Fundraising within the workplace is varied in form and is subject to both direct legislation and self-regulation.
This Code specifically addresses the interests of donors, employees, employers, Voluntary and Community Organisations (VCOs), Professional Fundraising Organisations (PFOs), other fundraisers (volunteers and employees), and Charity Agencies in relation to the recruitment of donors using committed giving in the workplace.
Committed givers in the workplace are able to set their donations up using the payment methods of:
- Payroll Giving, a tax effective scheme whereby the gift is taken from pay pre taxation
- direct debits, standing order or authorisation of credit card mandate. These regular gifts can be supported by Gift Aid, a post-tax method of tax-effective giving
- post-tax ‘round-up’ schemes where employees’ donations come from rounding down/up the ‘odd pennies’ from their pay.
This Code does not address other forms of fundraising in the workplace, such as cash collections.
