In common with many charities, Churches can claim back the gift aid on congregational giving. This can increase the giving by up to 28% without the giver having to add a penny. All they have to do is to sign a gift aid form and make a clear link for the Inland Revenue to the donation. There is a very interesting article on this on the BBC website. Only four out of 10 givers to charity nationally gift aid their donations. The main reason for this is lack of awareness. It is something we are currently trying to raise awareness about in Hilton Church too, through putting together some information for sharing at Sunday services. Many people give to the congregation through the plate which is passed around every Sunday without gift aiding it. We could increase our income by several thousand pounds per year, if we could get everyone to gift aid. Hopefully we can raise awareness of this situation over the coming weeks.
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