Question 1 of 5
Drag the boxes onto the matching gaps.- tax
- signing
- cause
- issues
- likely
- teams
- happens
- likelihood
- marketers
- financial
- members
- acceptable
- effective
- pay
- average
- briefly
- areas
- donors
- giving
- hourly
Paid street fundraisers stand in busy
and approach passers-by to persuade them to donate money to the charitable
he/she is promoting. They will
explain the work of the charity and try to engage the person in a dialogue about the
the charity focuses on. The fundraiser will then move the conversation towards asking for a
contribution (via Direct debit), usually a regular monthly pledge. The fundraisers rarely work for, nor are
of, the charity they are promoting and instead are often working as
for large NGO businesses.
Street fundraisers often work in . They are occasionally paid through commission or performance related , or a combination of both. However, the vast majority work for an rate. In the United Kingdom, fundraisers are legally obliged to point out to potential if they are paid when they speak to them. A self-regulatory body, the PFRA, exists to ensure that this and that all fundraisers conduct themselves in a manner to the charity.
Often, fundraisers are discouraged from up people in full-time education or under the age of 21, as statistically they are more to cancel their direct debit than others. On , the supporter who signs up on the street will continue for 3 – 5 years. Regular giving is understood by those working in the charity sector as the most form of giving, allowing for long term planning. So, a supporter giving £10 a month will, over 5 years, give £600 to the charity, and also lead to the of the charity claiming Gift Aid, a further 25% relief from the government.