ICFO International Standards
Basic information
- Host or sponsor: Umbrella organisation
- Type: Code of Conduct/Ethics
- Status: Active
- Thematic area: Fundraising
- Summary: The ICFO International Standards address good governance and management for international non-governmental, or not-for-profit, private organisations that directly, or indirectly through subsidiary bodies, raise funds from the public for charitable or public benefit purposes.
Contact details
- Host organisation: International Committee of Fundraising Organizations
- Website: www.icfo.de
- Email: wilke@dzi.de
- Phone: +49 (0)30 839 001-11
- Address: c/o Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen (DZI) Bernadottestr. 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Areas addressed
- Principles or standards: Principles-based
- Communications / advocacy / fundraising:
- General commitment to transparency
- Fundraising standards
- Governance and Management:
- General commitment to good governance
- Auditing
- Board structure
- Financial reporting
- Stewardship of funds
Further info: The Standards cover five key areas of activity: membership and responsibilities of the governing body; fulfilment of public benefit goals; fiscal control, management and reporting; fundraising practices, and provision of public information
Participation
- Reasons for participation
- Membership requirement
Compliance
- Monitoring mechanism: Commitment only
- Has sanctioning mechanism: No
Assessment
The ICFO International Standards provide a set of common norms that national level fundraising organisations commit to implementing at country level. Within the field of fundraising there has been a proliferation of self-regulatory initiatives, particularly at the international level. This initaitive provides a simplified common set of norms that are broadly applied throughout the field.
Similar initiatives
International Statement of Ethical Principles in Fundraising
