London Marathon Events (“LME”) have launched a redesigned virtual event called ‘TCS London Marathon MyWay’. This allows people who take part in it, to fundraise for any UK charity. The virtual event happens alongside the main in-person London Marathon, on 21 April this year, with participants given the day (24 hours) to run, jog or […]
Author: Nick Swain
EU upholds 11 adequacy decisions
Decisions of adequacy need to be reviewed regularly, and the EU has just upheld 11 decisions with the comment that these countries have brought their data protection regulations even more into line with the EU GDPR. The reviews confirmed that data protection standards in Andorra, Argentina, Canada, the Faroe Islands, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, […]
2024 giving dates calendar
Every year, Blackbaud produces a calendar of giving dates and the 2024 version is now available. Aside from being interesting reading, it can be of serious help. It can help you to position your fundraising and awareness campaigns when they will be most effective, either avoiding high profile unrelated events or gaining synergy from similar […]
Changing world of popular browsers
Amidst the wealth of technical talk in the GRC Security Now! podcast and show notes, a simple map of the world shows the stark reality of how use of the most popular browsers has changed. In 2012, 4 browsers were in the running but in 2022, the whole world just about uses one browser. You […]
How do you use WhatsApp?
WhatsApp is a powerful tool, and can be invaluable in developing relationships and supporting service users, but how can you be sure that you are using it safely? Recently, the UK government has come under scrutiny for the way in which WhatsApp was used during the pandemic, and the ICO Commissioner John Edwards is on […]