New draft face-to-face fundraising code launched

By Hannah Jordan, Third Sector Online, 13 May 2008

The Institute of Fundraising's revised code of practice on face-to-face fundraising incorporates for the first time advice on prospecting - the practice where prospective donors are asked to give their contact details for future communication, but are not asked for money or their bank details.

The institute is looking for fundraisers' opinions on whether prospecting, which is described in the code as 'engagement', should be considered the same as face-to-face fundraising, whether or not the draft code is helpful and other general comments on the code. The draft code , released for consultation on 13...