Links and Resources
Below you will find links to a number of organisations in the charity, voluntary and non-profit sector.
Links to external web sites are provided on here or returned from search engines as a courtesy. They should not be construed as an endorsement by The Wonderful Foundation of the content or views of the linked materials.
If you would like a link to your organisation, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Government and Regulatory:
The Charity Commission is the independent regulator for charitable activity enabling charities to maximise their impact, ensuring compliance with legal obligations, encouraging innovation and effectiveness and championing the public interest in charity to promote the public's trust and confidence.
The OSCR objectives are to: increase public confidence in charities through effective regulation, increase transparency and public accountability of charities, increase charity trustees' awareness of their statutory responsibilities, establish and maintain OSCR as a trusted, effective and innovative regulator and reduce the burden of regulation on charities wherever possible, with particular emphasis on reducing multiple reporting.
PhonepayPlus is the organisation that regulates products or services - such as competitions, TV voting, helplines, charity and fundraising donation lines, downloads, interactive games, etc - that are charged to users' phone bills or pre-pay accounts.
Gift Aid offers a simple way to increase the value of a gift of money from a UK taxpayer to charity or to a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) by allowing the charity or CASC to reclaim basic rate tax already paid on the donation from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Under the Gift Aid scheme, UK charities can claim back the basic rate tax already paid on gifts of money received from individuals who pay or have paid UK tax. The scheme also allows UK companies to make gifts of money to charity before any tax is deducted.
Trade Associations and Industry Bodies:
The Institute of Fundraising is the professional body that represents fundraisers in the UK. Its mission is to support fundraisers, through leadership, representation, standard-setting and education, to deliver excellent fundraising.
NCVO is a highly effective lobbying organisation and represents the views of its members, and the wider voluntary sector to government, the European Union and other bodies. It is also at the leading edge of research into, and analysis of, the voluntary sector.
