Charity award for Western Isles Council

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar who recently joined the national Geared for Giving Campaign (www.gearedforgiving.com) and re-launched its Workplace Giving scheme to its 3,000 staff across the islands of the Outer Hebrides, have seen an increase of 400% since the launch.  Comhairle staff now donate £5.5k a year to a whole range of charities, many of which are local.

The scheme enables employees to give to the charity of their choice, tax effectively, directly from their salaries.

“Staff to donate”

Th Bronze award is a Payroll Giving Quality Mark which is funded by the UK Government and administered by the Institute of Fundraising.

Chief Executive of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Malcolm Burr said: “I am delighted that the Comhairle have been given this award so soon after the re-launch of the scheme and we continue to be very proud to be taking part in the Geared for Giving campaign. In the current financial climate it can be hard for people to find the resources to give to charity, and we hope this way makes it more convenient for our staff to donate.”