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Duties and responsibilities of the fund-raisers. Fund-raising permits or licences. Code of Practice for online charitable fund-raising appeals. Code for commercial fund-raisers.
To be registered as a charity, your organisation’s purposes must be exclusively charitable. Your organisation’s “purposes” are what your organisation is set up to achieve. We recognise the following as charitable purpose as defined under the common law: Relief of poverty; Advancement of education; Advancement of religion; or.
Charities, as defined in the Charities Act, refer to organisations established for exclusively charitable purposes, and are subject to the control of the High Court in exercise of the Court’s jurisdiction with respect to charities.
As a charity, your organisation is required to make an annual submission to the Commissioner of Charities (COC), which includes: Annual Report (including Financial Statements); and Governance Evaluation Checklist.
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Naming Your Charity. There are rules on the words your organisation can use in its name if it is intending to be registered as a charity. Your organisation’s name cannot be: similar to an existing charity; misleading, as to the true nature of the charitable purposes and activities, to the public; containing offensive words; or.
To help your charity in deciding when and how it may engage in business activities, the Commissioner of Charities has developed a guidance note which sets out the main principles applying to business activities conducted by charities, as well as to those conducted by their business subsidiaries.
The Charities Unit's vision is to develop a well-governed and thriving charity sector with strong public support. To achieve this, we adopt an eco-system approach. The Commissioner of Charities (COC) will engage the sector through outreach initiatives as well as provide quality assurance through the Charities Act and legislations.
Fund-raising in Singapore can be conducted by charities and non-charities. Always verify if the organisation or beneficiary is a registered or exempt charity or has disclosed its public fund-raising details via these options:
4 Charities are community organisations working for public benefit and are accountable to the public and other stakeholders. 5 Good governance helps charities to comply with the relevant legislation, to achieve their charitable objects, enhance their impact and ensure their viability.
