The law around funding and income
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CloseIf you are a fundraiser or an organisation accepting funding, you must comply with relevant laws.
It is essential to be seen to be managing incoming and outgoing money legally and transparently. This includes meeting your legal obligations with regard to:
- fundraising activities and grant aid funding, including rules on public events, collections, lotteries, data protection (when using a database of supporters for fundraising), insurance and risk assessment. Visit the Institute of Fundraising website to check you are up to date.
- accepting legacies
- any requirements imposed by funders
- work undertaken under a contract or service level agreement
- requirements made by regulatory bodies such as the Housing Commission or the Commission for Social Care Inspection, that apply to the type of work you undertake.
Source: Published with permission from Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness. This material is taken from "Tools for Success: doing the right things and doing them right", published in October 2008. Download or buy your copy from Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness.
Useful links
- Charity Commission
- Institute of Fundraising
- Charity fundraising and the law - Guardian Q&A written by law firm Bates Wells and Braithwaite (Sept 09).
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