2009/1/5 Andrew Cates <Andrew(a)soschildren.org>rg>:
>>They do, however, need to be set up by the
donor
>> which makes it less likely people will do so.
Damn right. SOs can only be set up online for people
with some types
of bank accounts. I haven't done a standing order in decades and the
charity I work for doesn't solicit new ones cos they are too much
hassle compared to a DD.
The other thing about standing orders is that being a push rather than
a pull, the charity is stuck with that account to receive the money.
Alison regaled WMUKv1 with horror stories of charities maintaining a
string of old accounts because there were SOs dribbling into them ...
- d.