Tag: Fundraising Regulator

Fundraising Regulator publishes latest Annual Complaints Report for 2021/22

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has recently published its latest Annual Complaints Report which covers the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. The report analyses complaints received by the Fundraising Regulator and complaints reported to 56 of the UK’s largest fundraising charities. Data reported by the sample of charities that we surveyed shows that most have returned to in-person fundraising methods, such as door-to-door and in-person collections, after this activity was restricted throughout the pandemic. However, the volume of in-person fundraising activity generally remains below pre-pandemic levels, suggesting the sector…

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Fundraising Regulator unveils its new five-year Strategic Plan for 2022-27

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has published its first Strategic Plan as an established regulatory body, covering the period 2022 – 2027. With this new five-year Strategic Plan, they intend to move into the next phase of their development, while ensuring they continue to respond appropriately and flexibly to changes in the charitable fundraising sector.  Developed following engagement with charity networks and other stakeholders, the strategy sets out their regulatory objectives and priorities for the period 2022 – 2027 and addresses the new trends in charitable fundraising which have emerged since they …

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Fundraising Regulator strengthens Fundraising Preference Service following independent review

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has unveiled changes to the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS) – the tool that allows people to stop direct marketing communications from charities – which strengthen the service for both charities and members of the public.  The changes have been implemented in response to an independent review of the FPS, which found that the service continues to provide an important backstop for people who may be feeling overwhelmed by contact from charities.  In response to the review’s recommendations, members of the public can now request that up to…

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Fundraising Regulator’s Annual Report reveals highest levy payment rate to date as regulator supports fundraisers to navigate COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has published its latest annual report and accounts, which reveals a 98% payment rate of the voluntary Fundraising Levy over the past year – the highest rate to date – as charities continue to commit to voluntary regulation.  During the reporting period, which covers 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021, 1,974 eligible fundraising organisations contributed a total of £2.17 million to the levy, which funds the UK’s model of voluntary fundraising regulation. We also had a 26% increase in smaller charity registrations. A total of 4,975…

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Public urged to donate safely this Christmas as it’s revealed £1.6m was lost to online charity fraud over the past year

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator, the Charity Commission for England and Wales, National Trading Standards and Action Fraud are joining forces to call on the public to give safely when donating online. Data from Action Fraud reveals that £1.6m of the public’s money was lost to online charity fraud over the past year. The fraud captured by this data includes asks for donations for non-existent charities and the fraudulent collection of funds from genuine charities. Action Fraud’s data shows that the £1.6m loss to fraud is up by 16% on the figure…

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