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PwC to review self-regulation of fundraising

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The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB), Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) and the Institute of Fundraising have together selected professional services firm PwC to review the self-re

Complaint against CRUK over F2F costs is not upheld

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The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) has rejected a complaint about Cancer Research UK's response to questions about the costs of its face-to-face (F2F) fundraising activities.

Bogus charity collector jailed for 13 months

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A man who stole commuters' donations to charity across eight counties has been sentenced to 13 months in prison.

Donors trust charities, non-donors far less, says FRSB research

People who give to charity are much more likely to trust charities than those who do not give. This was confirmed by research commissioned by the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB).

"FRSB complaints data are no reason for complacency" says consultant

Writing in the July edition of his monthly newsletter 'Harvest', marketing consultant Andrew Papworth criticises the Fundraising Standards Board's latest annual complaints repo

Sunday Telegraph accuses face-to-face fundraising company of failing to abide by regulations

The Sunday Telegraph has investigated face-to-face fundraising company Tag Campaigns, part of The Gift Group, and produced undercover video evidence that it

Direct mail, telephone, face-to-face and email fundraising generate most complaints

Top 10 areas of fundraising complaints 2011

Direct mail, telephone and doorstep fundraising continue to attract the highest volume of complaints, according to the Fundraising Standards Board in its 2011 Complaints Report for charity fundraising

Complaint about UNICEF UK's telephone fundraising upheld

Four unwanted calls by UNICEF UK to a supporter who had been registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) have resulted in a complaint to the Fundraising Standards Board which has been uphel

FRSB rejects complaint against Smile Train's mailing

The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) has not upheld a complaint about Smile Train UK's direct mail campaign which seemed to threaten that more appeals would follow if the recipient did not make a do

FRSB invites charities and agencies to send in annual complaint return form

The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) is asking its member charities and fundraising agencies to complete and send in their annual complaint return form.

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