Here at Bradford College Students' Union we are here to help students who wish to fundraise for a charitable cause. As we are a charity ourselves we have to follow Charity Law and this also applies to student fundraising. 

If you are interested in fundraising then there are standards that need to be followed. It’s really important that you know what the rules are so that you can make sure you always fundraise in the right way. Wherever you are in the UK, there is an organisation that regulates ‘charities’ and an organisation that regulates ‘fundraising’. Charity regulators are statutory – set up by Government – whereas fundraising regulators are independent.

It is important when fundraising that you think about how donations will be received and looked after during your fundraising activities (funds need to be protected against theft and fraud etc.), also due to Covid-19 please think about the safety aspect of handling cash. Your donation should get to where you want it to go safely and not be used for criminal acts.

It is also important when raising money for a charitble cause that all funds are used for that purpose and that you are honest and truthful about who you are fundraising for in the start. 

UK Registered Charities

Students who wish to fundraise through the SU must make sure that their chosen charity is a UK registered charity, you can check this through the Government's online charity register here.The SU/College cannot raise funds for non-UK registered charities. Unfortunately, this means you need to do this as an individual e.g. asking friends and family rather than through the SU and college. 

For more information about fundraising and safe giving please see the NUS guidance which you can download at the bottom of this webpage. 

If you are interested in fundraising please contact s.union@bradfordcollege.ac.uk so that we can help support you.

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