National Occupational Standards for Fundraising - Skills - Third Sector

P8in a way that meets their needsutilise audit findings to inform the development of future fundraisingplans or overall strategy to support organisational sustainabilityKnowledge andunderstandingContext specificYou need to know andunderstand:K1K2K3K4K5K6K7K8K9K10K11the aims, ethics, culture, past history and mission of your organisationand the impact of its workthe deadlines and scope of your work.the resources at your disposal includingK3.1 staffK3.2 volunteersK3.3 timeK3.4 moneyK3.5 specialist advicehow to maintain records of your work, including the sources of anyinformation gatheredthe organisation's generic case for supportthe organisation's actual or potential supporter base and their needsand expectationshow to use supporter feedback to inform future fundraising activityactual and potential competitors, including their activities and relativeperformance levelsactual and potential collaborators or partners, including their activitiesand relative performance levelsthe organisation's structurethe organisation's performance and the factors that influence thisSector SpecificYou need to know andunderstand:K12K13K14K15K16K17K18the impact of legislation, regulation and best practice on fundraisingactivity and where to seek information regarding these issuesthe key internal and external sources of fundraising audit datahow to interpret primary fundraising researchhow to interpret secondary sources of fundraising datakey fundraising measures and how to calculate themhow to conduct an analysis of a fundraising activitieshow to write a clear and comprehensive fundraising audit reportGeneralYou need to know andunderstand:K19how to use appropriate tools as part of your analysis54 | P a g e