Online Fundraising

MHF works with Justgiving, a private company that operates in both the UK and USA. Justgiving provides a comprehensive online charity giving service which continues to help tens of thousands of people around the world donate and raise funds easily and tax-efficiently.

Described by Charity Times as 'a company that can reasonably claim to have transformed the face of donating in the UK', Justgiving makes fundraising easy, engaging and efficient. The company provides fun, interactive and easy-to-use online fundraising tools to help people raise money for MHF, or donate online with the minimum of hassle.

Since their launch in 2001, the Personal Fundraising Pages have been used by more than 95,000 people, raising in excess of £30m for good causes.

Justgiving is helping MHF to raise more money and reduce our administration costs. In the UK, Justgiving have automated the costly process of Gift Aid reclaim, which boosts MHF's income even further with no extra effort. The company provides a secure and easy way to facilitate the online fundraising requirement.

REDUCING ADMINISTRATION COSTS

Donating online is easy. The donation service is 100% secure. A personal account will automatically be created for 1^st time givers so that online givers can donate again or access their previous records in a few clicks.

As MHF is a UK charity, we are entitled to 28% tax reclaim from the Inland Revenue on every £1 donated by UK taxpayers. Unfortunately, charities often miss out on this extra income because it is too expensive to process the paperwork on small donations. Justgiving has solved the problem by automating the process of Gift Aid reclaim so that every £1 you give us is worth more, and costs less to administer. Their processes have been audited and approved by the Inland Revenue.

What do I have to do?

When you donate, you will be asked to confirm whether or not you are a UK taxpayer. Please note that tax can only be reclaimed on donations made by individuals who pay UK income or capital gains tax at least equal to the amount reclaimed on their donations in the current tax year. If in doubt, please email us by clicking here

Benefits to higher-rate taxpayers

If you pay tax at the higher rate, you can reclaim tax relief on your gross donation at 18% (eg the difference between the higher rate of tax at 40% and the basic rate at 22%).

For example, if you give £100, MHF can reclaim an extra £28.21 and you can reclaim another £23.08. As a result, a £100 gift to MHF is actually worth £128.21 and it only costs you £76.92.

Your Justgiving Account helps you claim tax relief by keeping an accurate record of your donations. Simply print out a copy of your donations history and attach it to your tax return.

What if I am not a UK taxpayer?

The Gift Aid scheme is unique to the UK. If you are not a UK taxpayer, you can still make a donation through Justgiving, but your donation will not attract the 28% tax 'bonus'

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