As so many people were away last week, we are repeating this – The ICO has launched a free online training programme called Data Protection Essentials and according to their opening page: You can find out more and sign up at https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/advice-for-small-organisations/training-and-resources/data-protection-essentials/.
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Charitable Purposes Soft Opt-In resources
Prompted by the latest webinar we spoke at, this is just a reminder of where to find the official guidance. A good starting point might be the following blogs with their associated links to the guidance: ICO – https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/04/charities-given-new-flexibility-to-contact-supporters-under-data-law-change/ Fundraising Regulator – https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/about-fundraising/resources/update-soft-opt-and-refreshed-data-privacy-guide We also recommend that you sign up to the respective newsletters, and […]
Microsoft warns of increased numbers of updates
Microsoft has warned everyone to expect an increase in the size of the Patch Tuesday updates as they use AI to help identify and resolve software bugs. Steve Gibson of Security Now! has a good write-up of the technical background in their latest show notes https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-1087-notes.pdf on page 10. It seems more important than ever […]
Charitable purposes soft opt-in tech changes
This is a topic that we have spoken about recently, but in conversations with a charity CRM provider they emphasised that consent processes may need updating, and your data import routines should be reviewed for any necessary changes. Please do include these things on your checklist when considering the benefits and implications of charitable soft […]