The ICO has just updated its guidance on direct marketing using electronic mail, as their press release describes at 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/. We are reviewing the details but in the meantime you can find the guidance at https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guidance-on-direct-marketing-using-electronic-mail/how-do-we-comply-with-the-pecr-electronic-mail-marketing-rules/#WhatAreTheSoftOptInsAndWhoCanUseThem. We will have more in next week’s insight newsletters, and meanwhile you can contact us in the normal ways.
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CIoF announce new webinars
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising have announced a new webinar entitled ‘Corporate Partnerships: 2026 Insights’ and you can see the details of this and other events at https://ciof.org.uk/learning-and-events-listing/.
Would you like more major gifts this year?
It’s an interesting headline and we imagine your answer is ‘yes’, and once again SOFII has updated an insightful article to help you. If you work with major donors, or would like to, then why not see if you can learn anything from https://sofii.org/article/so-you-want-more-major-gifts-this-year?
DSC to host online volunteering conference
The Directory of Social Change (DSC) is hosting an online conference on Thursday 14th May entitled ‘Volunteering in 2026 and Beyond’. If your organisation benefits from volunteers, or you think it could, then this is worth considering, alongside some great volunteering books and resources from DSC. You can find out more at https://www.dsc.org.uk/event/volunteering-in-2026-and-beyond-online-conference-on-thursday-14-may/.