There is wide scope for confusion and dispute on how payments are calculated (i.e. for recurring income, is commission paid only on the first donation?
• In relation to the sums raised, donors may be misled or disapprove of payment by commission • In relation to the sums raised, the fundraiser may earn an unacceptable level of remuneration — either too high or too low. • Payment by commission does not reward commitment or time spent on fundraising; it simply reflects results in terms of income raised. This promotes a short term approach which may be to the detriment of future fundraising efforts. • Payment for fundraising services on a fee basis respects and rewards the fundraisers’ professional worth and removes any possible motivation on the part of the individual fundraiser to engage in high pressure techniques with prospective donors in order to secure additional income to themselves. • Research indicates that the donating public disapproves of commission as a method of remuneration for fundraising activity. Where public disclosure of payment by commission is required, knowledge that commission payment is to be made as part of the
