July news
As organisations are getting underway with preparing for the new Code of Fundraising Practice (the code) to come into effect on 1 November 2025, this month we have published three new guides for fundraisers in three key areas. These cover fundraising events, and fundraising through social media and online gaming. You can read our blog from our Head of Policy, Paul Winyard, for more details on what each guide covers.
With the Data (Use and Access) Act recently receiving Royal Assent, we’ve published information on what charities should be aware of at this stage before the relevant part of the Act comes into force allowing ‘soft opt-in’ for charities. This includes how charities can start preparing for the new rules for charity direct marketing coming into effect.
Gerald Oppenheim
Chief Executive
What charities need to know about the changes to ‘soft opt-in’
We have published information, supported by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), on what charities should know about the new rules for charity direct marketing in the Data (Use and Access) Act.
Although ‘soft opt-in’ for charities hasn’t yet started and will not do so for at least six months, now is a good time to start planning ahead. Read our information about how charities can start preparing.
New guides published for fundraisers
We’ve published three new guides for fundraisers on fundraising events, social media and online gaming.
Read our blog from our Head of Policy, Paul Winyard, for more details on what each guide offers. You can also find out more about our three other guides on documenting your decisions, due diligence and monitoring fundraising partnerships here.
Small Charity Week 2025: A growing movement for ethical fundraising
For Small Charity Week 2025, our Chief Executive, Gerald Oppenheim, reflected on the encouraging trend we have seen in the doubling of the number of small charities registering with us since 2019.
You can read Gerald’s blog to find out more about why increasing the number of small charities registering and seeing the value of committing to high fundraising standards matters. The blog also discusses small charities’ valuable contribution to our recent work, such as during the consultation on the new code.
Volunteers wanted to user test AI regulatory guidance
We are looking for volunteers to user test draft AI regulatory guidance before we finalise and publish it later this year.
Whether your organisation is already skilled in using AI for fundraising, or does not currently use it all, we would like to hear from you. User testing involves reading the two-page draft guidance and providing some short written feedback.
Contact us at policy@fundraisingregulator.org.uk by Wednesday 30 July if your charity is interested in being involved, and tell us whether your charity is an expert, intermediate, beginner or non-user of AI. We will then approach a mix of charities to provide feedback on the draft guidance over the summer.
The information supplied in this post has been provided by the Fundraising Regulator from their July newsletter.
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