Welcome to the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association
The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association is the charity-led membership body that self-regulates all forms of direct debit 'face-to-face fundraising' (F2F).
This website explains PFRA’s role in regulating and controlling F2F and also provides detailed information about this method of fundraising.
Face-to-face fundraising first appeared on UK streets in 1997
840,000 new charity Direct Debits were taken out via F2F fundraisers in 2011/12
Face-to-face donors give £10m to charity every month
Doorstep fundraising accounts of 70 per cent of all F2F donor recruitment
PFRA has fundraising agreements with more than 50 councils
Face-to-face fundraising first appeared on UK streets in 1997
