The Codes of Fundraising Practice are the best practice standards for fundraising in the UK. At the moment, they comprise a set of 26 Codes and an overarching Code of Conduct.
It is the role of the fundraising community to decide what the fundraising standards should be. It is also then the obligation of the sector to abide by those standards.
The role of the Institute of Fundraising is to ensure appropriate codes of fundraising practice are developed. The codes of fundraising practice belong to the sector. They are only as good as the fundraising community make them.
In the brave new world of self-regulation, these codes become the benchmark for the Fundraising Standards Board to judge complaints of its members against. That’s why it’s vital that you engage in the consultation process.
How to Engage
The Standards Committee of the Institute of Fundraising regularly calls for members to join working parties to work on the development of new codes of fundraising practice.
See the codes of fundraising practice currently in development.
