The clock's ticking down to the day when the window available to make Gift Aid claims drops from six to four years – which is why Friday, January 15, should be marked as a significant day in donorflex users' diaries.

That's the date when we're releasing donorflex 8's Service Pack 1.

It includes new functionality that will be vital to you managing your Gift Aid claims in relation to the big change, which happens on April 1, 2010.

In short, the development allows donorflex to recognise the new four-year period rather than the outgoing six-year period.

As with recent Service Packs, it will be available via download from the www.donorflex.com Client menu's Your files and Profiles / Downloads area, which is accessible through your donorflex Liaison Manager's login.

A full list of other items included in SP1 – which will be available only to organisations with a current Annual Software Support Agreement – will be included with it.