Re: Charity Predictions League 2020 : Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:47 am
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Thanks to those who've already donated by whatever method.
 I check the list of donors for the two sites online and Wrencat will let me know who donates via him. If you're a UK taxpayer, as Financial says, please remember to tick the Gift Aid box and the charities will receive the refunded tax. The fees are an issue. From the Rob Burrow site: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charit ... =robburrow Why do people choose to cover the fee? Charities use websites like Virgin Money Giving to provide a safe and simple way to give online. We don’t make a profit from what we do, but we do need to charge a small 2% platform fee and a 2.5% payment processing fee. Covering their fees mean 100% of your donation will reach the charity, making an even bigger impact. You can opt not to pay the fee, but they will take them from the donations instead. Similarly, with the Mose Masoe site: https://justgiving.com/fundraising/hull ... vers-trust Help us help more people. Your voluntary contribution will be used to maintain the technology that keeps our site running 24/7, provide top notch customer service and give everyone the best possible experience with JustGiving. You can change the default amount you contribute (15%  ) to a lesser amount or in fact zero from the drop-down box. But it's not clear whether they'll pass on their costs to the charity if you don't pay. (In this case I think they've made a change so they have no platform fee, but the card costs might still be passed on).This is why I used BT last year as they had not platform costs and I think each donor was charged by their bank as applicable for the card fee. The BT site is now closed. If we'd been making a direct donation, I was going to use wonderful.org if possible this year as their costs are covered by commercial sponsors (mainly the co-op). |
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Thanks to those who've already donated by whatever method.
I check the list of donors for the two sites online and Wrencat will let me know who donates via him. If you're a UK taxpayer, as Financial says, please remember to tick the Gift Aid box and the charities will receive the refunded tax. The fees are an issue. From the Rob Burrow site: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charit ... =robburrow Why do people choose to cover the fee? Charities use websites like Virgin Money Giving to provide a safe and simple way to give online. We don’t make a profit from what we do, but we do need to charge a small 2% platform fee and a 2.5% payment processing fee. Covering their fees mean 100% of your donation will reach the charity, making an even bigger impact. You can opt not to pay the fee, but they will take them from the donations instead. Similarly, with the Mose Masoe site: https://justgiving.com/fundraising/hull ... vers-trust Help us help more people. Your voluntary contribution will be used to maintain the technology that keeps our site running 24/7, provide top notch customer service and give everyone the best possible experience with JustGiving. You can change the default amount you contribute (15% ) to a lesser amount or in fact zero from the drop-down box. But it's not clear whether they'll pass on their costs to the charity if you don't pay. (In this case I think they've made a change so they have no platform fee, but the card costs might still be passed on).This is why I used BT last year as they had not platform costs and I think each donor was charged by their bank as applicable for the card fee. The BT site is now closed. If we'd been making a direct donation, I was going to use wonderful.org if possible this year as their costs are covered by commercial sponsors (mainly the co-op). |
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great afternoon yesterday
