For advice on what to do regarding cancelling fundraising events and/or returning donations, see the article here
Fundraising Regulator's Advice Note for charities on fundraising events in light of covid-19 - see NICVA's summary and advice note here
PSNI suspends permits for street collections - In light of COVID-19, the PSNI has made the decision to temporarily suspend issuing any permits or licences for street and house-to-house charity collections in line with the Government’s guidance on social distancing.
IOF and FR advise charities to reflect seriously on public fundraising operations. The IoF estimates this will have a significant financial impact on the sector, with charities standing to lose hundreds of millions of pounds. You can read their joint statement here
For an article on the likely consequences of Covid-19 on legacy fundraising by Chris Farmelo, Technical Director, Legacy Foresight, see here
