Articles and guides for charity teams

How the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme works, the 8,000 pound cap, the matching rule, eligible payment types, and the operational steps to claim it correctly.

Claim Gift Aid from HMRC on every UK taxpayer donation: register, collect declarations, submit claims quarterly, and use the small-donations scheme.

How Gift Aid works, which donations qualify, how to register and claim through HMRC, and the mistakes that get claims rejected. A plain guide for charity teams.

Practical charity tax guidance on Gift Aid claims, donor declarations, record keeping and the basics of getting claims right for charities every month.

What UK GDPR requires of charities: lawful bases, when you can contact supporters without consent, and how to handle donor and beneficiary data responsibly.

Build a diversified fundraising strategy: individual giving, trusts, corporate partnerships, legacy, earned income, and metrics that scale with size.

A practical map of charity fundraising compliance: the Code of Fundraising Practice, data protection law, and the rules for events, lotteries and collections.

A grounded sustainability guide for small UK charities: where to start, what is proportionate, what counts as greenwashing, and the governance that makes it real.

Setup email authentication records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) to stop charity emails landing in spam. 30-minute DNS fix, typically a 30-50% open rate increase.