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Give with confidence
As a member of the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is committed to the highest standards of fundraising practice. We adhere to the FRSB’s Fundraising Promise and to the Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Fundraising Practice to ensure that our fundraising is clear, respectful and honest.
If you have any queries about supporting The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, please contact our fundraising team at supportus@DofE.org or telephone 020 7222 4111. If you would like to make a complaint about our fundraising, please contact them.
We are members of the Fundraising Standards Board self-regulatory scheme. The Fundraising Standards Board works to ensure that organisations raising money for charity from the public do so honestly and properly. As members of the scheme, we follow the Institute of Fundraising’s Codes of Fundraising Practice and comply with the key principles embodied in the Codes and in this Promise.
We are committed to high standards
- We do all we can to ensure that fundraisers, volunteers and fundraising contractors working with us to raise funds comply with the Codes and with this Promise
- We comply with the law including those that apply to data protection, health and safety and the environment
We are honest and open
- We tell the truth and do not exaggerate
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We answer all reasonable questions about our fundraising activities and costs.
Please contact us, read more about us on this website or see our Annual Review if you require further details.
We are clear
- We are clear about who we are, what we do and how your gift is used
- Where we have a promotional agreement with a commercial company, we make clear how much of the purchase price we receive
- We give a clear explanation of how you can make a gift and amend a regular commitment.
We are respectful
- We respect the rights, dignities and privacy of our supporters and beneficiaries.
- We will not put undue pressure on you to make a gift and if you do not want to give or wish to cease giving,we will respect your decision.
- If you tell us that you don’t want us to contact you in a particular way we will not do so.
We are fair and reasonable
- We take care not to use any images or words that cause unjustifiable distress or offence.
We take care not to cause unreasonable nuisance or disruption.
We are accountable
- If you are unhappy with anything we’ve done whilst fundraising, you can contact us to make a complaint.
- We have a complaints procedure. If we cannot resolve your complaint, we accept the authority of the Fundraising Standards Board to make a final adjudication.
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Related Information
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Fundraising Complaints Procedure.