On 29 September 2012 20:58, WereSpielChequers werespielchequers@gmail.com wrote:
James, if you are accusing a charity of throwing away money could you be specific as to which charity you are accusing of throwing away money?
WMF: by pulling fundraising in-house, they're throwing away the ~30% [1] HM Government would be adding to the donation pool were it collected by WMUK.
- d.
[1] rough guesstimate average. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_aid for how it works. This is why charitable status is such a prize, because it means more money for free.