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Guidance
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
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...
10 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
Engaging with the Fundraising Regulator
We have published a range of guidance to help you continuously improve and meet the requirements of the Code of Fundraising Practice (‘the code’). For answers to other questions about the code and how...
28 April 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.
28 April 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.
28 April 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.
28 April 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
Guidance
Guidance for charitable institutions working with professional fundraisers
Working with professional fundraisers can help charitable institutions meet their fundraising goals and access external skills, knowledge and experience. However, there are legal requirements with whi...
13 August 2024
Guidance
Guidance for charitable institutions working with commercial participators
Working with commercial participators can be beneficial to charitable institutions, offering opportunities to access new funding sources and increase public awareness. However, there are legal require...
13 August 2024
Guidance
Guidance for online fundraising platforms
This guidance represents the minimum standard of information we would expect donors to see to be able to make an informed decision to donate through an online fundraising platform.
17 February 2023
Guidance
The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016: Fundraising reporting requirements guidance
Guidance on complying with fundraising reporting requirements for charities which produce an annual report and their trustees.
9 January 2023
Guidance
Tips for giving safely to charity: advice for the public
Be alert to common fraud tactics when giving in-person or online. This will give you confidence to donate to genuine causes.
25 November 2022
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
Guidance
10 steps to setting up a fundraising appeal
This guidance is designed to highlight important points to consider before setting up a fundraising appeal to ensure your fundraising is legal and ethical, and has the best chance of success.
10 March 2022
Guidance
Charity bags: advice for the public
This advice sets out what you need to know if you receive a charity bag and want to donate in this way. We also set out what you can do make it clear you do not wish to receive charity bags.
14 January 2022
Guidance
Key behaviours you should expect from fundraisers: advice for the public
The following information is designed to help you understand the fundraising standards you can expect when you are asked to donate.
28 June 2021
Guidance
Key behaviours expected of fundraisers: guidance for fundraisers
This guidance is intended to help any person or organisation fundraising, or planning to fundraise, in the UK for a charitable cause to comply with the standards set out in the Code of Fundraising Pra...
28 June 2021
Guidance
Charity bags: guidance for fundraisers
This guidance is intended to support charities and the companies they work with to understand the legal requirements and regulatory standards expected of them when distributing and collecting charity ...
16 June 2021
Guidance
Charity challenge events
10 tips for taking part in events run by challenge event companies
30 July 2018
Guidance
Complaints handling guidance for charities and third-party fundraising organisations
Guidance to help fundraising organisations when dealing with complaints about fundraising, setting out how the Fundraising Regulator defines a complaint and how organisations are expected to handle th...
3 July 2018
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