Make a gift online

IRT has partnered with Justgiving, a leading donation processing agency, to ensure that your gift is handled securely and efficiently. Donate now

Alternatively, complete a donation form and send it by post or contact us to make a donation over the telephone by credit/debit card.

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Make a regular donation

Regular donations make a substantial difference to our financial confidence and ability to plan for projects. The amount you would like to commit to giving on a monthly basis is entirely up to you and can be set up online via Justgiving or by completing and returning a standing order form to us.

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Be Gift Aid aware!

Are you a UK tax payer? If so, you can use Gift Aid to make your donations to IRT go further. If you Gift Aid your donation, IRT can claim 25p on every £1 in tax relief from HM Customs & Revenue, and an additional 3p on every £1 in transitional relief until 2011. If you only donate through Justgiving, CAF or Payroll Giving, this is already taken care of for us but if you donate by cheque, cash or debit/credit card directly to IRT a Gift Aid declaration form must be completed for us to able to make a claim.

Complete and return a Gift Aid declaration formavailable to download or contact us to have one sent out to you.

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FACT: For the financial year 2007/2008 Gift Aid alone accounted for over £58,500 of our donations!

Donate your tax rebate to IRT

If you are a UK taxpayer who completes a Self Assessment tax return and you are entitled to a tax rebate, you can choose to have all, or part, of the rebate sent directly to the charity of your choice.  This is called “Self Assessment Giving” or “SA Donate”.

Any rebate which a charity receives from you would also be eligible for Gift Aid, assuming you have paid as much tax as the payment to the charity would be.  

HM Revenue & Customs do all the work of sending the money and the Gift Aid straight to the charity’s bank account.  So, all you have to do is fill in the HMRC form SA100 saying which charity you would like to benefit.  You’ll find the form in your tax return pack.

Our HMRC code number for this scheme is LAD98KG.

Shop on-line with the IRT eStore

About International Refugee Trust’s eStore
International Refugee Trust’s online fundraising eStore through Spend and Raise allows you to get great value, exclusive discounts and helps us raise funds. With your help, IRT can receive up to 12% of the cost of each purchase made via our webshop.

Visit the IRT eStore! 

How does it work?
Our eStore contains an ever-growing number of retailers such as Amazon, Thorntons, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis. When you shop online via our website, IRT automatically earns money with every purchase. All you have to do is click on 'Shop with IRT' and you wil be able to select the products and shops you want. The retailer will register that you came to them via IRT’s eStore. This way, they will give us a percentage of your purchase! 

For example BT will give us £30 for every BT Total Broadband purchase made via IRT's eStore.

The retailers
There are over 100 retailers involved, many of which are household names, such as Amazon, Teleflorist, Thorntons, Marks & Spencer, Expedia, Sky, National Express, HMV and many more.

Prices
There is no extra cost to you when you help IRT fundraise via our eStore. You will pay the same prices as shopping directly with the retailer and there are often discounts exclusive to IRT. This means shopping online can be secure, quick and beneficial to you and IRT. The more people shop via the IRT eStore, the more funds we raise for our projects.

What does IRT do with the money?
IRT uses the money the same way we use any funds raised: it goes straight to our projects. For information on what IRT does, please have a look at our Projects Page.

Legacies/bequests

Over the past few years we have received a number of bequests from former donors. These have ranged from several hundred pounds to several thousand. These bequests have been absolutely invaluable. We always have more projects requiring funding than we are able to provide for, and the receipt of a bequest can often make a project possible for us. To find out more,please contact us with the assurance that we understand the highly personal nature of such an enquiry and it will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Payroll Giving

Payroll Giving is a flexible HM Customs & Revenue scheme that enables employees to donate tax-free through their pay to any charity in the UK by a direct deduction. IRT appreciate donations through Payroll Giving in particular because it is a regular and tax efficient source of income - enabling us to plan for the future with confidence and reduce our administration costs in claiming the tax back on taxable donations. To find out more contact the human resources department within your workplace or visit www.payrollgivingcentre.org.uk.

Sponsored runs

If you would like to run the British 10K London Run 2012 for IRT then please contact us as soon as possible for an application form. We only have six places, and we give these out on a first come first served basis. You can also get your own place by applying online at www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk and choosing International Refugee Trust (IRT) as your charity.

We do not hold places for the London Marathon, but you can enter the online ballot. If you are one of the lucky people to get a place, then please think of us as your chosen charity.

Other runs you can take part in to raise funds for IRT include: North Run, South Run, Half Marathons, Paris Marathon.

Other sponsored events

Why not challenge yourself by fulfilling one of your life dreams, and at the same time raise vital funds for IRT.

You can now take part in a breath taking parachute jump or an adrenalin pumped white-water rafting experience. And if you really want to push yourself to the extreme, then you can be part of an overseas challenge: from cycling through the magical landscape of Vietnam, to trekking the barren desert of the Sahara.

Download the packs below or visit Skyline to start your adventure.

If you would like to take part in another sponsored event for IRT then please contact us to discuss what you have in mind!

Volunteer

If you think you could you spare a few hours each week to help us with the administration of key fundraising initiatives at our offices in West London, please go to volunteer to find out how to apply.

Get your school or community involved

Some of IRT's greatest satisfaction comes from working with schools and local communities to raise awareness about their work. IRT is capable of bringing schools and communities across the globe together through education and the supervision of fundraising initiatives. There's a lot to be learnt by a school child in the UK from a school child living in one of our project countries, and vice-versa. Fundraising through schools and communities is a wonderful way of bringing people together towards a common cause and the achievement felt by everyone involved is amazing.

Why not get your school or community involved? Visit our 'Your school and IRT' page to find out more!

Spread the word

We've signed up to the most popular online social networks, sites for media sharing and bookmarking tools to allow our supporters to effectively communicate with us and their friends, family and colleagues using their favourite Web 2.0 applications. Use the buttons in the column to the right to follow IRT on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linked In and Flickr or click where you see the share button on the page you want to tell people about.