Online fundraising and personal privacy

Howard Lake | 30 March 2000 | News

Data protection issues are high on many UK fundraisers’ list of concerns, particularly with the new Data Protection Act’s implementation, but privacy issues with regard to online fundraising have not yet registered with many as a key concern. This is certainly not the case in the USA where online donors’ privacy concerns are already affecting legislation.

Read Donors Raise a Red Flag Over Privacy: Information-age fears threaten charities’ ability to solicit funds by Holly Hall at the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.