Wisconsin Fundraising Consultant and Solicitor State Registration Definitions


Every State Names and Defines Fundraising Professionals Differently

Fundraising Consultant is similar to Fundraising Counsel, but there may be different definitions from one state to the next. A Fundraiser is often the same as a Professional Solicitor, but not always.

Wisconsin


(6)?Fund-raising counsel means a person who, for compensation, plans, manages, advises, consults, or prepares material for, or with respect to, solicitation in this state for a charitable organization, but who does not solicit in this state or employ, engage, or provide any person who is paid to solicit in this state. "Fund-raising counsel" does not include any of the following:
(a) An attorney, investment counselor, or employee of a financial institution who, in the normal course of his or her work as an attorney, investment counselor, or employee of a financial institution, advises a person to make a contribution.
(b) A bona fide employee, volunteer, or salaried officer of a charitable organization.

(7)?Professional fund-raiser means a person who, for compensation, solicits in this state or employs, engages, or provides, directly or indirectly, another person who is paid to solicit in this state. "Professional fund-raiser" does not include any of the following:
(a) An attorney, investment counselor, or employee of a financial institution who, in the normal course of his or her work as an attorney, investment counselor, or employee of a financial institution, advises a person to make a charitable contribution.
(b) A bona fide employee, volunteer, wholly owned subsidiary, or salaried officer of a charitable organization.
(c) An employee of a temporary help agency who is placed with a charitable organization.
(d) A bona fide employee of a person who employs another person to solicit in this state.

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