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Standards: Working with others
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Standards: Specific fundraising methods
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What is a CIC and can they fundraise?
Understanding the key differences between charities and CICs can help donors make an informed decision about whether to donate to a particular cause.
13 November 2024
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Six months on: An update on our market inquiry into subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising
Jim Tebbett, Head of Proactive Regulation looks at where we are now, six months on from our market inquiry into subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising by charities and fundraising agencies.
8 October 2024
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Working with commercial participators and professional fundraisers: our new guidance for charities
Oliver Bayer, Policy Officer at the Fundraising Regulator discusses new guidance published on what to do when working with commercial participators and professional fundraisers.
13 August 2024
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Nick Jones shares his experience on the Fundraising Regulator’s Standards Committee
Nick Jones, Fundraising Regulator Standards Committee member, shares some of the highlights of his experience on the Fundraising Regulator’s Standards Committee
27 June 2024
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Shaping the future: an update on our code review
Our Policy Manager Conor Gibson shares an update on what we have done during the consultation period for our code review 2022-25, the response to the consultation, and what comes next as we enter the ...
10 June 2024
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Opinium Research: The public’s experience and expectations of charitable fundraising
Paul Winyard, Head of Policy at the Fundraising Regulator, shares insights into the recent research led by Opinium on our behalf, looking at the public’s experience and expectations of charitable fund...
30 May 2024
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Responding to feedback from the sector from our levy review
Our Chair, Lord Toby Harris, discusses the outcome of our levy review, and our decision to increase the Fundraising Levy and registration fee following the review.
17 April 2024
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Developing a proportionate response to Fundraising Preference Service compliance
The Fundraising Preference Service has been helping people manage their communications with charities, and end contact with those that they no longer want to hear from. In 2020 we commissioned an inde...
9 April 2024
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Changes to the way we report on complaints data from charities
In response to findings from our complaints handling survey last summer, we are pausing the collection of complaints data from charities that contribute to our Annual Complaints report. Find out more.
20 February 2024
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Update on our market inquiry into the use of subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising
Our Head of Proactive Regulation and Projects Jim Tebbett provides an update on our market inquiry into the use of subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising and the workshops we ran with charities an...
20 February 2024
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Four steps for making your sorry, a good sorry
Caroline Sefton, former Case Officer, and Rob Baker, Case Officer, write about how organisations can improve their complaint handling by apologising in an appropriate way.
9 December 2020
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Four ways your charity can improve its fundraising reporting
Philip Satherley, former Policy Manager at the Fundraising Regulator, explains how complying with the fundraising reporting requirements in the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 ca...
2 November 2020
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Good fundraising relies on the innovation and diversity of trustees
Sacha Deshmukh, Board Member of the Fundraising Regulator, talks about what he's learned from his time on charity trustee boards, and why diversity and innovation are vital for ethical, sustainable fu...
13 November 2018
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People, process and technology: how GoFundMe keeps users safe
A blog by Meghan Luther at GoFundMe for Charity Fraud Awareness week 2018, explaining how the fundraising platform protects donors and beneficiaries against the risk of fraud.
24 October 2018
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Commercial participators: how to find the right one for you
What is a commercial participator and how can your charity choose the right one? Jane Montague explains the value commercial participators offer and how to avoid the sharks.
3 October 2018
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Back to basics on fundraising standards
The latest consultation aims to make the Code of Fundraising Practice accessible to everyone. Former Policy Manager Stephen Service explains why we need your feedback.
10 September 2018
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Effective regulation, effective fundraising, effective charities
A response from Chief Executive Gerald Oppenheim to David Ainsworth of Civil Society.
22 August 2018
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Why focusing more on the public is good for fundraising
Former Policy Manager Stephen Service explains why focusing on the needs of the public is good for fundraising.
2 May 2018
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In a digital world, charities need to take cyber security seriously
The National Cyber Security Centre look at the charity findings from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018 in this blog for Fundraising Regulator.
27 April 2018
Fundraising Code
Using the code
Standards: All fundraising
Behaviour when fundraising
Responsibilities of charitable institutions and those who govern them
Processing personal data (information)
Processing donations
Standards: Working with others
Volunteers
Fundraising involving children
Professional fundraisers, commercial participators and partners
Standards: Specific fundraising methods
Collecting money or other property
Fundraising communications and advertisements
Digital
Events
Lotteries, prize competitions and free draws
Grant-making bodies (including trusts and foundations)
Payroll giving and post-tax salary donations
Legacies
Index
Glossary
Complaints
Make a complaint
Complaints form
Investigations
Annual Complaints Report
Other organisations that can help
Registration
Charity registration
Non charity registration
Our fee structure
Log in
Guidance
Search our guidance
Fundraising topics
Code Advice Service
Proactive regulation
Webinars
Directory
FPS
Manage your communications
Access your suppressions
View FPS code breaches
More
Annual report
About us
Get involved
Latest news
Resource library
Self-reporting
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