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PRIVACY NOTICE Privacy and Cookies The below notice explains how we at Smartdesc process and protect your personal information. This privacy notice may change so please remember to check back from time to time, this was last updated in December 2023. Where we have made any changes to this privacy notice, we will make this…

Smartdesc Newsletter: Charity Tech Leaders Report 2024, cyber training & exciting events

Welcome to the Smartdesc April newsletter. This month, we are thrilled to present our 2024 Charity Technology Leaders Report, providing valuable IT insights in the nonprofit sector. Additionally, don’t miss out on the exciting events we have lined up with Microsoft and ServiceNow. Free charity IT resources Our 2024 Charity Technology Leaders Report is live!…

Charity Technology Leaders Report 2024

We are excited to publish our  Charity Technology Leaders Report 2024. From January to March 2024, we conducted our second annual survey of charity technology leaders to understand the sector’s priorities, risks, challenges and opportunities around IT. The report summarises the key findings for charity IT leaders, draws out the main themes and trends, and…

Data Protection for Charities – Demystified – 27 June 2024

Would you like to better understand charity data protection? Join us for the first in our exciting new series of Information Governance workshops, hosted at Microsoft London. Our first event, Data Protection for Charities – Demystified, will take place on Thursday 27 June 2024 at 10am. We provide a relaxed, safe space for questions, discussion,…

How to get Cyber Essentials certified

In 2023, the UK government published two reports that were important for the nonprofit sector – the NCSC’s Cyber Threat Report: UK Charity Sector, and the Cyber Security Breaches Survey. These reports share common themes around the importance of authentication, security updates, updating firewalls, and crucially, Cyber Essentials as a useful framework to help protect your…