THIS year’s Charity Fraud Awareness Week runs until Friday 29 November 2024.
Now in its ninth year, Charity Fraud Awareness Week is an international campaign, run by a partnership of charities, NGOs, industry experts, regulators, representatives, umbrella bodies, and other not-for-profit stakeholders, across the world. Its aim is to share best practices and protect charities and NGOs from fraud.
Matthew Field, Head of the Fraud Advisory Panel, said:
“Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2024 is the ninth year of this campaign and demonstrates what can be achieved when sectors work together to tackle the common threat of fraud. Supporting charities with their counter fraud efforts will remain a priority for the Fraud Advisory Panel and we welcome the support of all involved this year with a view to continue growing Charity Fraud Awareness Week in future years.”
David Holdsworth, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission, said:
“We are encouraging charities to get involved in Charity Fraud Awareness Week. Fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated as technology advances yet they are still often opportunistic. It’s important for all charities to identify and manage possible risks, helping to protect themselves from fraud.”
Resources
This week, there will be resources including helpsheets, articles, and videos from supporters and charities, providing valuable tools to help keep organisations safe from fraud.
Getting involved
A supporter’s pack containing social media assets, website banners, posters and a supporters badge, along with suggestions for how charities can get involved, is available to download here.
Fraud pledge
Charities are encouraged to sign up to the charity fraud pledge, launched last year, which sets out six basic steps that all organisations – regardless of size – should be able to take to show that they are working actively to prevent fraud. Charities can sign up to the fraud pledge here.
For more information about Charity Fraud Awareness Week and how to get involved, visit: preventcharityfraud.org.uk and/or join the conversation at: #StopCharityFraud.
