Member Article

Important Changes to Charity Fundraising Regulation

The Fundraising Regulator was established in January 2016, after widespread concern about how charities were contacting potential donors.

There are clear implications for charities going forward in progressing marketing and business models. The Code of Practice is extensive and ground breaking in setting out required standards and closely interlinks with the work undertaken by the Information Commissioner Office in ensuring that data protection privacy is protected.

The Fundraising Regulation Unit set up at Short Richardson & Forth Ltd offers niche expertise and guidance in this area. David Gibson leads the team and he has over the years advised a number of clients in the charitable sector on employment and industry sector developments.

Trustees Need To Tighten Accountability

The Fundraising Regulator is beginning to assert its presence in an attempt to restore public confidence in charities and to tackle rogue third parties that seek to raise funds by unscrupulous means.

This follows significant attention in the press regarding situations where individuals were exploited and, in some cases, took their own lives due to unscrupulous behaviour by fundraising organisations.

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