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Sir Nicholas Young: sector whinging is depressing 1
Vibeka Mair
14 May 2012
14 May 2012
Tags: Statutory funding | Big Society
Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of British Red Cross, has said the whinging of the voluntary sector to government can get depressing.
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Islamic Relief Worldwide aid worker murdered in Somalia
Vibeka Mair
11 May 2012
11 May 2012
Tags: International
Ahmad Mohamed Noor, an Islamic Relief Worldwide aid worker, has been shot and killed in Somalia this week.
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Institute backs Red Cross tax relief cap proposal 8
Celina Ribeiro
1 May 2012
1 May 2012
Tags: Tax relief cap | Gift aid
The Institute of Fundraising is calling for the tax relief cap to apply to donations by higher rate taxpayers only when the donor claims the relief for themselves.
The Institute of Fundraising has extended the tenure of its chair, Mark Astarita, for another year.
Confused by the tax relief cap and how it will affect donations by higher-rate taxpayers? The British Red Cross provides a breakdown of the numbers.
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Let donors escape tax relief cap by giving the relief to charity, says Red Cross 10
Tania Mason
18 Apr 2012
18 Apr 2012
The British Red Cross has proposed a compromise over the tax relief cap: that donations only become subject to the cap if the taxpayer claims the relief for themselves, but not if they donate it to the charity.
Allowing donors to gift their tax relief to charity instead of claiming it themselves would end the row over the tax relief cap, says Mark Astarita.
Cian Murphy reviews various research reports into charitable giving and tax incentives and finds that for UK donors, gift aid is a better motivator than tax relief.