Fundraising Update – The Fundraising Regulator: Current Developments

The news on fundraising may have been more about data protection and consent recently, but there are other fundraising developments which also require charities' attention. The Fundraising Regulator, which was established just over a year ago and assumed responsibility for the regulation of charitable fundraising only from 7 July 2016, has had a busy agenda – from securing funding for its operations through the levy, to investigating complaints of poor fundraising practices, consultation on the code of fundraising practice and, close on the horizon, the establishment of a Fundraising Preference Service. This blog considers some of the ways in which the Fundraising Regulator's operations may affect you.