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New guidance on child sponsorship marketing
Russell Brown, our Regulatory Projects Manager, discusses new guidance we have recently published on child sponsorship.
15 April 2025
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Introducing the new digital Fundraising Badge
Our Head of Communications and Corporate Services, Daisy Houghton, outlines how organisations can use the digital badge, and the benefits it can provide organisations who use it.
14 April 2025
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Regulators urge donors to support registered charities to help earthquake efforts in Myanmar
The Charity Commission for England and Wales and the Fundraising Regulator offer advice on giving safely when looking to support the international aid effort.
3 April 2025
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More than 1 in 10 complaints to the Fundraising Regulator were about CICs, new report reveals
Fundraising by a few community interest companies (CICs) generated 12% of the complaints, data published today by the Fundraising Regulator reveals.
20 March 2025
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Preparing for 'soft opt-in': balancing opportunity with caution
Paul Winyard, Head of Policy, discusses the upcoming 'soft opt-in' marketing law changes, and why charities should be aware of the risks, as well as the opportunities.
6 March 2025
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Regulators urge safe giving to charities this Ramadan
This Ramadan, the Muslim Charities Forum (MCF), Fundraising Regulator and Charity Commission for England and Wales are urging people to remain vigilant when donating to charities and be alert to the r...
24 February 2025
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Reflecting on the changes to the fundraising levy
In 2023, the Fundraising Regulator launched a review of the annual levy we ask charities to pay to fund our work. For the first time since we were founded, we needed to increase the levy to ensure we ...
4 February 2025
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Fundraising Regulator appoints four board members to start in April
The Fundraising Regulator is pleased to announce it has appointed four new members to its board to help guide the strategic direction of the organisation.
20 January 2025
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Public urged to donate safely this Christmas as it’s revealed £1.6m was lost to online charity fraud over the past year
The Fundraising Regulator, the Charity Commission for England and Wales, National Trading Standards and Action Fraud are joining forces to call on the public to give safely when donating online, as da...
29 November 2021
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Leaving nothing to chance: what you need to know about lottery, free draw and prize competition fundraising
Gavin Doyle, Policy and Standards Officer at the Fundraising Regulator highlights some of the regulations fundraisers must follow when hosting a lottery, and things the public should be aware of when ...
30 July 2021
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Four small words of great significance: the key values of fundraising practice
Gavin Doyle, Policy and Standards Officer at the Fundraising Regulator, shares why the fundraising values are essential for creating a positive fundraising experience.
28 June 2021
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Fundraising on Giving Tuesday
To mark Giving Tuesday, Gráinne Mathews, who leads Giving Tuesday UK for the Charities Aid Foundation, reflects on how charities have used the global fundraising movement to try new ways of fundraisin...
29 November 2019
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Questions your board should be asking about fundraising
To mark Trustees’ Week, Suzanne McCarthy, Chair of Depaul UK and board member of the Fundraising Regulator, writes about questions your board should be asking about fundraising.
4 November 2019
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Five top tips to avoid fundraising fraud
Former Head of Policy Priya Warner shares five top tips to avoid fundraising fraud for International Charity Fraud Awareness Week.
21 October 2019
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Naming organisations that we investigate
Catherine Orr, Head of Casework, sets out the case for naming charities that we investigate as part of our complaints work.
18 September 2019
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The ICO on Data Protection: 5 ways to build supporter trust
Richard Sisson, former Senior Policy Officer at the Information Commissioner’s Office, reflects on data protection essentials for charities and ways to build supporter confidence.
18 September 2019
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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.
8 April 2019
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Behind the scenes with the levy team
Caroline Trabasas, former Levy and Registration Manager at the Fundraising Regulator, shares a closer look at how the levy team decided on what changes should be made to the fundraising levy.
6 March 2019
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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.
28 January 2019
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
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Investigations
Annual Complaints Report
Other organisations that can help
Registration
Charity registration
Non charity registration
Our fee structure
Log in
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Search our guidance
Fundraising topics
Code Advice Service
Proactive regulation
Webinars
Directory
FPS
Manage your communications
Access your suppressions
View FPS code breaches
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Annual report
About us
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Latest news
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