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Guidance
Key questions you should ask when donating to an online fundraising appeal
Although most appeals are genuine, you should take care when donating through a platform so that you can be sure that your donations go to a legitimate cause, and that they are used for the purpose yo...
24 November 2022
Guidance
Setting up an online fundraising appeal: advice for the public
This guidance is designed to highlight the key things you need to know about setting up an online fundraising appeal.
24 November 2022

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  • Home
  • About us
    • Our staff
    • Our board
    • Our committees
    • Corporate publications
    • Our governance
    • Memorandums of Understanding
    • 5 years of effective regulation
  • Our services
    • Complaints and investigations
    • The Fundraising Badge
    • Register with us
    • Get involved
    • Proactive regulation
    • Fundraising preference Service
  • About fundraising
    • Directory of registered organisations
    • Resource library
    • Code Advice Service
    • Annual Complaints Report
  • 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