FAQ
- Why make a regular gift to SPANA?
- How do I know my money will be used in the right way?
- Is SPANA a member of the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB)?
- Am I eligible for Gift Aid?
- How can SPANA benefit from me being a higher rate taxpayer?
- Can I send you bits of tack, bits, saddles etc for the horses and donkeys overseas?
- Can I send you slightly out of date veterinary medicines for use overseas?
Why make a regular gift to SPANA?
One of the most valuable ways you can help SPANA is by making a regular gift.
Regular gifts help us to plan for the future and ensure that money is available to fund long-term veterinary and education projects that really make a difference to the lives of working animals and their owners.
You can set up a Direct Debit here. It only takes a couple of minutes and you could make a long-term difference to the lives of working animals abroad.
How do I know my money will be used in the right way?
You want your gift to be used to improve the lives of working animals and the people who rely on them and so do we!
At SPANA we work extremely hard to minimise our costs and unlike many charities we send funds directly to SPANA staff in the countries that we work in. We do not send any funds via overseas governments and we can account for every penny spent.
In 2008, for every pound given to SPANA, 81p went to our charitable work, only 2p paid for the running costs of the charity, and 17p went towards raising another pound to help even more working animals.
Our Annual Review gives you more details about how your money is spent.
Is SPANA a member of the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB)?
Yes, we are members of the Fundraising Standards Board self-regulatory scheme.
The Fundraising Standards Board works to ensure that organisations raising money for charity from the public do so honestly and properly. As members of the scheme, we follow the Institute of Fundraising’s Codes of Fundraising Practice and comply with the key principles embodied in the Codes and in this Promise.
For more information please read the Fundraising Promise [PDF] and our Fundraising Complaints Procedures [PDF].
Am I eligible for Gift Aid?
Gift Aid is a fantastic scheme whereby the value of your gifts to SPANA can be increased at no extra cost to you. If you sign up to the Gift Aid scheme SPANA will receive 28p for every £1 you donate – making every gift worth almost a third more!
You could be eligible for Gift Aid if you pay income tax (e.g. on a salary or pension) or capital gains tax (e.g. received through the sale of property or interest on savings) in the UK. Even if you only pay tax at the lower rate you could still be eligible.
You only need to make a declaration once and SPANA can then claim Gift Aid on all your future donations as well as any gifts given to SPANA over the previous six years.
You can download our Gift Aid form here and post it to:
SPANA
Gift Aid dept
14 John Street
London
WC1N 2EB
UK
If you have any questions or for more information please contact us.
How can SPANA benefit from me being a higher rate taxpayer?
If you are a higher rate tax payer you can make your donations to SPANA worth over 50% more! All you need to do is reclaim the difference between the basic rate of tax (which SPANA claims back on your behalf via the Gift Aid scheme) and the higher rate of tax, on all your charitable donations.
So if you donate £100 to SPANA over the duration of a year, SPANA can claim £28 on your behalf and you can claim a further £23 via your annual Self Assessment tax return. If you were to donate this additional rebate to SPANA, you could turn your original gift of £100 into £151!
If you would like to donate this payment to SPANA, all you have to do is record your charitable donations for the relevant tax year on your Self Assessment form and quote SPANA’s charity code: QAK52MG.
For more information please contact us.
Can I send you bits of tack, bits, saddles etc for the horses and donkeys overseas?
Unfortunately, in most cases this is not possible.
Most English bits would not be of the correct size for the small animals we deal with and unless very simple would not be suitable for owners untrained in their use. Similarly, leather tack is not easy to maintain by poor people overseas and can end up causing more harm than good, so we prefer to make and maintain harnessing items locally.
A further problem is that of shipping goods overseas where we often encounter considerable customs difficulties and costs, which outweigh the "donated " nature of the goods.
We have a bit fund after a very successful bit appeal several years ago which allows us to provide good quality bits to exchange for poor ones overseas.
Can I send you slightly out of date veterinary medicines for use overseas?
Although we know that many of these medicines will be effective, some will not be. We also spend considerable time training our staff in good veterinary practice, advising them to use good quality products, read labels etc; therefore it does not look good if we then supply them with out of date medicines.
We are also dealing with very sick animals and need to be sure that we use the best medicines we can afford.
We can however accept bandages, suture materials in which the sterility expiry date has passed, since we can re sterilise these.
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