CAF rejects Gift Aid reform concept

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 5 October 2007

The Charities Aid Foundation has come out against a radical Gift Aid reform proposal put forward by six sector bodies, warning that it could alienate donors.

The Charity Tax Group, Acevo, the NCVO, the Institute of Fundraising, the Charity Finance Directors’ Group and the National Church Institutions last week suggested that charities should be allowed to claim a fixed percentage of their total donations in Gift Aid based on an estimate of the proportion of donors...

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