Donations and Fundraising
The valuable work of Community First New Forest relies to a large extent upon the goodwill and generosity of our supporters.
People like you!
Please help us to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged people in the New Forest by making a donation. Any amount will be greatly appreciated and will help us to fund our vital services.
 Online donations
Community First New Forest is now offering the Virgin Money Giving fundraising service.
With Virgin Money Giving you can make a one-off or monthly donation. Click on the logo opposite to visit the Virgin Money Giving website.
Postal donations
To make a one off donation, download our Donations form and send with your cheque or postal order made payable to "Community First New Forest" to the address below.
To make a regular donation, download our Standing Order form complete and return to us at Community First New Forest, Archstone House, Pullman Business Park, Pullman Way, Ringwood, Hampshire. BH24 1HD.
 Gift Aid
Please remember to consider Gift Aid when making a donation. It doesn’t matter how big or small your donation or whether it’s regular or not. If you are a taxpayer living in the UK, under the Gift Aid scheme, Community First New Forest can reclaim tax you have already paid on your gift. This means for every £1 donated, the charity receives an extra 25p.
 Shopping Online
Simply by shopping on-line you can help raise money for Community First New Forest. If you already shop online with retailers such as Amazon, M&S, Argos, John Lewis, Comet, Vodafone, eBay and Boden, then we need you to sign up for free to raise money while you shop!
So how does it work?
You shop directly with the retailer as you would normally, but if you sign up to for free and use the links on the easyfundraising site to take you to the retailer, then a percentage of whatever you spend comes directly to us at no extra cost to yourself.
How much can you raise?
Spend £100 with M&S online or Amazon and you raise £2.50 for us. £100 with WH Smith puts £2.00 in our pocket and so on. There's over 2,000 retailers on their site, and some of the donations can be as much as 15% of your purchase.
Save money too!
easyfundraising is FREE to use plus you'll get access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and voucher codes, so not only will you be helping us, you’ll be saving money yourself.
Donating through your salary
Payroll Giving is an easy tax effective way to make a regular donation to support Community First New Forest. It enables you to give to Community First New Forest from your gross salary (before tax is deducted) giving immediate tax relief on those donations. It is also possible to donate in this way through a pension.
Basic rate tax payers
If you pay tax at the basic rate, for every £1 that you earn, 20p is paid in tax. For example, if you pledge £10 a month, we receive the full amount but only £8 will be deducted from your net pay.
Higher rate tax payers
If you pay income tax at the higher rate of 40% then, using the same example, only £6 would be deducted from your net pay, and at the super rate of 50% only £5 would be deducted.
It is more efficient for higher rate taxpayers to donate through Payroll Giving than Gift Aid as charities are unable to claim back tax above the basic rate through the Gift Aid scheme.
What to do next
Download and complete our Payroll Giving Form and return it to us at Community First New Forest, Archstone House, Pullman Business Park, Pullman Way, Ringwood BH24 1HD
If your company is not registered for the scheme they can sign up with a payroll giving agency who can process employee donations. There is a list of agencies at the Payroll Giving Centre website [http://www.payrollgivingcentre.com/useful%20links.htm]
There is no long-term commitment. If your circumstances change and you no longer wish to donate to us, simply tell your employer. Also, if you change your job, your donations will not be able to be transferred to your new employer – you would need to start a new payroll giving scheme.
Legacy Donations
if you would like to leave us a legacy in your Will, please telephone us at Community First New Forest on 01425 482773.
Fundraising
Fundraising is about having fun!
Raising money can be hard work but also very rewarding and lots of fun.
There are many ways in which you can help us to continue to provide vital support services in the New Forest:
• Organise a fundraising event such as a walk, fun day or sporting challenge
• Enter a sponsored event, for Community First New Forest, such as The London Marathon or a bike ride
• Persuade your employer to adopt us as its charity for the year
• Become an office volunteer
• Invite us to do a talk to your company, group or school
• Make a regular donation
• Leave a legacy in your will
These are just a few of the ways that you can become involved in fundraising for Community First New Forest.
If you are entering a sponsored event, you can set up an on-line fundraising page on the Virgin Money giving website and link to Community First New Forest’s page so that we receive donations directly.
If you need help with this contact us on 01425 482773 or email [email protected] You can also download our paper sponsorship form.
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