Charity Fundraising and Finance

When are the documents in this group relevant, and how will use of these documents benefit my charity?

The templates and other documents in this group are designed to and can help you to formulate plans for, and facilitate your carrying out, fundraising events and activities, obtaining/receiving grants, receiving donations, borrowing money, and minimising or avoiding the various risk factors and legal pitfalls associated with such activities. The documents cover a wide range of fundraising and financing activities and arrangements.

Most charities need to engage in fundraising, whether continuously as an integral part of its overall activities or only periodically. Fundraising can be carried out in a multitude of ways, but it can be fraught with regulatory obstacles and challenges, in particular for smaller charities that do not have in-house know how and knowledge of the relevant legal rules and requirements.

Charities also sometimes receive grants for their general or specific purposes, and it is important that they do so on terms that appropriately benefit and protect them. Similarly, charities sometimes give grants to other charities or non-charities and, again, they need to do so on terms that protect their position. Charities might also receive unsolicited donations and need to be aware of possible pitfalls in doing so.

A charity might also raise finance by means of commercial (interest bearing) loans or by means of borrowing of small amounts for a short term with interest being payable or not payable.

Which types of fundraising are covered by these documents?

The following activities of a charity are covered by the documents in this group:

engaging a commercial participator which runs a promotion for the charity whereby it sells products or services and contributes agreed sums to the charity derived from those sales
running an event that a commercial entity financially sponsors in return for the charity providing benefits for the sponsor
engaging a professional fundraiser to recruit individuals or organisations as donors to the charity, in return for payment to the fundraiser
working with volunteers wishing to fundraise for the benefit of ("in aid of") the charity, not as part of the charity's own activities but as an external group, i.e. a group that the charity does recruit or manage
launching fundraising appeals to the public for donation of funds for general use by the charity or for a particular project or emergency
making public charitable collections where its trustees or staff carry out that activity
receiving unsolicited or solicited donations from individuals or organisations
obtaining sponsorship from supporters participating in an fundraising event, and the charity is to benefit from gift aid derived from the sponsorship sums received
claiming gift aid on sums donated by supporters
promoting the leaving of legacies in wills by supporters of the charity
running a raffle for the benefit of the charity, or considering running some other type of lottery to benefit the charity
giving or receiving a grant
raising funds by means of borrowing from individuals or organisations, either on a commercial or non-commercial basis.

What types of documents are included in this group?

There are a variety of template agreements which a charity can propose to any individual or organisation as the terms on which the charity is prepared to engage with that individual or organisation. There are various guidance notes about the activities covered by the templates in this group. There are also templates for legacy clauses for wills, loan documents, charity policies and forms.

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