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14. Legacies

This section sets out standards to avoid undue influence and pressure and manage conflicts of interest while being sensitive to the wishes of the person leaving the gift and any conditions they may set.
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13. Payroll Giving and post-tax salary donations

This section includes the standards for promoting payroll and post-tax salary donation schemes in the workplace.
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12. Grant-making bodies (including trusts and foundations)

This section includes standards about applying for, receiving and using these grants.
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11. Prize competitions and free draws

This section contains information about fundraising for a charitable institution through prize competitions or free draws.
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10. Events

This section contains standards for planning and carrying out events, including getting any permission that is needed to use a site, making sure events are safe and managing the risks responsibly.
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9. Online fundraising platforms

Donation pages can be on a charitable institution’s own website or on an online fundraising platform.
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8. Fundraising communications and advertising

This section covers standards related to promoting your fundraising. It also includes standards for fundraising over the phone, by post and through direct messages.
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7. Public fundraising

This section covers collections of money or other property for charitable institutions, whether these are carried out on the street, door to door or on private sites.
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6. Fundraising partnerships

This section includes information about what charitable institutions need to consider when entering into partnerships with third-party fundraisers.
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5. Fundraising involving children and people in vulnerable circumstances

This section includes standards on minimum‑age restrictions that apply when fundraising, and standards to protect children and their personal data.
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4. Volunteers

This section contains standards on working with volunteer fundraisers where their activity is known to your organisation.
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3. Processing donations

This section includes standards that relate to handling different types of payment (including one-off payments and ongoing donation commitments) to make sure donations are kept safe.
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1. Behaviour when fundraising

This section sets out how fundraising organisations and fundraisers must behave when fundraising, including treating people fairly and with respect.
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Using the code

The Code of Fundraising Practice sets the standards that apply to fundraising carried out by all charitable institutions and third party fundraisers in the UK.
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2. Responsibilities of those who govern charitable institutions

This section sets out the standards in relation to risk assessments, complaints-handling procedures and making sure charitable institutions use donations for the purposes for which they are given.
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