Charity Sponsorship
Posted on 5th, February 2012
Charity sponsorship can take many forms. Often it is a case of a charity approaching a company and asking them, or inviting them, to sponsor the charity. This will usually be for a specific event of occasion, but it can be as an ongoing thing too. The charity gets the obvious benefit of funding from the company and the company will get tax relief and low-cost advertising through having the charity mention the company's sponsorship in all their publications.
With the advent of the electronic age and the Internet, it made obvious sense to have web sites dedicated to charity sponsorship. There are several, and a charity can set up a page, which is usually free, and invite sponsors for a special event or for a particular section of their activities. The only thing left for the charity to do is promote the page heavily and, if done properly, they will receive sponsorship from people who agree with their aims and goals.
Individuals can sponsor charities too. They may not have the resources of a successful company, but they can give whatever they can manage in a number of ways. Charities usually need equipment, for example. If a charity needs say, a minibus to take elderly people out and about, or children on fun trips, or whatever, an individual could possibly, through consultation with the charity, sponsor a minibus. The vehicle could have the donor's name on it even. There are many more examples of how an individual could do this sort of thing.
One excellent way is to leave something in your will to a charity. This method of charity sponsorship could mean that the charity in question would know that they had a certain amount of funds coming their way eventually. It could also mean that they would not have to pay inheritance tax on the money either as charities can be exempt from this.
Leaving a legacy gift to a charity is a very good way to have your money work for you after you die. While one in four of us giver regularly to charities when asked to do so, only one on twenty of us leave something to a charity in our wills. And yet, the money left in a will, which is usually much more than the average donation made on the spur of the moment, goes so much further. If you can afford it after providing properly for those who depend on you, consider charity sponsorship through your will. It really will make a difference!
Giving with Certainty are part of the Certainty National Will register and have been set up to offer people advice and information on Will Charity. If you would like more of this information for UK Charities please navigate to the charity of your choice.
