The COVID-19 pandemic is clearly affecting NGO’s across the world, many of whom are in a perfect storm where fundraising income is down, demand from beneficiaries is up, and operational challenges include working from home and staff needing to self-isolate or shield. From conversations with my clients and contacts, some are managing OK and a […]
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Lorry queues may depend on beta version of software
Back in my programming days, the beta version was the first version that a few selected users could test out, in the knowledge that it was not 100% finished, working and robust. However, it seems that ‘beta’ has been redefined by the Cabinet Office, who stated that beta is a standard labelling practice for a […]
Free training on Fundraising Code of Practice
The Fundraising Regulator has produced a short free webinar to introduce the Code of Fundraising Practice. At just 8 minutes long, surely it should be included in the induction and ongoing training of every fundraiser, and every Board member with a fundraising responsibility. Here are the links, both for the webinar and to download or […]
Is Facebook threatening to stop in Europe?
Although it may not be realistic, Facebook is evidently saying its operations in Europe may be in question, unless European data protection regulators back down. The point at issue is that Ireland’s Data Protection Regulator wants to stop the transfer of data about European citizens to servers in the US, following concerns about the US […]
Free Sophos report on the state of Ransomware 2020
Sophos have produced a 40-minute presentation on the state of Ransomware 2020, based on a survey of 5,000 IT managers across 26 countries. You can listen to discover: How many organisations were hit by ransomware last year, and which countries suffered most The industries hit the hardest by ransomware (hint: it’s not the public sector) […]