Tag: Fundraising Regulator

Fundraising Regulator releases new guidance on working with professional fundraisers & commercial participators

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator have released a post on their website telling how they recently published two new pieces of guidance for charities: one about working with commercial participators and one about working with professional fundraisers. I enclose the post below written by Oliver Bayer, Policy Officer at the Fundraising Regulator who original published and own copyrights for it. Please check out their ebsite and learn more about the great ork they do. In autumn 2023, we ran a public consultation as part of our review of the Code of Fundraising…

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Opinium Research: The public’s experience and expectations of charitable fundraising

Stuart Mitchell

Paul Winyard, Head of Policy at the Fundraising Regulator, shares insights into the recent research led by Opinium on our behalf, looking at the public’s experience and expectations of charitable fundraising. Charity fundraisers have access to a great deal of information about how people give and which causes they support. However, less is known about the public’s real-world experience of fundraising practice. In our role as a regulator, we are committed to using public research to underpin and inform our work and it’s important that we understand the motivations and…

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The Fundraising Regulator announces increase to the Fundraising Levy following review

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has announced it is to increase the fundraising levy (the levy) and registration fee following a sector focussed review. The levy constitutes the majority of the Fundraising Regulator’s funding and sees charities that spend over £100,000 on their annual fundraising activity pay a voluntary contribution to fund the Regulator’s services. The levy has always and will continue to represent a small fraction of a percentage of a registered charity’s total fundraising expenditure. Prior to implementing changes, the Fundraising Regulator sought views from people within charitable fundraising organisations…

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Fundraising Regulator market inquiry findings urge charities to review their subcontracted face-to-face fundraising relationships

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has published the findings of its first market inquiry into the use of subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising by charities and fundraising agencies. The regulator’s recommendation to charities includes that subcontracting firms are monitored more closely and should receive appropriate training. Charities and agencies also need to be satisfied that the payment model for fundraisers is appropriate and does not lead to bad practice. The market inquiry highlights how robust monitoring and oversight of subcontracted relationships are essential. Oversight should be rigorous enough for both charity and agency…

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The Fundraising Regulator announces proposals to increase the Fundraising Levy for the first time since 2016

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has recently announced it is opening a review to the charity sector on its proposal to increase the Fundraising Levy (the levy) for the first time since it was founded in 2016. The levy constitutes the majority of the Fundraising Regulator’s funding and sees charities that spend over £100,000 on their annual fundraising activity pay a voluntary contribution to fund the regulator’s services. The levy has always and will continue to represent a fraction of a percentage of a registered charity’s total fundraising expenditure. The proposal to…

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