The Fundraising Regulator has today opened its registration system for registered charities in England and Wales who do not contribute to its annual levy.
According to a statement made by the Fundraising Regulator today, smaller charities can now apply to register with the fundraising watchdog. Registration will cost charities £50 per year and each registered organisation will receive a “registration pack within seven working days of payment being processed” by the regulator.
Charities which spend £100,000 or more on fundraising have already been asked to pay a levy, and those that have done so have been registered with the regulator.
As part of registering, charities will then be able to use the Fundraising Regulator’s “Registered With” badge on their website and marketing materials.
The Fundraising Regulator said, by registering with it, all organisations will be bound by “the commitment made to donors and the public as set out in the Fundraising Promise”.
The regulator said that it should have its registration system for third party fundraising agencies and non-registered charities open by April, with Institute of Fundraising members and former FRSB members are scheduled to be able to register from May.
The Fundraising Regulator said it is also “currently working on creating an area of our website listing all organisations that are registered with” it. All charities currently paying the fundraising levy will already be registered with the regulator.
Fundraising Regulator to consult on alternative names for FPS
In the first of its weekly email updates, called ‘Have You Say’ the Fundraising Regulator asked those who had registered for the update to decide on what best to call the Fundraising Preference Service.
The email said: “The provisional name given to the service was the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS). We would now like to consider whether this or an alternative name best represents the type of service offered, and we want your opinion”.
The regulator then asks registered contributors to decide between the original FPS; the ‘Charity Contact Service’ or ‘Control Your Communications’ as the alternative names.
The regulator said, “we ask that you consider how the general public will respond to the name, as they will be the targeted user for the service”.
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