# Institute publishes major donor fundraising code

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/02/19/institute-publishes-major-donor-fundraising-code/
- Published: 2006-02-19T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Institute of Fundraising has published the new Code of Fundraising Practice
entitled ‘Best Practice for Major Donor Fundraising’, which can be downloaded at
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.