# Free consultancy offer on Fundraising Code for Northern Ireland charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/15/free-consultancy-offer-on-fundraising-code-for-northern-ireland-charities/
- Published: 2017-08-15T10:45:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**[The Institute of Fundraising](http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk) Northern
Ireland (IOF NI) is inviting expressions of interest to receive free consultancy
time to help charities audit, review and plan for fundraising code compliance.**

Funded by the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland, five days consultancy is 
available to work with two medium to large charities to help them understand the
requirements for Fundraising Code compliance and put them in a strong and leading
position with regards to self-regulation of fundraising activity.

Organisations based in Northern Ireland interested in this work should express an
interest by email to ja**********@*****ok.com by midnight 30 September 2017.

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Speaking about the project, Chairperson of IOF NI, Neil Irwin said: “This is a great
opportunity for two charities to get support in an area important to maintain trust
and confidence in fundraising and regulation.”

Mr Irwin said that with the announcement that the **Fundraising Regulator should
extend to Northern Ireland **this is an important initiative to help the whole sector
understand the resources and requirements needed to meet a new regulation regime.

The consultancy programme aims to work sympathetically with organisations to promote
key principles and behaviours and develop practice in line with policy in areas 
such as cash handling, direct marketing, trusts, events, working with volunteers
and raffles/lotteries.

IOF Northern Ireland will soon be launching a helpline and email enquiry service
to help the sector with Fundraising Code compliance and has announced a ‘roadshow’
of workshops to promote awareness of the fundraising code. They will also be adapting
the IOF Trustees Guide to a Northern Ireland audience.