The Fundraising Regulator has opened a review into increasing the Fundraising Levy, and this is a good chance for you to have your say. Aside from adding a few extra bands, it looks like the proposal is for a 20% increase for smaller charities, 30% for medium-sized charities, and 50% for the largest. The review […]
Author: Nick Swain
WhatsApp introduces a secret code for Chat Lock
Last year Meta introduced a new WhatsApp feature called Chat Lock, allowing threads to be moved from the Inbox to a separate folder, requiring the device’s passcode or biometric to access it. You can find out more at https://faq.whatsapp.com/764072925284841/. Meta have now added a feature called Secret Code, where you can protect the chat with […]
Google Gemini hopes to rival ChatGPT
Google has taken a while to get started in the generative AI market, but perhaps ChatGPT will soon have a rival. Google Gemini claims to outperform GPT-4 and can recognise images and speak in real-time, and it can explain its reasoning. It will evidently become a part of Google products starting straight away, and work […]
DPDI No. 2 Bill makes further progress
The Data Protection and Digital Information No. 2 Bill, which would update the UK GDPR, is making progress. Last week it passed the Commons stages, and is scheduled for its second reading in the House of Lords on 19th December. Among the items of note are: If you haven’t already started considering the implications of […]
The pressure of funding on public services
The NCVO’s most recent research has revealed that 73% of charities can’t meet current demand for the public services they deliver, with the funding they receive. This situation is getting worse, with the concern that some charities may either stop operating completely, or be forced to use charitable funds to subsidise public services. Now more […]