At the time, we reported that the Charity Commission had announced new guidance on accepting, refusing and returning donations to your charity.
Very recently David Holdsworth, the Charity Commission’s chief executive, has said that trustees should accept “contentious or controversial” donations if they are in the organisation’s best interests.
Referring to the guidance, which is available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/accepting-refusing-and-returning-donations-to-your-charity, he suggested that charities default position should be to accept donations, subject to the guidance.
You can read his full comments at https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/trustees-urged-to-accept-contentious-donations-when-in-charity-s-best-interests.html.
How well do your trustees and fundraisers liaise when considering whether to accept potentially contentious donations? Do you have your own policy, which references the CC guidance above? Who owns compliance with it?