The Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIoF) is pressing ahead with its plans to be able to award chartered status to individual fundraisers.
CIoF plans to ask its members to vote later this year in support of a change to its by-laws, which it will then take to the Privy Council to allow it to award chartership to fundraisers.
In a social media post this week, CIoF said that chartering would “elevate the sector” and enable career fundraisers to “stand out and be acknowledged on par with peers from other professions”.
CIoF said that individual members would be able to work towards becoming a chartered fundraiser through two alternative routes as part of its plans to make chartership “as inclusive as possible”.
“Route one combines academic achievement with experience gained through employment,” it said.
“Route two recognises the wealth and depth of an individual’s fundraising career and allocates CPD points in relation to experiences gained.”
Help to diversify profession
Speaking to Fundraising Magazine recently, CIoF chair Harpreet Kondel said chartership could help to diversify the fundraising profession.
“I think there is a challenge to be tackled around how the public perceives the fundraising profession. Many people still believe fundraising is (or should be) a voluntary role.
“This not only highlights a misunderstanding around how charities work and professional fundraising, but also hinders people from more diverse backgrounds thinking that they can have a career in the sector.
“I think chartered status will help with this. If people aren’t aware that being a fundraiser is a rewarding and fulfilling profession, then it’s hard to attract a wide range of different people from varying socioeconomic or cultural backgrounds.”
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