17 June 2010

Virgin Money Giving is a not-for-profit company so the fee theycharge charities of 2% of donations is just enough to cover our operating costs. They don't charge an ongoing fee to be on our site, there are no monthly or annual fees - and we don't charge to collect Gift Aid.

Online fundraising has become a major source of revenue for many UK charities. Here's how they aim to help every charity make the most of this simple, cost-effective way to raise money:

•  They're 100% not-for-profit.

•   It means their charges are as low as they can make them - just enough to cover their operating costs.

•   If they make any profit in the future, they'll use it to improve their services and reduce their charges in future.

•   That's a promise.

•  They're the official fundraising website for the Virgin London Marathon.

•   The single biggest annual charity fundraising event on the planet - with massive, worldwide coverage.

•   Millions of people will visit Virgin Money Giving to sponsor friends and family.

•   Make sure your charity is registered so people can choose to support you.

•  Lower charges than any other fundraising website.

•   They only charge what they need to cover their operating costs. Just one £100 + VAT set-up charge, and 2% of donations. That's it.

•   They don't charge an ongoing fee to be on their site and there are no monthly or annual fees. Plus they don't charge to collect Gift Aid.

•   So more money goes where it's needed - directly to your charity.

•  There's one low £100 + VAT set-up charge for charities.

•   Each charity pays a one-off set-up charge.

•   They want the service to be available to everyone.

•   Think of it as another tool in your fundraising kit.

•   One that gives you more bang for your buck.

•  Setting up your charity's page is really easy.

•   Every charity can be online with Virgin Money Giving

•   Even if your charity doesn't have a website, Virgin Money Giving makes the internet and online giving available to all.

•   Setting up your charity's page is really easy.

•   You can even have several pages if you want to promote more events and campaigns.

•  they reclaim Gift Aid for you and pass it on to you in full.

•   They promote Gift Aid to donors and make it easy for them to add it to their donation. So as much as possible goes to your charity.

•   Gift Aid is reclaimed and sent on to your charity. You don't have to think about it.

•   Plus they don't apply their 2% fee to Gift Aid collected on donations - so you don't pay a penny for this service.

•  they collect event fees for you.

•   They've done everything they can to help free up your time and support you in your fundraising work.

•   It's easy to set up your events on Virgin Money Giving, and they even collect the fee for you online.

•   One less thing for you to think about.

•  Toolkits that help maximise your online fundraising.

•   People who donate online give more frequently and more generously.

•   And they've got great gizmos to help fundraisers boost their online donations even further.

•   At the touch of a button they can link to their facebook page - using social networking to help promote their fundraising activities to friends, family and colleagues.

•   What's more, they'll also have their fundraising page for life - not just for one-off events. So they can come back time and again to raise money for you.

•   It's all designed to help your charity raise more money online, without eating into your valuable time and resource.

•  Free, easy-to-use standard or customisable reporting.

•  They talked to a lot of charities before they started.

•  And built in features they said would be really useful.

•  Their technology is designed to make your life easier and make sure that you always know how much you've raised and how your campaigns have worked.

•  You can see simple reports like who your best fundraisers are and how much your charity raised online last month.

•  Or take full advantage of their customisable reporting to impress your boss.

•  Lots of free online support and advice.

Virgin Money Giving Ltd, PO Box 160, NORWICH NR4 6FS Email: theteam@virginmoneygiving.com Tel: 08456 10 10 45

Website: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/