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Constituent and community data privacy

Nonprofit organizations have legal and ethical responsibilities to protect the personally-identifiable information they collect from constituents, donors, volunteers, members, champions, service recipients, and other groups. Thanks to the expansion of domestic and international privacy regulations, the public has a growing expectation that sensitive information (email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, giving history, financial capacity, demographics, and more) will be protected and secure. 

This course will explore data privacy laws that currently, or may in the future, apply to your organization. You’ll learn how to draft and implement a privacy policy that governs the collection and use of personally-identifiable information, as well as best practices and simple, proactive measures that you can take to ensure compliance and data privacy.

Learning objectives

Data privacy regulations

Learn the laws and regulations that protect personal information to help you become a better advocate for data privacy.

Data privacy policies

Draft a data privacy policy for the organization’s website, CRM, marketing platforms, and data transfer scenarios.

Implementation

Ensure staff-wide compliance with organizational policies and legal regulations.

Curriculum outline

  • Introduction to topic and overview
  • The power of data manipulation 
  • Data vocabulary 
  • Threats to data security 
  • Data privacy regulations 
  • Components of a data privacy policy 
  • Implementation of a data privacy policy 
  • Optional data security audit activity

Anticipated time to complete

NTEN courses typically require about 60 minutes of video content to complete, while optional content varies by course.

Course details

Members $60
Non-members $120
Earn a Professional Certificate and save 40% on course registrations.

Meet the presenter

Allison O'Dell

Allison O'Dell

Pronouns: she, her, gal
Director, Data and Information Technologies

The Funders Network

Allison has worked for over 15 years as a data architect, engineer, and backend developer in the nonprofit, academic, and cultural heritage sectors, including positions at The Funders Network, The Humane League, Mercy For Animals, University of Florida, University of Miami, Free Library of Philadelphia, and The Barnes Foundation. Allison holds an M.S. in Library and Information Science, and an M.A. in Art and the Book.

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