The Charity Finance Group has published a free guide to help voluntary organisations comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The guide is split into five parts governance, fundraising data, financial data, beneficiary data and employee data

DCMS has published its Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018 which reveals: 38% of businesses, and 44% of charities, say they have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation. Among those aware of GDPR, just over a quarter of businesses and of charities made changes to their operations …

The Government has stated that most vehicles manufactured or first registered over 40 years ago will, as of 20 May 2018, be exempt from periodic testing unless they have been substantially changed. The DfT Guidance reflects the outcome of intensive discussions between the DfT and the Federation …

Over 5,000 people have signed a petition asking the Government to make it illegal for manufacturers to process vehicles which have Historic Vehicle on their V5 documents though any scrappage scheme. A simple way to avoid losing rare road heritage is to make all vehicles with Historic …

The Prince’s Foundation’s 8 month Building Craft Programme gives practical experience in traditional building crafts and an opportunity to gain a Heritage Skills NVQ Level 3. This course is designed for craftspeople looking to bridge the gap between basic qualifications and becoming a master craftsperson working within …

University College London and Canterbury Christ Church University have won  two prestigious Royal Society of Public Health Awards, one for ‘Health & Wellbeing’ in the category ‘Arts and Health’ and the other, a special commendation for ‘Sustainable Development’ awarded by the RSPH panel of judges. …

A whitepaper has been published by Tech Trust that reveals the big lessons for charities from its Digital Charity Survey 2018.  While 58% of UK charities do not have a digital strategy, of those that do, 92% are more confident about increasing their impact. The paper highlights …

Charity Digital News has published a step-by-step guide on designing and launching a successful digital marketing campaign without spending unnecessary cash.

The Tourism Alliance has noted that one of the trends is the difference between the leisure and business markets. Inbound holiday spend is up an extremely high 19/20% for the quarter, while business expenditure is down 20%. This very clearly shows the impact that the Brexit is …

The first loan of the Bayeux Tapestry outside France for 950 years is expected to be to the British Museum in 2022.

English Heritage [Alliance member] has appointed new trustees. Kunle Olulode, the Director of Voice4Change England (a national advocate for the Black and Minority Ethnic voluntary and community sector), and David Olusoga, the historian, broadcaster and film-maker.

The #makeheritagefun series of activities is a distributed campaign coordinated by GoUNESCO and organized by local volunteers every quarter in cities around the world to draw attention to heritage. On December 17, 2017, more than 1000 heritage enthusiasts organized 22 heritage activities in 10 countries. …