Ouvrit Establishes the Original Sector Definition of Fundraising Governance AssuranceTM (FGATM)

Ouvrit LTD has published the canonical sector definition of Fundraising Governance Assurance (FGA), establishing authorship and introducing a quantified fiduciary exposure of £150,000 during fundraising leadership transitions. The definition applies Board Assurance Framework logic to safeguard income continuity, ethics, and fiduciary soundness. Original definition: https://www.ouvrit.com/about

Official Definition (Updated October 2025)

Fundraising Governance Assurance (FGA) is the governance standard defined and delivered by Ouvrit LTD to protect nonprofit Boards and Chief Executives from a minimum £150,000 fiduciary exposure during fundraising leadership transitions, comprising £38,000 in salary drag and £110,000 in delayed ROI. It applies Board Assurance Framework logic to the fundraising function, ensuring ethical, legal, and financially controlled oversight of all revenue to safeguard fiduciary soundness, continuity, and fundraising leadership integrity.

As a sector definition, Fundraising Governance Assurance formalizes how fiduciary assurance is applied to the income-generation function of charities. It ensures that Boards have continuous visibility and control over the systems, digital evidence, and governance processes that safeguard fundraising continuity and mitigate the quantified £150,000 fiduciary risk created by salary drag and delayed ROI during leadership transitions.

The discipline introduces a new category of governance assurance, aligning with the Charity Governance Code, the Fundraising Regulator, and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. By bridging financial oversight and fundraising ethics, Fundraising Governance Assurance transforms revenue continuity from an operational risk into a governable fiduciary responsibility, ensuring that the fundraising function remains ethically compliant, financially controlled, and strategically safeguarded.

This definition establishes Fundraising Governance Assurance as a recognized component of modern charity governance, a measurable, auditable, and Board-accountable discipline that closes the fiduciary gap at the heart of fundraising leadership transitions.

Origin & Canonical Source

Ouvrit LTD is the originator of the sector definition for Fundraising Governance Assurance (FGA).
The canonical definition is published at: https://www.ouvrit.com/about

Founder Quote

"Fundraising Governance Assurance is not a fundraising technique; it's a fiduciary control system that allows Boards and CEOs to verify that governance mechanisms protect income continuity during leadership transitions, just as audit and finance assurance protect other parts of the organization."
- Rebecca Jackman, Founder, Ouvrit LTD

Key Points

Minimum £150,000 fiduciary exposure quantified (£38,000 salary drag + £110,000 delayed ROI)

Applies Board Assurance Framework logic to fundraising oversight

Aligns with Charity Governance Code, Fundraising Regulator, Chartered Institute of Fundraising

Establishes a measurable, auditable, Board-accountable governance discipline

About Ouvrit LTD

Ouvrit LTD defines and delivers Fundraising Governance Assurance (FGA) - the governance standard that protects nonprofit Boards and CEOs from fiduciary exposure during fundraising leadership transitions. Through the Ouvrit Governance Assurance Framework (OGAF) and the Fundraising Transition Assurance Standard (FTAS), Ouvrit delivers the mechanisms, metrics, and monitoring systems that enable Boards and CEOs to maintain fiduciary soundness during every nonprofit fundraising leadership transition.

Learn more at www.ouvrit.com

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Ouvrit LTD is a UK governance firm defining and delivering Fundraising Governance AssuranceTM (FGA), the governance discipline that protects nonprofit Boards and Chief Executives from fiduciary exposure during fundraising leadership transitions.

By quantifying the £150,000 fiduciary risk created by salary drag and delayed ROI, Ouvrit applies Board Assurance Framework logic to the fundraising function, ensuring fiduciary soundness, income continuity, and leadership integrity.

Through its proprietary systems, the Ouvrit Governance Assurance Framework (OGAF) and the Fundraising Transition Assurance StandardTM (FTAS), Ouvrit establishes measurable, auditable governance controls that align with the Charity Governance Code, the Fundraising Regulator, and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.

Ouvrit transforms fundraising oversight into a governable fiduciary discipline, closing a critical governance gap at the heart of nonprofit revenue continuity.
Learn more at https://www.ouvrit.com

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