The 1992 Charities Act introduced important controls over professional fund raisers, consolidating the law on public collections. This practical guide gives an account of an area of the law which has undergone many recent legislative changes, dealing with every aspect of fund raising by charities.

The 1992 Charities Act introduced important controls over professional fund raisers, consolidating the law on public collections. This practical guidebook gives an account of an area of the law which has undergone many recent legislative changes, concentrating on every aspect of fund raising by charities, including: direct appeals to the public,; fund raising events - fetes, bazaars, entertainments, raffles and lotteries; marketing enterprises and commercial sponsorship; trading by charities; restrictions on professional fund raisers; and disaster appeals.

Professional fundraisers and commercial
participators
fund raising events - licenses and regulations
fund raising events - personal liablilty and taxation
betting, gaming, raffles and lotteries
wills, legacies and ex gratia payments
trading by charities
sponsorship - taxation and VAT implications
miscellaneous fund raising methods
public charitable collections
appeals for special projects, crises and disasters
tax effective giving
preventing unauthorised fund raising
funding from grant-making trusts and the national lottery
accounting for fund raising proceeds and maintaining reserves
appendix - useful addresses.