Four ways to Give As You Earn
Give As You Earn makes giving easy and
flexible – these are the four ways in which you can give.
Direct to charity
If your employer already operates Give As You Earn, you just
have to let your payroll department know that you want to
participate. You give them details of how much you want to give and
which charity or charities you want to give to, and they sort out
the rest. If your employer doesn't run Give As You Earn, and you
and your colleagues think they should, ask us to contact them.
CAF Charity Account
If your employer operates Give As You Earn but you want to give
to a wider range of charities, or save up a pool of funds so you
can respond quickly to specific appeals, you can set up a CAF
Charity Account funded by Give As You Earn.
The great thing about a Charity Account is that you're always in
charge. You can change which charities you give to – and vary the
amounts you give. You need to commit to giving a minimum of £10 a
month to open a Charity Account.
Open an account today!
If your employer doesn’t run a Give As You Earn scheme, or if
you are not paid through PAYE, you can still open a Charity
Account and fund it through
Gift Aid
. We’ll claim tax back on the money you put in –
giving you more to give to charity.
Staff Charity Fund
Fundraising with your colleagues is fun and can be tremendously
rewarding. A Staff Charity Fund lets you and your colleagues pool
the money you donate before tax, and holds it all in one place. The
account can be administered either by a committee of employees or
by your employer. The money can be donated every month, or saved up
and given less frequently – for example, annually to a nominated
charity of the year. Ask your employer to set one
up.
CAF Trust
If you've got £10,000 a year you want to give to charity (maybe
at bonus time) or a minimum of £500 a month, a CAF Charitable Trust
is the ideal solution. Your fund is invested, and then you get to
decide who benefits from the income generated – and because you
make the donation before tax, your £10,000 gift will ‘cost’ you
just £6,000. You can share donation decisions with your family, and
if you appoint a successor your trust can last indefinitely. A
perfect choice if you want to invest in charitable giving long
term.
You can also top up your Trust at any time – adding to the
capital with cash donations, by giving stocks, shares or other
assets or with regular gifts through Give As You Earn.
Find out how Michael uses Give As You Earn
to donate to charity
Find out how the Royal Bank of Scotland set up Give
As You Earn for employees
If you have a question about Give As You Earn, please
complete our enquiry form, or call us on
03000 123 000.