Beat the Recession with Standing Orders?

• Gift Aid
• Standing Orders

NICVA's Grant Tracker team has compiled a brief introductory article to explain how to fundraise using standing orders. Standing Orders may be a good way for organisations to beat the recession by introducing this as a new fundraising activity especially when combined with Gift Aid.

Standing Orders are an excellent way to receive regular donations from individuals in support of your cause. There is some evidence to suggest standing orders are not as vulnerable in a recession as other fundraising methods and techniques.

Standing Orders are a technique to promote committed or planned giving and are ideal for small community and voluntary organisations who have not the capacity to fundraise using Direct Debits.

To see NICVA's article on using Standing Orders click this link:

www.grant-tracker.org/knowledgebase/standing-orders-and-fundraising

To see the template standing order form click this link:

www.grant-tracker.org/knowledgebase/fundraising-standing-order-form-temp...

The Standing Orders article has been viewed almost 500 times since it was first written. The Template article has been viewed over 700 times.

Organisation should also seek to follow the Institute of Fundraising's Codes of Good Practice in their fundraising activity. The Codes are available from the following link:

www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/bestpractice/thecodes/codesoffundrai...

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