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What is a CIC and can they fundraise?

Understanding the key differences between charities and CICs can help donors make an informed decision about whether to donate to a particular cause.
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Six months on: An update on our market inquiry into subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising

Jim Tebbett, Head of Proactive Regulation looks at where we are now, six months on from our market inquiry into subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising by charities and fundraising agencies.
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Working with commercial participators and professional fundraisers: our new guidance for charities

Oliver Bayer, Policy Officer at the Fundraising Regulator discusses new guidance published on what to do when working with commercial participators and professional fundraisers.
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Nick Jones shares his experience on the Fundraising Regulator’s Standards Committee

Nick Jones, Fundraising Regulator Standards Committee member, shares some of the highlights of his experience on the Fundraising Regulator’s Standards Committee
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Shaping the future: an update on our code review

Our Policy Manager Conor Gibson shares an update on what we have done during the consultation period for our code review 2022-25, the response to the consultation, and what comes next as we enter the ...
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Opinium Research: The public’s experience and expectations of charitable fundraising

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 fund...
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Responding to feedback from the sector from our levy review

Our Chair, Lord Toby Harris, discusses the outcome of our levy review, and our decision to increase the Fundraising Levy and registration fee following the review.
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Developing a proportionate response to Fundraising Preference Service compliance

The Fundraising Preference Service has been helping people manage their communications with charities, and end contact with those that they no longer want to hear from. In 2020 we commissioned an inde...
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Changes to the way we report on complaints data from charities

In response to findings from our complaints handling survey last summer, we are pausing the collection of complaints data from charities that contribute to our Annual Complaints report. Find out more.
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Update on our market inquiry into the use of subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising

Our Head of Proactive Regulation and Projects Jim Tebbett provides an update on our market inquiry into the use of subcontracting in face-to-face fundraising and the workshops we ran with charities an...
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