Our fundraising promise

The College has a professional Alumni and Development Office whose responsibilities include co-ordinating, managing and monitoring all of the College’s fundraising activities. The College does not employ external professional fundraisers. The Office conforms to all recognised applicable fundraising standards and its activities are monitored by the Governing Body through a combination of regular review committee meetings and reports.

The College is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and has received no complaints about its fundraising activities, during 2019-20 period or during the prior year. Should a complaint arise, the College has in place procedures that would be followed in the event of a complaint being received, with the initial response being the responsibility of the Bursar. Any continuing issues would then be passed to the Governing Body to determine what further action might be required. The College seeks to ensure that vulnerable people are protected from unreasonably intrusive, pressured or persistent fundraising approaches and has signed up to receiving suppressions under the Fundraising Preference Service.

Our fundraising promise

This promise outlines the commitment made to alumni, donors and other supporters by the universities and colleges which register with the Fundraising Regulator. Those who register with the regulator agree to ensure their fundraising is legal, open, honest and respectful.

The standards for fundraising are set out in the Code of Fundraising Practice.

We will commit to high standards

We will adhere to the Fundraising Code of Practice.
We will monitor fundraisers, volunteers and third parties working with us to raise funds, to ensure that they comply with the Code of Fundraising Practice and with this Promise.
We will comply with the law as it applies to charities and fundraising.

We will be clear, honest and open

We will tell the truth and we will not exaggerate.
We will do what we say we are going to do with donations we receive.
We will be clear about who we are and what we do.
We will give a clear explanation of how you can make a gift and change a regular donation.
Where we ask a third party to fundraise on our behalf, we will make this relationship and the financial arrangement transparent.
We will be able to explain our fundraising costs and show how they are in the best interests of our cause if challenged.
We will ensure our complaints process is clear and easily accessible.
We will provide clear and evidence based reasons for our decisions on complaints.

We will be respectful

We will respect your rights and privacy.
We will not put undue pressure on you to make a gift. If you do not want to give or wish to cease giving, we will respect your decision.
We will have a procedure for dealing with people in vulnerable circumstances and it will be available on request.
Where the law requires, we will get your consent before we contact you to fundraise.
If you tell us that you don’t want us to contact you in a particular way we will not do so. We will work with the Telephone, Mail and Fundraising Preference Services to ensure that those who choose not to receive specific types of communication don’t have to.

We will be fair and reasonable

We will treat donors and the public fairly, showing sensitivity and adapting our approach depending on your needs.
We will take care not to use any images or words that intentionally cause distress or anxiety.
We will take care not to cause nuisance or disruption to the public.

We will be accountable and responsible

We will manage our resources responsibly and consider the impact of our fundraising on our donors, supporters and the wider public.
If you are unhappy with anything we’ve done whilst fundraising, you can contact us to make a complaint. We will listen to feedback and respond appropriately to compliments and criticism we receive.
We will have a complaints procedure, a copy of which will be available on our website or available on request.
Our complaints procedure will let you know how to contact the Fundraising Regulator in the event that you feel our response is unsatisfactory.
We will monitor and record the number of complaints we receive each year and share this data with the Fundraising Regulator on request.