Under no circumstances may local volunteers maintain a local fund or open an account in the name of Press for Change. This is because charitable status is not compatible with political lobbying and campaigning. But PFC can ask the public for donations as long as it spends them in accordance with its stated Aims and Objectives and accounts for them properly. It should be opened and counted in the presence of another person and the amount recorded and signed for by both people. You must have the permission of the event organisers to collect donations.
All funds raised includes any money raised by local volunteers.
All money raised by whomsoever and by whatever means must be paid over promptly to the Hon. Don't wait for the end of the quarterly reporting cycle. If you have raised money you must provide a written record of the amount, date and source and submit this with the money. You should ask donors to make any cheques payable to Press for Change. Obviously it is unwise to send cash through the post -cash should be sent as postal orders, crossed and made payable to Press for Change.