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About us

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising is the professional membership body for UK fundraising.

We champion our members’ excellence in fundraising. We support fundraisers through professional development and education. We connect fundraisers across all sectors and skill sets to share and learn with each other. So that together we can best serve our causes and communities both now and in the future.

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Become a member

Join the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and become part of an active community of fellow fundraising professionals. We are here to support you throughout your career.

Membership types

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Learn and develop

We provide world leading professional development opportunities in order to continuously enhance knowledge, skills and behavioural capability in the sector.

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Our class of 2019 at the graduation ceremony for our qualifications.

learning opportunities

Take a look at our qualifications, training, events and resources.
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What we're doing

COVID-19

COVID-19

Providing our members and everyone in the fundraising community, with the right information to help guide the actions you take and the plans you put in place.
Equality, diversity and inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We want an equal, diverse and inclusive profession where everyone is the right fit. We're working to break down the barriers that exist in our sector that create unequal workplaces.
Small charities

Small charities

Bringing together fundraising guides, resources and training opportunities specifically for small charities and community groups.
RAISE

RAISE

Supporting access to professional development opportunities for arts and culture fundraisers across England through networking events, mentoring, professional development and bursaries.

Latest News

Giving Tuesday: How to GiveBack2020

24 November 2020
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With Giving Tuesday taking place on Tuesday 1 December, CAF’s Gráinne Mathews explains in this blog what this year’s day of giving will entail and what your charity can do to get involved.

Strengthening charities’ resilience with legacies

20 November 2020
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Following their new report looking at the role of legacies in building resilience within charities, Rob Cope from Remember A Charity looks in this blog at why legacies are more needed now than ever.
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