as receive reports on donors who have opted into Gift Aid and export data for tax purposes. The Gift Aid add-on was built with you in mind.

Customizable Globally and Per Form

The Gift Aid add-on offers flexibility to be enabled and customized for all your donation forms or for just a few select forms. With the €œGlobal € and €œPer Form € customizations built in you have the power to do just that. Admins have the ability to:  

• Enable Gift Aid globally and override options on a per form basis
• Disable Gift Aid globally and enable for only a select few forms
• Enable Gift Aid globally and disable on a per form basis

Each option includes default settings and content to help you get started faster. This saves you time figuring out the plugin and gives you a head start on making Gift Aid as clear as possible for your donors.

Powerful Tools for Tax Purposes

Filing taxes can be hard! We've worked hard to reduce some of the burden with excellent reporting and export features. With Gift Aid you can export in bulk Gift Aid donations to CSV files and also download PDF declaration forms for printing and filing purposes.

Bulk Download and Export

Once you receive Gift Aid donations you will be able to easily export those to a CSV file

Gift Aid Feature Rundown

• General Features
  • 100% customizable content
  • Configure globally or per form
  • Fully documented and supported
  • Optimized code and interface
• Donor Features
  • Country detection built in
  • Content provided to easily understand Gift Aid
  • Optimized for maximum opt-in rates
  • Downloadable declaration forms
• Admin Features
  • Bulk download declaration forms
  • Customizable PDFs
  • Full reporting built in
  • Easily modified and extended