Give with Confidence

We also ask our members to follow a set of Codes. These Codes are called the Institute of Fundraising’s Codes of Fundraising Practice. They set out the standards our members should keep to when raising money. Each code covers a different type of fundraising. They tell charities what the law requires them to do, and what has been agreed is best practice. These are the sorts of things they cover:

General advice on raising money

• Accountability and transparency in fundraising
• Legal requirements of fundraising
• Code of Conduct

Charities’ relationship with supporters

• When and how to accept gifts of money
• How to manage gifts left in wills
• How to work with people who give a lot of money

Collecting money from people

• On the street
• Through collection tins
• Going to their doors
• Signing people up to direct debits

Contacting people for gifts of money

• By letter, by telephone, through adverts, emails, and their websites
• Involving people in events and activities to raise money

Working with others to raise money

• Volunteers
• Companies and businesses