Tag: Fundraising Regulator

The Fundraising Regulator has published advice for supermarkets and retailers that will help ensure safe, secure, and responsible fundraising for collections happening on their premises. Since July 2024, the Fundraising Regulator has been convening a working group of leading supermarkets and retailers, including Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Waitrose, and Tesco – assessing their needs and challenges and incorporating their feedback into the advice published today. The advice will help to strengthen and increase the consistency of charity collection procedures across retailers to reduce the divergence in individual company…

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The Fundraising Regulator has published a new Code of Fundraising Practice, set to take effect on 1 November 2025. It delivers a proportionate approach to regulation that protects the public without placing undue constraints on fundraisers. The new Code, which is 45% shorter than the current Code, has been designed to be clearer and easier to navigate for charities, fundraisers, and the public. Its principles-based format, which reduces the need for separate rules for each fundraising method, supports innovation in the sector – allowing fundraisers to apply the principles across…

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The Fundraising Regulator is pleased to announce it has appointed four new members to its board to help guide the strategic direction of the organisation. Paul Amadi, Anne Heal, Nick Jones, and Girish Menon all bring extensive knowledge and experience in charity, fundraising and regulation. They will commence their new roles in April 2025. Paul Amadi joins as a Fundraising Regulator board member with substantial expertise in charitable fundraising, including in his current role as Executive Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Communications at the British Red Cross. He has previously…

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The Fundraising Regulator has appointed four new committee members to replace long-serving members who have come to the end of their terms of appointment.   Jen Suter and Adrian Williams have been appointed to join the Fundraising Regulator’s Standards Committee, while Valerie Morton and Damian Chapman have been appointed to the Complaints and Investigations Committee.   In their roles on the Standards Committee, Jen and Adrian will help oversee the development of the Code of Fundraising Practice, in consultation with those who fundraise and the public. They will help the Fundraising Regulator…

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