Donations are a key source of income for charities. Annual research by the Charities Aid Foundation suggests around £10 billion is voluntarily gifted to charity each year in the UK.
An event may form part of a national campaign by a charity or a one-off event. Either way, it can be an opportunity to raise money, increase awareness, reach new audiences and involve local communitie...
Charity bags are a common way for charities to fundraise. The money raised from charity bags is an important source of income for many organisations, which helps them carry out their vital work. For s...
The Charity Retail Association estimates that there are over 11,000 charity shops in the UK. There are many benefits of having charity shops. In addition to the financial benefit, they help to increas...
Many charities use individuals' personal data to better target their fundraising communications and maintain supporter records.
The General Data Protection Regulation (enacted in the UK as the Data...
Many charitable fundraisers promote their cause through a webpage on an online giving platform. These pages can be a cost effective way to raise public awareness quickly and make a cause visible to a ...
Street and private site fundraising allows charities to engage with supporters face-to-face in their local high street or shopping centre. Many of the donations received in this way are regular gifts,...
Legacy fundraising is the practice of asking individuals to leave a gift to a charity in their Will. Legacies can be a sensitive issue for individuals and their families. So fundraisers need to ensure...
The main duty of trustees is to advance the purposes of the charity and to always act in the charity’s best interest. Trustees need to ensure that the charity’s assets and resources are only used for ...
Volunteers play an important part in fundraising and supporting charitable giving. They host community events, carry out street collections, raise funds online and take part in challenge events to sup...
‘Lottery’ is a broad term and includes many types of event, such as raffles, tombolas and sweepstakes. As a rule, however, a lottery is a game where you pay to enter, there is at least one prize, and ...
Door-to-door collections allow charities to engage with supporters in their community at a time when they are at home. Many donations received in this way are regular gifts, so it also helps charities...
Charities publicise their cause in many different ways, including TV, radio, print, posters, online display, leaflets/brochures and direct marketing. Whatever method is used, fundraisers must be sensi...
There are many sources of funding available for charities through grant makers, trusts and foundations. Most of these will grant funding according to specific criteria, for example specifying that a p...
The Fundraising Regulator helps to protect the public from poor fundraising practices. We encourage fundraisers to comply with the standards in the Code of Fundraising Practice and investigate complai...
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