DATA SECURITY
Data Protection and GDPR Training for Charities & Not For Profit Organisations
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recommend that all organisations undertake regular training for all staff on Cyber Security and Data Protection including Data Protection and GDPR Training. Yet the quality of training content in the marketplace is often poor quality, or lacks any real context – especially of the Not For Profit sector in the UK.

Smartdesc are Cyber Essentials Assessors, ISO27001 experts and certified GDPR Practitioners who work extensively with charities and non-profits to deliver bespoke, tailored training that is relevant to their staff, and specifically geared towards some of the common challenges or considerations when running events, fundraising campaigns, or delivering services to beneficiaries.
Our dedicated Information Governance team deliver classroom training either in person, or remote. Backing this up, is our very own e-Leaning platform where all the content is created by us and aligned to best practice, the GDPR standards, and context-specific to the Third Sector.
Train your staff on Cyber Security and Data Protection including:
- A dedicated e-learning portal for all your staff
- Monthly reporting – see who’s completed the courses
- Bespoke GDPR training – classroom led, physical or virtual
- Content written exclusively for Not for Profits
- Specific focus on typical charity activities – fundraising, campaigns, donors
- Data Protection interactive module, with quiz questions
- Cyber Security interactive module, with quiz questions
- Examples of Phishing emails and how to avoid getting caught
- How to categorise the data you hold on donors, beneficiaries etc.
- Upload your own training content to the same platform
Our team will take responsibility for your infrastructure health and maintenance – cloud, on-prem and hybrid – and provide KPI reporting on overall health, risks and backups.
- A dedicated e-learning portal for all your staff
- Monthly reporting – see who’s completed the courses
- Bespoke GDPR training – classroom led, physical or virtual
- Content written exclusively for Not for Profits
- Specific focus on typical charity activities – fundraising, campaigns, donors
- Data Protection interactive module, with quiz questions
- Cyber Security interactive module, with quiz questions
- Examples of Phishing emails and how to avoid getting caught
- How to categorise the data you hold on donors, beneficiaries etc.
- Upload your own training content to the same platform