Charity marketing opt-out service plummets to new low
The Fundraising Preference Service, set up two years ago following the 2015 backlash against charities’ aggressive marketing methods, is on…
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Charity preference service under review as users slump
The Fundraising Regulator has confirmed it is planning to launch its first ever review of the Fundraising Preference Service within…
Most don’t know charity regulator – or the FPS – exists
The Fundraising Regulator may loom large over the charity sector but for most consumers it is virtually invisible, according a…
Charity chief says he’s no Grade but no soft touch either
Any charity bosses hoping for a lighter touch from Lord Michael Grade’s successor as chair of the Fundraising Regulator could…
‘Toothless’ charity preference service under new attack
The Fundraising Preference Service has been branded “toothless”, after it was revealed that fewer than a quarter of the charities…
Direct marketing and data issues top charity complaints
Direct mail and door-to-door fundraising continue to generate the most consumer complaints made directly to charities, according to a new…
Nearly 60 charities reported to the ICO for FPS failings
It seems it is not only the sceptics who doubt the need for the Fundraising Preference Service, nearly 60 charities…
‘Unsustainable’ FPS sees sharp fall in opt-out requests
Fresh doubts over the long-term viability of the Fundraising Preference Service have been raised after official figures show that, in…
FPS branded ‘a waste of time and money’ as users fall
One year on from the launch of the controversial Fundraising Preference Service, the number of people signed up to the…
Two years in, and Fundraising Regulator faces review
The Government is planning a review of the activities of the Fundraising Regulator – which replaced the Fundraising Standards Board…