Online giving for churches
What you need, each step from bank account to first Sunday, what it costs, and how to get people using it.
Guides
Guides to church giving and Gift Aid
Plain-English guides for church treasurers, ministers and volunteers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: setting up online giving, claiming Gift Aid, what card fees really cost, and how to talk about giving on a Sunday.
Getting started
Setting up online giving, choosing a platform, and the rules every church should know first.
Choosing a church giving platform
Twelve questions about fees, payouts, Gift Aid, data and contracts, with a checklist to take to your next meeting.
Accepting donations online in the UK
Every way to take donations online, from bank transfer to giving pages, and the rules on Gift Aid, data and receipts.
Does your church need to register?
The rules in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, what “excepted” means, and how it affects Gift Aid.
Gift Aid
Declarations, claims, the Small Donations Scheme and tax relief for givers, in plain English.
How to claim Gift Aid
Who can claim, which gifts qualify, signing up to Charities Online and making your first claim. With a Gift Aid calculator.
Gift Aid declaration wording
What a declaration must include, with HMRC’s model wording and templates for envelopes, phone and online, ready to copy.
Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS)
Claim a top-up on cash and contactless gifts of £30 or less, with no declarations. The rules, the limits and how to claim.
Giving statements and tax relief
What to include in a yearly giving statement, with a template, and how higher-rate givers claim their extra relief.
Payments and fees
What card and Direct Debit payments really cost, and how to set up regular giving.
Card fees on donations
What card and Direct Debit gifts cost, how platform fees add up, and how “cover the fees” works. With a fee calculator.
Standing order, Direct Debit or card?
The pros and cons of each way to give regularly, side by side, and how to invite planned giving without pressure.
Sharing your giving
QR codes, website buttons and what to say on a Sunday, with templates to copy.
QR code giving for churches
Make a QR code that won’t stop working, print it the right size, and put it where people will actually scan it.
Add a donate button to your website
A button, an embedded form or a Give page: how to add each, with steps for WordPress, Squarespace and Wix.
Giving announcement scripts
Scripts to copy for Sunday, launching online giving, Gift Aid, appeals and saying thank you, plus notice sheet and social posts.
Reference
The words you’ll meet, explained.
Church giving glossary
Gift Aid, GASDS, excepted charities, Bacs, payouts and more: the words you’ll meet, in plain English.
Online giving for your church, for £9.99 a month.
A giving page, QR codes, regular giving and Gift Aid claims, set up in an afternoon. Never a percentage of gifts, and 25% of our profit goes to charity.