There are many ways to incentivise your payroll giving scheme. We will discuss with you to see what may work with your colleagues.

Some ideas are:

- Paying the admin fee

This is a very low cost way of supporting the scheme, but really lends weight to a promotion. All Payroll Giving Agencies charge an admin fee for processing the donations every month, this will range from 25p per donation per month to around 4% per donation per month. However, if you pay these admin fees on behalf of your colleagues, it ensures 100% of their donation reaches their chosen charity.

- Matching

This really does show commitment from the top when you match your colleague's donations. You don't have to match 100% either - though of course it's great if you can! 5%, 10%, 50% top ups on donations are brilliant for the charities and your employees.

- Giveaways

Anything from a pen to a cuddly toy. Who doesn't like a freebie?

- Prizes

Why not offer a day off to one lucky donor? Provide a prize; a bottle of champers, a charity voucher, a hamper. It all helps create a buzz around the promotion.

- Blue Dot

Blue Dot is a scheme where you can reward your employees for doing good things, including payroll giving. It's a bit like a nectar scheme for good deeds and adds an element of fun to proceedings.