The Institute of Fundraising is the professional body that represents fundraisers in the UK. Its mission is to support fundraisers, through leadership, representation, standard-setting and education, to deliver excellent fundraising.
At the core of the Institute lies membership, and they currently have 4500 Individual members and 250 Organisational members.
The Institute has a range of resources to to provide information about and encourage best practice in fundraising.
It also has a sub-site dealing with tax-effective giving www.tax-effective-giving.org.uk