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On 21st June 2006, the Fundraising Standards Board (FSB) is launching the new self-regulatory scheme for fundraising to UK charities. The FSB commences its recruitment drive with high profile advertising and marketing in the sector press, alongside a direct marketing campaign. Self-regulation will launch to the public in the Autumn.
Self-regulation is an independent, opt-in regulatory scheme that is accessible to all charitable fundraising organisations. Fundraising organisations that sign up to self-regulation will be required to meet the UK's best practice standards for fundraising; the Institute of Fundraising's Codes of Fundraising Practice and Donors' Charter. Compliance with the Codes will be monitored by the new Fundraising Standards Board, who will introduce a robust consumer-facing complaints process.
All organisations that sign up to self-regulation will be required to display the FSB's logo on their fundraising materials. Based on a simple 'tick' image, the logo will need to be displayed on charity materials demonstrating commitment to the highest standards of fundraising.
Charities that sign up to self-regulation will be required to:
The fees for fundraising organisations to join are based on voluntary income, based on a sliding scale. These range from just £30, to £1800 for the largest charities. The Institute of Fundraising will absorb up to one third of the cost of signing up to self-regulation for its Organisational members, this year. (For the full fee structure, see Notes to Editors).
Launching to the public in Autumn 2006, the implementation of self-regulation will allow fundraising organisations to:
Jon Scourse, Director of the Fundraising Standards Board, says:
"Self-regulation is a chance for charities to publicly demonstrate the high fundraising standards to which they work. This scheme is an essential vehicle through which this can be communicated to donors and the wider public. The more charities embrace this logo, the more quickly it will become synonymous with best practice and a commitment to the highest standards in fundraising."
The launch of self-regulation has been made possible following the allocation of seed corn funding of £714,532 from the Home Office and an additional £126,094 from the Scottish Executive towards the end of 2005.
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