# Draft Major Donor Code of Practice published

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/07/17/draft-major-donor-code-practice-published/
- Published: 2005-07-17T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Institute of Fundraising has published the draft Code of Fundraising Practice
for Major Donor Fundraising.**

This is the Institute’s first Major Donor Fundraising Code and it has been developed
by a Working Party over the past year. Fundraisers can now add their views on the
draft until 30 September 2005.

The Working Party was chaired by Midé Akerewusi, Head of High Value Appeals at Scope,
who has over nine years’ experience raising major gifts. Of the new guidance, he
said:

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> “This Code deals with one of the most exciting and financially rewarding fundraising
> techniques in the voluntary sector. It will be a useful resource to all who want
> to build their awareness of issues which directly impact on successful major donor
> fundraising”.

The Code defines major donor fundraising, addressing legal issues, prospect research,
data protection, legacies and tax issues in major donor fundraising.

It also covers the relationship between donor and fundraiser, the opportunities 
to expand those relationships, alongside major donor programmes, membership or friend
schemes.

_The Major Donor Fundraising Code_ adds to the Institute’s existing suite of over
20 Codes of Fundraising Practice, published online or available in printed copy.

The draft Code is published on the Institute’s website.