Support our work
You can help support our work at the Rix Centre by making a donation. However large or small, your donation will enable us to help people with learning disabilities exploit the latest multimedia technology.
It can cost £120 for a digital camera that is suitable for person with learning disabilities to use. We need more computers with special features, like touch screen and switch interfaces to help include all our students in our multimedia advocacy training. These can cost as much as £1,500 to set up. These are just some examples of the technology our work relies on.
Donations can also help us to extend our training and technologies to reach more people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, alongside their families and supporters. Alternatively a gift can support a particular piece of research and development to enable a further range of people with learning disabilities to participate in the use of new media to improve their daily lives. Some of our R&D ‘microprojects’ cost as little as £2,000 and achieve their aims within small budgets to make a major difference to people’s lives.
You can donate by:
- Sending us a one-off donation
- Completing a Gift Aid form
- Making an online donation through the Charity Aid Foundation (CAF) Web site
- Setting up a standing order for a monthly or quarterly payment or
- Using the “give as you earn” scheme.
If you are a UK tax payer, the Rix Centre can reclaim you tax on each £1 that you give. So make sure you tick that box on the donation form.
We have several generous donors already. For example, The Jack Petchey Foundation recently donated £30,000. We would like you to join our growing list of donors.
If you would like to support a particular part of our work, please contact us directly.
One-off donations:
To give a one-off donation by cheque or debt card please complete the donations form and return to the address attached.
Download ’Donations’ form
Gift Aid:
Changes in the tax law mean that for every £1 you give, The Rix Centre can now reclaim the tax on your donation.If you are a UK taxpayer all you have to do is tick the box and the The Rix Centre can reclaim the tax. This can be applied for all donations large or small, regular or one-off, whatever the method of payment.
For all donations recieved we can add 28% to your the amount.
Please note: for donations to be valid for Gift Aid, the donor must have paid an amount of Income or Capital Gains Tax equal to the tax deducted from their donation.
Download ’Gift Aid’ form
Online Donations:
You can make an online donation to The Rix Centre via the Charity Aid Foundation (CAF) website. To donate now Click Here.
Standing Order:
To set up a regular donation to The Rix Centre please complete the ’Standing Order’ and return to the address attached.
Download ’Standing Order’ form
Give as you Earn:
Give as you Earn - a simple tax free charitable giving direct from your pay. If your Employer runs a Payroll Giving Scheme then donations are deducted before tax so each £1.00 you give will only cost you 80p, and if you’re a higher rate tax payer it will only cost you 60p. Simply obtain the Payroll Giving Form from your HR Department. Our charity number is 1105410.
