CHARITY
COLLECTIONS
We are all
asked at some time to make a donation to charity or another good
cause.
NICVA , the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, would encourage
everyone to give in a planned and tax-effective manner, spontaneous giving also
has a valuable role to play in supporting charities and other good causes.
If you are approached by a collector, remember that all such collectors have
to comply with the law and should observe good practice.
Below are a few simple guidelines designed to help ensure that your donation
goes to a good cause of your choice.
Whether you are asked for a donation to charity by a collector in the street,
at your house, or by telephone, make sure your donation goes to a good cause
of your choice.
If
you are asked for a donation, you are entitled to ask:
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the
name of the charity that will benefit from the collection.
Ask where the charity is based and where its beneficiaries
are
located. |
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to
see a street or door-to-door collector's identity badge and
signed authorisation from the charity on whose behalf she
or he is collecting. |
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to
see a copy of the charity's permit from the PSNI to collect
in your area. |
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to
see a copy of the charity's 'exemption order'. This is a
certificate from the Department of Social Development (Charities
Branch) allowing certain charities to make house collections
without having to obtain PSNI permits. |
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how
much of your donation will be spent on administration? |
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is
the collector being paid a fee? |
Remember,
if in doubt you can decline to give.
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