Data Protection for non-profit organisations

Your non-profit organisation exists to protect and empower the most vulnerable in society. To achieve this you inevitably gather and use personal data. So, data protection for non-profits is essential. Data protection laws apply to personal data, and also exist to protect society from harm. Your non-profit, therefore, has something in common with data protection laws.

Because your non-profit’s main purpose is aligned with the main purpose of data protection laws, you must embrace data protection compliance as a necessary part of your non-profit’s existence.

But you may still be wondering how data processing is even relevant to your non-profit. Think of it this way, you process personal data when you:

• get to know your beneficiaries, and communicate with them,
• raise funds from donors around the world,
• employ and pay your employees,
• analyse the practical impact of your programmes,
• provide goods or services to customers in order to raise funds, or
• source goods or services from suppliers.

Will joining this lens help my non-profit comply?

Yes. We understand that your resources and budgets are stretched to the limit. We want to help you in the most efficient and cost-effective way. Our data protection for non-profits lens specifically answers these questions for you. This practical lens takes you through the key actions non-profit organisations must take to comply.

Our data protection for non-profits lens is worth joining for someone who:

• Is involved in advising, funding or helping non-profit organisations.
• Helps run a non-profit organisation.
• Is a Compliance Officer, an Information Officer, or a Data Protection Officer for a non profit organisation.

We believe that our lens is best suited for one or two people to work through, so that there is better accountability about who, in the specific non-profit, is responsible to help it comply.

• Raise your awareness by learning about the data protection laws that apply to your non-profit organisation.
• Reduce your overall costs by supplementing your core programme with our complimentary lens.
• Save time and fast-track your efforts with our expertly developed lens.
• Protect people from harm by putting the necessary controls in place and protecting their personal data.
• Reduce the risks of non-compliance by complying with the data protection laws that apply to your non-profit organisation.

• We believe in using the law as a tool to prevent harm from coming to people.
• We have significant practical experience dealing with data protection law.
• We cover only those areas of data protection law that are most relevant to you, saving you time and money.
• We provide insight and simplify the issues, empowering you to work through the obligations yourself.

If your non-profit organisation is or has already started it’s data protection journey (e.g. in line with the EU GDPR or POPIA) then it’s likely that your journey has already begun and shouldn’t take as long as if your organisation starts from scratch.

A lens is a complimentary programme that you get access to by joining the data protection programme. It contextualises data protection for a particular audience, such as community schemes, non-profits, or schools.

These lenses serve as an additional guide as you work through the core programme.

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