The DPO Centre Charity and Community Fund

Throughout our years of working with charities and NFPs, we fully appreciate that every penny counts and all available resources need to be focussed on the cause. However, charities and NFPs need access to expert advice and guidance to ensure they run efficiently and remain compliant with the law. The DPO Centre is therefore proud to be able to offer our Charity and Community Fund.

The fund’s purpose is to provide access to our data protection consultancy services, but at an 80% funded rate, therefore enabling worthy causes to access our expertise, but with the least effect on their ability to fund their core purpose.

Our next round of funding ends on:

18th July 2023

HOW THIS FUNDING CAN SUPPORT YOUR ORGANISATION

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Immediate access to Subject Matter Experts and a broadly experienced team of data protection professionals
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Removal of the ‘unknowns’ experienced when conducting a similar process internally
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Peace of mind that you are working with one of the largest, most established data protection providers available
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A decrease in the potential for compliance failure across the organisation
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Substantial reduction in regulatory and reputational risk
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Ultimately leading to improved trust, increased engagement, elevated reputation – promoting ever-increasing organisational value
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HOW IT WORKS

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The DPO Centre has set aside a £100,000 funding pot, split into 3 application periods throughout the year
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Eligible charities will be invited to apply for up to £10,000 of funding towards any of our consultancy services listed below
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Once the submission date closes, all applications will be carefully considered by our dedicated funding panel and applicants will be notified of the outcome
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Multiple applications can be made over time, but only one application in each 12 month period will be considered

IS YOUR ORGANISATION ELIGIBLE?

APPLY IN 3 SIMPLE STEPS?

Whatever the size of your organisation and whether you are  an environmental, social, animal, children’s or community-based charity or NFP (or indeed something else), you will be eligible to apply for our funding.

We would expect your organisation to:

  • Be based in the UK
  • Have a management committee in place of at least 3 unrelated people
  • Have a bank account in the charity/NFP name
  • Be willing to carry out a case study once the consultancy work has been completed

 

Unfortunately we will not be able to accept applications from charities or NFPs who are political in nature.

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Simply fill out the application form below, providing as much information as you can about the great work your charity or NFP carries out, who you help and how much of an impact our consultancy work will make to your cause.*
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Upon receipt of your application one of our members will reach out to share a follow-up form.*
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Once the second form has been received, one of our sales team will share their calendar for you to book a call to discuss your requirements and what package we can offer. This call will result in a full proposal being sent to you, which you will need to consent to, if you are successful in your funding application.*
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* It should be noted that there is a time limit of 5 working days between each of the stages of application. Please do ensure you are able to comply with these deadlines before commencing your application.
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When the funding deadline has passed we will make our selection, allocate the funds and contact all applicants with the outcome within one month of the closing date.

The same high quality of service, simply funded

Our consultancy services are provided by experienced Data Protection Officers (DPOs) and tailored to your organisation’s specific needs.  Our services are supported by the shared best practice and model documentation that The DPO Centre has developed based on the experience we have gained from working with 100s of organisations, large and small, since 2017.

So whether you are paying for the service, or you are successful in your funding application, the level of service we provide is always delivered to the highest of standards.  Rest assured, you are in safe hands.

OUR RANGE OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES

The DPO Centre delivers a wide range of data protection consultancy services that we adapt to your organisation’s specific needs.

Examples of these services include:

  • Information Asset Register and Data Mapping ​
  • Policy Drafting and Review​
  • Impact Assessments and Gap Analysis
  • Data Protection Training​
  • Data Sharing and International Transfers ​
  • Privacy-by-Design
  • Data Protection Readiness
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For more information on all our consultancy services, please see our page here

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