Tens of thousands of charities in the UK have implemented Gift Aid programmes as a means of increasing their overall funding. Yet many struggle to effectively manage the declarations required to receive Gift Aid funding, and they understandably have real concerns about their readiness to undergo an HMRC audit.

Introducing Blackbaud Gift Aid
Blackbaud Gift Aid is a unique service developed specifically to meet the needs of not-for-profit organisations that have adopted Gift Aid. This complete solution enables charities to easily capture, store, and manage the myriads of forms that are used to substantiate donors’ Gift Aid declarations. It eliminates the risk of lost or damaged forms, reduces the hassle associated with storage and retrieval of these documents, and simplifies the task of preparing for an audit.

Blackbaud has worked with several leading not-for-profit organisations in the UK and collaborated with the HMRC to develop a solution uniquely suited to support this important means of fundraising.

With Blackbaud Gift Aid, your organisation can:

• Maintain proper documentation to support claims and easily produce valid declarations required for an audit.
• Gain peace of mind knowing that you have protected all the Gift Aid income received over the years and have absolute minimum exposure with HMRC for repayments or penalties.
• Uncover missed opportunities by targeting additional Gift Aid money from your supporter database and other fundraising activities.
• Take advantage of unclaimed Gift Aid income in sponsorship forms without having to enter all sponsor information within The Raiser’s Edge.
• Get expert advice on how best to implement, manage, and leverage Gift Aid programmes that will bring in needed funds and benefit your organisation.
• Save valuable staff time by outsourcing labour-intensive tasks, such as scanning, filing, indexing, storing, and managing documents.
• Learn how your organisation can maximise its Gift Aid programme by attending a specialised training course.