News

(-) 2019

Opinion

10 July 2019

We need to work together to grow public trust in fundraising

Lord Toby Harris, Chair of the Fundraising Regulator, discusses our latest research on public awareness, trust and expectations.

News

6 June 2019

New fundraising code published

The new code is easier to use and navigate, with plain English, a new structure and a glossary.

Opinion

7 May 2019

Safer giving of Zakat during Ramadan

Ebadur Rahman, Co-Founder of MuslimGiving explains why Ramadan is an important time for fundraising, and how to make sure you donations go to the right place.

Opinion

18 April 2019

Dealing with complaints more effectively

Using findings from the Complaints Report 2017-18, Gerald Oppenheim explains what key lessons charities can learn to handle complaints effectively.

Opinion

8 April 2019

Old stamps, new tricks: how to avoid stamp fraud

John Kitchen from Royal Mail talks about how selling old stamps to raise money for a good cause can lead to fraud, and how to avoid it.

News

5 April 2019

Board member appointment

David Cunningham is re-appointed for another 3 years and will serve until March 2022.

News

28 March 2019

Complaints report 2017-18 published

A report on complaints about fundraising received by our complaints team and by charities, between 1 April 2017 and 31 August 2018.

News

6 March 2019

Changes to the fundraising levy

We've made changes to years 4 and 5 of the fundraising levy, covering September 2019 - August 2021.

Opinion

6 March 2019

Behind the scenes with the levy team

A closer look at how the levy team decided on what changes should be made to the fundraising levy.

News

13 February 2019

Important change to FPS

From 1 March, charities will have 21 days to action a suppression request on the Fundraising Preference Service, instead of 28 days.

Opinion

12 February 2019

Reviewing the Code: what happens next

Head of Policy, Priya Warner talks about what the next steps are for the new Code, following a consultation last year.

News

7 February 2019

Decision on International Liberty Association published

A decision following an investigation into the fundraising methods of the International Liberty Association (ILA).

Opinion

28 January 2019

Respect your donors’ data wishes

Gerald Oppenheim, Chief Executive explains why fundraisers should respect the data protection rights of the public, for Data Protection Day 2019.

News

14 January 2019

FPS in numbers 2017-18

Results from data on the Fundraising Preference Service from November 2017 - October 2018.

News

10 January 2019

Annual reports and financial accounts for 2017-18 published

A 12 month report and a 5 month report to bring our financial year in line with collection of the Fundraising Levy.