During
this bite-size session, lecturer Richard Quenby will provide viewers with a
round-up of recent developments in charity including:
·
The publishment of the Institute of
Fundraising (IoF)’s ‘Connecting People to Causes: A Practical Guide to
Fundraising Research’, a practical guide intended to help fundraisers understand
the lawful bases for processing data, and ensure fundraisers treat people
fairly and lawfully when they conduct major donor fundraising and prospect
research work.
·
The release of GDPR and Charitable
Fundraising guidance briefings by the IoF and the Fundraising Regulator (FR). These documents focus on the practical
application of the law and will consider different fundraising methods and how
personal data is likely to be used in each case.
·
Changes to trustee automatic
disqualification rules - As of 1st
August 2018, the criteria for automatic disqualification from charity
trusteeship will extend to those who hold senior manager positions
·
The UK
charity regulators (the Charity Commission, Office of the Scottish Charity
Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland) have issued a regulatory
alert to charities advising them to use bank accounts in the regulated
financial sector in order to safely receive, hold and move charity funds.
The
following topics will also be discussed:
·
Rates relief schemes
·
Converting a charity to a Charitable
Incorporated Organistation (CIO)
·
Unclaimed Gift Aid
·
Reverter provision