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…
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Charity regulator tries mass leaflet drop to boost FPS
The Fundraising Regulator is attempting to boost sign-ups to the flagging Fundraising Preference Service by launching a major public awareness…
‘Knee-jerk’ charity opt-out scheme has just 7,000 users
Claims that the Fundraising Preference Service would spread like a plague of locusts through the charity sector have been blown…
Telegraph under fire over ‘laughable’ charity mail claims
Daily Telegraph claims that charities are “dodging the rules” for direct mail fundraising by using unaddressed missives to avoid the…
Just 2,617 consumers sign up to the FPS in first month
Fears that the Fundraising Preference Service would trigger a mass opt out of charity communications appear to have been way…
Grade ‘an embarrassment’ and must resign, say critics
Fundraising Regulator chair Lord Michael Grade has been branded “an embarrassment” with a “complete lack of empathy” following the launch…
Charity regulator forced to clear up confusion over FPS
As the Fundraising Preference Service goes live today, the Fundraising Regulator has moved to clear up comments made by its…
Charity watchdog exposes ICO gaffe on GDPR consent
The Information Commissioner’s Office has run into further bother over its draft guidance on GDPR consent with what appears to…
New consultation fuels fresh doubts over launch of FPS
The Fundraising Regulator has launched yet another consultation on how the controversial Fundraising Preference Service should work, just weeks before…
Minister disappointed over charity FPS reset U-turn
The charity minister has waded into the debate over the new Fundraising Preference Service by saying he is “disappointed” that,…