The Fundraising Essentials Collection

Whether you are new to fundraising or have been in the sector for years, it's always good to make sure you're getting the essentials right.

This resources collection covers the essentials of fundraising, including:

guides to the different types of fundraising
the basics of fundraising law, regulation and governance
templates for you to download and use
insight to help you understand donor behaviour.

The Fundraising Essentials Collection will help you grow your knowledge so you can make informed decisions in your fundraising work. It will give you the tools you need to get started and support your work with other professionals, whether in your charity or external professionals who you need to work with.

The essentials of fundraising:

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Fundraising Strategy Builder

The Fundraising Strategy Builder is a step-by-step tool that works with you to build a complete fundraising strategy for your organisation.

Fundraising Fact or Fiction Quiz

Can you tell fundraising facts from fundraising fiction? Find out in this quiz!

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A Guide to the Essentials of Fundraising

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How are fundraising complaints handled?

Discover how fundraising complaints are handled and what you charity needs to have in place.

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Legal and Compliant Fundraising: A Guide for small charities

How to ensure your fundraising activity is legal and compliant

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How small charities can keep up with compliance

A guide for fundraisers in small charities to make sure your work is compliant

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Fundraising regulation – who does what?

Understand how fundraising regulation works in the UK and the role of each key organisation.

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Essentials of fundraising law and regulation

Understand the essential laws and regulations that ensure fundraising is done legally and safely.

How Has the Code of Fundraising Practice Changed?

A summary of recent changes to the Code of Fundraising Practice and what this means for fundraisers.

How to develop a fundraising strategy: A guide for small charities

Step-by-step guide to developing an effective fundraising strategy

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How to write a great fundraising job advert

When you need to grow your fundraising team, writing a good job advert will help you attract the talent you're looking for.

How to make your fundraising job adverts inclusive

Experts from CharityJob share how they are making jobs ads more inclusive

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Build-a-Brief Interactive Tool

The Build-a-Brief interactive tool will help you to create briefing documents for working with designers, photographers and film makers. Free and easy to use for all fundraisers.