Institute publishes major donor fundraising code
Howard Lake | 19 February 2006 | News
The Institute of Fundraising has published the new Code of Fundraising Practice entitled ‘Best Practice for Major Donor Fundraising’, which can be downloaded a no charge from the Institute’s website.
The Code defines major donor fundraising, addressing legal issues, prospect research, data protection, legacies and tax issues in major donor fundraising. The Code also covers the relationship between donor and fundraiser, and the opportunities to expand those relationships, alongside major donor programmes, membership and friend schemes.
The Chair of the Working Party that developed the code was Midé Akerewusi, Head of High Value Appeals at Scope, who has over 10 years’ experience in raising major gifts.
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Laura Thomas, Policy and Standards Manager at the Institute of Fundraising, said: “With an increasingly affluent population and an increasing number of donors taking an interest in the stewardship of their gifts, major donor fundraising is a growing market for charities. The Code is an important step in providing major gift fundraisers with better ./guidance and reminding them about the relevant legislation – all in one place. “
The Major Donor Fundraising Code brings the number of Codes of Fundraising Practice published by the Institute to 25.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.