Don’t miss your last chance to register for this Friday’s free webinar (23rd April 2021)! A key principle of UK GDPR is that we retain personal data only for as long as necessary; this is referred to as the storage limitation or retention principle. It can also be a principle that is difficult to consistently […]
NHS Covid-19 app update is blocked by Apple and Google
If we have worked together on data protection, you will have heard me mention the idea of data protection by design and by default. It’s enshrined in UK GDPR, and it essentially means that you consider data protection at the very start of every (IT) project, and all the way through, rather than leaving it […]
Updated COVID guidance from the Charity Commission
The Charity Commission has just updated its guidance to help charities continue running during the COVID-19 outbreak. It is a great resource and covers: Government financial support for charities Charity meetings AGMs and other meetings: postponing or cancelling meetings Holding meetings online or by telephone Insolvency help for charitable companies and charitable incorporated organisations Mergers […]
JustGiving launches free donation processing service
JustGiving has launched a free service which allows charities to process donations outside the JustGiving website. The benefits include: This works for standard donations (for fundraising or sponsorship you would still use JustGiving) Donations can be one-off or regular and multiple currencies are supported The donor does not need to create a JustGiving account Gift […]
Public fundraising restarts – government advice
From 12th April, public fundraising can restart, and you can see the government press release here. The CIoF has also updated its guidance, following the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.