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Relationship to the Codes of Fundraising Practice
The Institute of Fundraising and its members have been involved in the development of these occupational standards throughout. As a result, the occupational standards compliment the Institute’s Codes of Fundraising Practice.
The Codes of Fundraising Practice have been developed to provide a guide to the law and best practice in relation to fundraising activity throughout the United Kingdom. Each Code covers a separate fundraising technique.
They provide information on best practice and how to comply with the law in this area as well as requirements for members of the Institute and members of the Fundraising Standards Board, and best practice advice on how to ensure the highest standards when employing that technique.
They thus supply critical sector knowledge that every fundraiser should be aware of, but they do not specify either the skills, or wider knowledge that a fundraiser will need to perform well in a given role.
The National Occupational Standards fill this gap by specifying the skills that competent fundraisers should be able to demonstrate when working in different roles within an organisation.
The National Occupational Standards also adopt a broader approach than the Codes of Practice in that they specify the context specific, sector and general knowledge that a fundraiser should possess in each case.
The two frameworks are therefore complementary. For instance, you could use the standards as an overarching framework for planning and monitoring your work: to devise a strategy, develop a fundraising plan, implement it and evaluate its success.
The Codes of Fundraising Practice would then provide you with detailed guidance on how to use each specific technique in compliance with the law and the highest professional standards.