Data protection is not just a compliance issue - it’s about trust. Charities handle sensitive donor, beneficiary, and supporter data every day, and ensuring compliance with GDPR is essential to maintaining credibility and avoiding financial and reputational risks.

Join us for Let’s Talk Data Protection, a free event designed to help charities navigate their responsibilities under GDPR. The session will begin with a keynote from the Data Protection Commission (DPC), covering:

• The cost of noncompliance with GDPR
• Core GDPR principles and their application to charities
• Safeguarding charity data
• Ensuring marketing compliance (email, SMS, direct mail, and consent)
• GDPR obligations when working with outsourced service providers
• When a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is required
• Managing a data breach within a charity
• Best practices for photography and consent at events and in communications
• Panel Discussion: Managing Risk, Reputation & Cyber Threats

Following the keynote, we’ll host a panel discussion with legal, IT, and regulatory experts, as well as charity leaders, to explore:

• The reputational damage caused by a data breach - and how to handle it
• Securing buy-in from staff to improve data compliance
• Legal insights into data protection, contracts, and third-party processors
• Cyber threats: what charities should watch out for

Our Panel:

• Brian Honan - CEO, BH Consulting & Chair, Cyber Ireland
• Emma Walsh - Client Director, Alice PR
• Eimhear O'Brien - Data & Legal Manager, Irish Cancer Society
• Adam Egan - Assistant Commissioner, Data Protection Commission
• Conor Califf - Senior Associate, Mason Hayes Curran

Who Should Attend?

This is open to all Cii members and partners: CEOs, Data Protection Officers, Marketing & Communications Teams, IT & Compliance Managers, and anyone responsible for data protection within a charity. But data protection is everyone’s business - so all Cii members are welcome!

Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and protect your organisation.