For some time I have been looking out for a simple dictation tool for notes, and this week I found that I already have one. I discovered Windows Voice Access, which is free with Windows 11 and replaces Windows Speech Recognition. The documentation says that it runs locally and your words are not used to […]
Technology
Annual CRM survey is published
Fundraising Magazine’s annual CRM Survey is just published. The first to offer a free download (for the ‘price’ of your contact details) is Beacon CRM so they presumably did well, but you might like to see the whole survey and its results using the link https://www.beaconcrm.org/offer/fundraising-magazines-charity-crm-survey-results-2025.
Data (Use and Access) Bill update
The Bill passed its Report Stage and Third Reading in the Commons last week, and we can be sure that no amendments will change the way that charity soft opt-in should be allowed once it becomes law. The Bill now returns to the Lords, this week, for consideration of the other amendments and we might […]
Fundraising Regulator updates its soft opt-in advice
The Fundraising Regulator has updated its advice regarding the impending soft opt-in changes in the Data (Use and Access) Bill. You can read their latest blog at https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/more-from-us/news/preparing-soft-opt-in but just one word of caution for the moment. They suggest that ‘Soft opt-in will not apply to data collected by charities before the date when that […]
Data (Use and Access) Bill and Soft Opt-In
The Data (Use and Access) Bill has its report stage scheduled for this week, which should provide the last opportunity to amend the soft opt-in provisions that we have widely reported on. So by next week’s insights, the legal position should be clear, and there have been no notified amendments to change the way it […]