HCA launches Friends' Scheme - sign up now!

The Heritage Crafts Association’s Friends’ Scheme launches today (Tuesday, 23 March 2010). Since its website went live less than a year ago, it has attracted hundreds of supporters all keen to help ensure a sustainable future for traditional heritage crafts. The Friends' Scheme brings a new way of supporting the charity.

The Friends' Scheme has been set up to be as effective as possible in helping the HCA to achieve its charitable aims. It will spend as minimal amount of money as possible on administration and will not provide extensive membership benefits in the form of glossy magazines or other promotional materials. As such, the HCA Friends’ scheme is a very cost-effective way of supporting the charity and having the opportunity to be involved in shaping its future.

As a Friend of the HCA you will:

• know that 100% of your fee will go on helping the HCA achieve its charitable aims;
• be invited to the HCA's General Meetings, where you will have an opportunity to vote on significant issues affecting the charity;
• have priority on invitations to other events run by the HCA;
• have your name and website details featured on the HCA website if you wish, and be able to use special HCA Friends’ graphics on your own website, emails and stationery.

Inclusion in the HCA Friends’ scheme costs:

• £12 per year for individuals (each friend receives one vote at a general meeting);
• £24 per year for organisations (each organisation receives one vote at a general meeting).

In addition, if you are a UK tax payer you can help the HCA make your contribution even more efficient by claiming Gift Aid.

For more details and to sign up, visit the HCA Friends' Scheme page.