The Fundraising Regulator (the Regulator) announced at the end of 2016 its plans for the Fundraising Preference Service (FPS) to give members of the public greater control over the contact they receive from charities. The FPS will ensure:
- individuals can select charities that they no longer want to receive communications from
- the opt-out from specified charities will apply to all charities and all forms of communication with a named individual (email, text, phone and addressed mail)
- the FPS will be IT based but with a phone service to support those who are vulnerable or without IT
- the Regulator will notify specified charities of suppression (those people opting out) and monitor compliance, through a largely automated system
- there will be signposting to the Telephone and Mail Preference Services.
- accompanying guidance will explain how the public can best manage their contacts with charities.
Charities need to ensure they comply with these new rules and consider how this will impact on future fundraising strategies.
Further information on the service is available on the Regulator’s website.
This article features in our Charity Newsletter Spring 2017. To see the full version please click here.
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Updated 24 April 2017