At the present, the OpenSpace Trust is fundraising towards creating the internal building: Phase 2a. This is a daunting task. Any contributions, large or small, from individuals, companies, or organisations are welcomed. Various options are available.
Membership
Membership of the OpenSpace Trust is open to all residents with an AB postcode and enables you to be part of these important developments. Download the OpenSpace Trust Membership Form
One-off donations
We have a simple donation form for individual donations. Cheques should be payable to The OpenSpace Trust. If you are able to make donations by Gift Aid this increases the value of your contribution to the Trust by 25%.
Regular donations
Our Standing Order form enables you to make regular donations effortlessly. The form should be completed, signed by you, and given to your bank. Please let us have a copy of the form so that we know where the donation is coming from and can acknowledge it. If you are able to Gift Aid the Standing Order, please indicate that to us to enable us to make the claim.
Gift Aid
The present arrangements for Gift Aid allow registered charities to claim back the income tax you would have paid to have the amount you donated. At the current rate of income tax, that gives the charity an additional 25% on top of the amount donated. More information can be found on the Gift Aid website.
Give As You Live
The Giving Machine is end its Shop&Give platform.
Instead we have joined Give as you Live, which operates a similar service. When shopping on-line, each purchase made through Give as you Live generates a percentage of your payment to the charity of your choice – and the cost is the same to you. There are more than 6,000 retailers which can be accessed by alphabet, name, product type or via a ‘favourites’ list. To join Give as you Live go to www.giveasyoulive.com and complete your profile, including the name of your charity – we are known as OpenSpace Trust (Scotland). There is also a useful ‘Donation Reminder’ which you can activate, where a pop-up will remind you if the retailer is in the scheme (then just click the pop-up). When complete, you should receive a note of the donation you have just generated.
Corporate sponsorship
We are always pleased to discuss options available to companies. For larger donations or sponsorship we will put your logo on the website and provide links to your website. Additionally we still have naming opportunities for the largest levels of support. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss options which suit you.