Contact

The National Fundraising Authority contact page outlines how inquiries are received, routed, and addressed across the subject areas covered by this reference. Whether the question involves state charitable solicitation laws, professional fundraiser licensing, fundraising compliance, or any other topic within the scope of this resource, the following guidance explains what to expect when reaching out and how requests are handled.

Response expectations

Inquiries submitted through this resource are reviewed and routed based on subject matter and complexity. Response timelines vary by inquiry type:

1. General reference questions — Questions about published content, definitions, or navigation to specific pages are typically addressed within 3 to 5 business days.
2. Compliance and regulatory questions — Questions touching on state registration requirements, IRS rules, or unrelated business income may require additional research time and are routed to subject-matter editors rather than general support staff.
3. Content correction requests — If a page contains a factual error, outdated statutory reference, or broken link, corrections are logged and reviewed within 10 business days. High-priority corrections affecting legal or regulatory accuracy are escalated.
4. Partnership and editorial inquiries — Requests from organizations such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the National Council of Nonprofits, or state charity bureaus regarding content collaboration are reviewed on a rolling basis, typically within 15 business days.

Responses are not provided on matters requiring professional legal, tax, or financial advice. Questions of that nature are best directed to a licensed attorney, a CPA with nonprofit experience, or a state-registered fundraising consultant.

Additional contact options

Beyond direct written inquiry, the following structured pathways exist for connecting with editorial and research functions:

• Content feedback forms — Embedded on individual reference pages, these forms pre-tag the submission with the relevant slug and topic area, reducing routing time.
• Error reporting — A dedicated error-reporting pathway exists for submissions that identify specific inaccuracies in coverage of topics such as fundraising cost ratios or planned giving regulations.
• Research requests — Organizations seeking deeper background on topics such as fundraising benchmarks or grant fundraising strategies may submit formal research requests, which are handled separately from general inquiries.

General inquiry forms differ from research requests in one key structural way: general forms are optimized for brief, directional questions and yield short-form responses, while research requests are scoped documents that may result in expanded editorial coverage rather than a direct reply.

How to reach this office

The National Fundraising Authority operates as a reference and information resource, not as a legal services provider, lobbying body, or fundraising consultant. Written inquiries represent the primary and preferred contact method. Phone-based intake is not maintained for this resource type, as written submission creates a reviewable record that supports accurate, source-verifiable responses.

Mailing correspondence directed toward editorial review, content licensing questions, or formal organizational partnership proposals should be addressed to the editorial office. All correspondence must include:

Submissions that omit these 3 elements are returned without review to allow the sender to resubmit with complete information.

Service area covered

This resource covers fundraising law, regulation, strategy, and professional standards at the national level within the United States. The 50 states plus the District of Columbia each maintain independent charitable solicitation registration regimes, and this resource addresses that landscape at a structural level — explaining frameworks such as the Unified Registration Statement (URS) used by 36 states, without substituting for state-specific legal guidance.

Coverage extends across the full fundraising ecosystem:

• Regulatory compliance — including federal fundraising compliance and state charitable solicitation laws
• Fundraising methods — including peer-to-peer fundraising, direct mail, crowdfunding, and major gifts
• Organizational types — nonprofits, government and civic organizations, foundations, and institutions conducting capital campaigns
• Professional practice — including ethics and standards, licensing, and careers in fundraising

Inquiries falling outside this scope — such as those involving international fundraising regulation, political campaign finance, or personal charitable giving decisions — are noted as out-of-scope in the response and may be redirected to appropriate public resources such as the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search or the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO).

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