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First adjudication on charity fundraising complaint published by FRSB - 25 Jan 2008

The Fundraising Standards Board has announced the result of its first full adjudication on a complaint about fundraising. The complaint, made against Cancer Research UK, was not upheld.

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Charities Urged to Uphold 3 Peaks Challenge Code of Practice - 21 Jan 2008

The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) and the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) are urging charities and fundraising organisations involved with the Three Peaks Challenge event during 2008 to carefully observe the relevant codes of practice for this event.

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Public wants more say in their relationship with charities - 23 Nov 2007

The public has strong views about the direct mail that they receive from charities says research published today. They want some say about how often the charities they support contact them and have those wishes respected; they don’t think it is acceptable for charities to exaggerate although the majority of givers don’t mind the use of shocking images; they are concerned about the environmental issues surrounding unwanted mail and they are unhappy with gifts or incentives in direct mail according to research carried out by the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB).

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Unique research shows people want respect - 23 Nov 2007

The public has some strong views about the direct mail that they receive from charities says research published today. The unique research was carried out by the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) and involved over 2000 people from Scotland and the rest of the UK. It explored people’s experiences and views of the letters they receive from charities asking for donations.

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Lemmings, goats and sustainable fundraising by Joe Saxton - 23 Nov 2007

There are two tensions at the heart of fundraising, tensions on which hinge the future of fundraising and its sustainability. The first tension - the big scary issue - is how do we make fundraising sustainable? The second tension is that most people want to be good citizens, they want to appear generous nice individuals, but what they want to be, and what they are, are not one and the same.

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