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Introduction to the Code of Fundraising Practice
This guide is designed to help fundraisers and those who govern charitable organisations understand how to meet the requirements of the code.
1 November 2025
Guidance
Documenting your fundraising decisions
This code support guide is not legal advice. It is advisory, non-exhaustive and is aimed at fundraising charities, their trustees and third-party fundraisers.
1 November 2025
Guidance
Due diligence and fundraising
This code support guide is not legal advice. It is advisory, non-exhaustive and is aimed at fundraising charities, their trustees and third-party fundraisers.
29 October 2025
Guidance
Monitoring your fundraising partners
This code support guide is not legal advice. It is advisory, non-exhaustive and is aimed at fundraising charities and their trustees.
29 October 2025
Guidance
Handling cashless donations
This advisory, non-exhaustive guide is aimed at fundraising charities, their trustees and third-party fundraisers. It may also be of interest to ‘in-aid-of' fundraising volunteers and donors to unders...
8 September 2025
Guidance
Fundraising events
A guide to planning and carrying out fundraising events, including challenge events, to help you meet the Code of Fundraising Practice (2025)
10 July 2025
Guidance
Fundraising on social media
A guide to help you meet the Code of Fundraising Practice (2025) when you are using social media to fundraise
10 July 2025
Guidance
Online gaming and fundraising
This is a guide to help you comply with the code when you are carrying out fundraising by online gaming.
10 July 2025
Guidance
Guidance for charitable institutions using child sponsorship
This guidance is not expected to answer all the questions that may arise for those that use child sponsorship as a means of fundraising, or that potential donors might want answered. They are meant as...
14 April 2025
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Standards: All fundraising
Behaviour when fundraising
Responsibilities of those who govern charitable institutions
Processing donations
Standards: Working with others
Volunteers
Fundraising involving children and people in vulnerable circumstances
Fundraising partnerships
Standards: Specific fundraising methods
Public fundraising
Fundraising communications and advertising
Online fundraising platforms
Events
Prize competitions and free draws
Grant-making bodies (including trusts and foundations)
Payroll Giving and post-tax salary donations
Legacies
Index
Glossary