Links

Useful links on charities, fundraising and giving


To search for charities under various categories

Guidestar UK

Charity Choice

Caritas Data

British Charities.com

Charity regulation and guidance

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator

Institute of Fundraising

Raffles and Lotteries

Gaming Board for Great Britain

Data Protection

The Information Commissioner

Nonprofits not registered as charities

Companies House

Making a complaint

The Fundraising Standards Board

Trading standards

Advertising Standards Authority

Ofcom

Public Fundraising Regulatory Association

Preference services

Telephone Preference Service

Mailing Preference Service

Giving

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)

Inland Revenue

Giving Nation - a campaign to encourage philanthropy amongst young people

Just Giving - online giving service

The Giving Campaign

All About Giving

Bmycharity

Work With Us.org (Scottish voluntary sector portal)

Count Me In Calendar (online listing of charity campaigns)

Business in the Community - encouraging UK companies to give

Share Giving

Sharegift

Community Foundation Network

Charitable Trusts

Association of Charitable Foundations

Leaving a gift in your Will

Remember a Charity

Will Aid campaign

Information and news on the UK voluntary sector

NCVO

CAF Research team

Directory of Social Change

Third Sector magazine

Charity Times magazine

Professional Fundraising magazine

The Guardian newspaper's Society section

Volunteering

Volunteering England

Timebank - volunteering initiative using the web

do-it.org.uk

Voluntary sector umbrella bodies

Institute of Fundraising

NCVO

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action

Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Charities Aid Foundation

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations

Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations

Charity Finance Director's Group

Ethnic Minority Foundation/Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations