Professional standards

Memberships and professional fundraising standards

Charity Fundraising is a Corporate Member of the Institute of Fundraising and all of our consultants follow their Code of Practice. In essence this promotes integrity, honesty, high professional standards, confidentiality and adherence to all relevant laws and standards.

In accordance with the Institute of Fundraising recommendation, and to avoid potential for conflict with charity law, we work on a day-fee basis and will not consider any form of commission payment. Likewise, we will not make third-party applications. Any applications produced by us are authorised, signed and sent by a member of our client’s senior management in the name of the client organisation. We cannot make guarantees on the success of applications produced by us.

Charity Fundraising Ltd is an NCVO Approved Consultant. This quality mark from one of the most reputable organisations in the voluntary sector speaks volumes about the experience and expertise of our team of Fundraising Consultants. NCVO Approved Consultants must demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality service and share NCVO's service values. To achieve the standard, it was necessary to obtain detailed references from several previous clients as well as completing an assessment against the following standards:

• Operational standards
• Contract capability
• Delivery process
• Delivery and output evaluation
• Continuous improvement

Corporate Membership of IoF underlines our commitment to the highest possible standards of professional conduct, whilst NCVO approval recognises that our management and quality assurance systems are up there with the best in the sector.

—Graham Parker, Director, Charity Fundraising Ltd