The Fundraising Regulator, together with the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, has just released guidance on how to safely and effectively restart public fundraising as we begin to emerge from COVID-19. The guidance covers the over-arching principles which should be applied to all fundraising methods, and specific advice on public fundraising (including street, door-to-door and private […]
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Sign up for free eBay training
eBay has announced a £1.7million package of funding and training support, aimed at boosting charity online retail as we all seek to restart our fundraising after COVID-19. If you are new to using eBay to raise funds for your charity, or if you are considering it, you can sign up for a free 90 minute […]
Wipe your devices (or cars!) before disposal
Which? Magazine reports that 4 out of 5 owners took insufficient action to remove personal data held by their car before selling the vehicle. If you sync your phone to make calls or play music, or use an Auto app (such as Android Auto) then your personal data, and maybe even passwords and other credentials, […]
Over 400 data breaches in 12 months
In the ICO’s latest analysis of data security incident trends, three key risk areas are identified for charities: Phishing emails – where an email pretends to be from a trustworthy source, and includes link that lead to websites that will attempt to gather personal data or deliver malware. Loss or theft of paperwork or data […]
Google sued for $5bn after tracking people in private mode
In a class action, Google is being sued in the US for £5bn (that’s £4 billion!) over claims that it illegally invades the privacy of users by tracking people, even when they are browsing using Chrome’s incognito mode. Many internet users presume that their search history isn’t being tracked when they view in private mode, […]