Recent Payroll Giving Quality Mark (PGQM) figures show a significant increase on the number of employers offering Payroll Giving, as well as a sharp upturn in the number of employees engaging in the scheme. The Government backed Payroll Giving Quality Marks are awarded annually to employers to show the percentage uptake amongst their employees. [...]
With just over a fortnight until the National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards, The Association of Payroll Giving Organisations (APGO) is pleased to announce that monies raised via Payroll Giving have increased by £3.5 million compared to the previous financial year. Monies donated by employees reached £133 million in 2017-18 compared to £131 million in 2016-17, and [...]
A record number of organisations have been recognised for offering their staff the chance to give regularly through the payroll, it was announced today. More than 2,200 firms and organisations have been awarded a Payroll Giving Quality Mark – up more than 10% on last year, according to new [...]
Congratulations to all companies receiving a Quality Mark for 2018. Below are listed those employers reaching the top two levels of Diamond and Platinum. CAF Contracted Employers CT Contracted Employers CG Contracted Employers 3I PLC Barings (U.K.) Limited Admiral Law Ltd Angel Trains Barings Real Estate Advisers Europe LLP AES Kilroot Power Ltd AXA [...]
**UPDATED 21st March 2018** Following on from our previous update (https://www.apgo.org.uk/gdpr-apgo-response/) and in order to ensure that we are always clear in our communications regarding sector changes whilst making ready for GDPR, please find the following summary update of decisions made so far: PFO CHANGES: The PFO ID (aka Universal ID) has been agreed [...]
The APGO as a group wanted to respond to the impending requirements of GDPR in a methodical fashion, to ensure there was clarity and consistency in our processes. The Payroll Giving Agencies (PGAs), The Payroll Giving Professional Fundraising Organisations (PFOs) and the Payroll Giving Donor Management Service organisations (DMSs) have worked together with the aim [...]
Last night the official logo for the fabulous new Diamond Award was revealed to the public for the first time! This Quality Mark will be awarded to Employers with 30% (or more) of their employees giving through Payroll Giving, from 2018 onward, however special acknowledgement was given at the National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards last [...]
We are delighted to announce that this year sees some changes coming to the Payroll Giving Quality Mark Awards which will please many and make these prestigious “Marks” an even bigger and better driving force for employers to maximise the number of their employees who give. Payroll Giving turned 30 in April, so to celebrate [...]
The amount donated to charity via Payroll Giving schemes increased by £3.5m this year, the APGO is pleased to announce. Figures provided by APGO members show that employees from companies around the UK gave £122.5m in the financial year 2015-16, compared to £119m in the year 2014-2015, a 3% increase. More than 1 million people [...]
The APGO is very disappointed to announce that the Professional Fundraising Organisation (PFO) Workplace Giving UK has ceased trading with immediate effect and been placed into liquidation. We wish to reassure charities and companies that employee donations given through Payroll Giving schemes managed by Workplace Giving UK will not be affected. Although a PFO is [...]
