There are three ways we use face-to-face fundraisers.
Our fundraisers visit residential areas to engage supporters at home and collect support for Cancer Research UK through Direct Debit.
Our fundraisers work from branded stands at privately owned areas such as shopping centres and train stations. They share materials about our work and breakthroughs to help encourage vital donations. The times of day that fundraisers work at private sites will vary according to the opening times of the site.
Cancer Research UK also runs cash collections around the UK for events like Race for Life or Stand Up To Cancer. These collections are carried out by volunteers who may go house-to-house, or collect at private sites. The volunteers wear branded clothing, which may differ in appearance depending on the campaign that they're collecting for.
Face-to-face fundraising is very effective. Since we started using this method in 2008, we’ve:
spoken to hundreds of thousands of people about our work
recruited over 600,000 long-term supporters
received over £61 million in donations to help us beat cancer sooner
As well as employing face-to-face fundraisers directly, we also use an agency to recruit, manage and train our fundraisers.
All our genuine face-to-face fundraisers wear a blue Cancer Research UK branded t-shirt or jacket and a photo ID badge that is visible at all times. When a face-to-face fundraiser interacts with you, they’ll tell you that they’re a paid fundraiser raising funds for Cancer Research UK. If you decide to donate regularly to us, they will explain to you details of the campaign they’re working on and how much money we’re aiming to raise.
Our fundraisers work across the UK between the hours of 9:00am and 8:30pm.
Any personal information, bank details and contact preferences that you give to one of our fundraisers will be kept completely confidential.
All our fundraisers receive guidance and training on data protection and adhere to the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice. We and all our fundraising agencies are also members of both the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and the Fundraising Regulator and follow their guidelines on all fundraising practices.
We'd love to hear from you. If you have any feedback or questions about our face-to-face fundraising, please see our contact us page for ways to get in touch.
