Charity Sector

Data Protection for the Charity Sector

At Hope & May, we understand the incredible work charities do every day – and the challenges that come with it.

Are you a charity, or not for profit, that:

Works directly with service users to improve lives and deliver essential support

Provides one-to-one assistance for individuals in need

Offers grants or financial aid to empower communities and projects

Delivers health-related services to promote wellbeing and care

Supports other organisations through collaboration and shared resources

Engages in fundraising activities to sustain your mission and grow your impact

Advocates for change and raises awareness on key social issues

Runs community programs that make a real difference

If so, we are here to help.

At Hope & May, we understand the unique challenges charities face. From compliance and governance to strategic planning and operational support, we provide expert guidance tailored to your needs – so you can focus on what matters most: making a difference.

Charity Sector – How we help you?

We work as an extension of your organisation, helping you:

Protect your supporters and beneficiaries

Strengthen donor relationships built on transparency and accountability

Reduce risk and avoid costly breaches

Build confidence across your team

Demonstrate compliance to regulators, funders, partners, and trustees

Safeguard your reputation – one of your most valuable assets

Looking for tailored support?

Explore our Data Protection services

We provide practical, accessible and affordable support across the full spectrum of data protection needs, including:

Every solution is tailored to fit the way charities work – flexible, empathetic, and designed to lighten the load.

Not sure what level of support you need? Speak with Hope & May today

Our Experience

Hope and May has worked with more than 1000 charities over the UK. We are proud to be endorsed by:

Exploring AI and Data Protection at the NCVO Leaders Lunch

In October 2025, Hope & May were delighted to join NCVO for their latest Leaders Lunch – a thought-provoking event bringing together charity leaders and sector professionals to explore one of the most important and fast-moving topics of our time: Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Testimonials

Hope & May act as the Bikeability Trust DPO and have helped us with our policies, queries and amends to a rather complex DPIA statement. We consider Mark to be an extension of our staff team, as he is always on hand to give excellent and professional advice. Recently Mark kindly presented a data protection workshop at our annual industry conference. Mark was engaging and demonstrated how knowledgeable he is within the Q&A session. Thank you for your continued support and expertise which is greatly valued.

We have been using Hope & May for the last four years and would be more than happy to offer the strongest endorsement for their services. Mark is very agile to our needs and demands and has always delivered. As a research and evaluation agency we deal in some highly sensitive data collection sets and the integrity of our processes and systems is paramount. Mark has always delivered. Aside from that, Mark has routinely delivered training sessions to our staff - he does so with professionalism, and indeed a touch of humour to get the points made. I have no qualms about strongly recommending Hope & May.

"The GDPR support provided by Mark and the team at Hope and May has been exceptional. The experience and ongoing guidance provided to Keylu has enabled us to move the business forward with confidence ensuring we remain compliant whilst at the same time keeping the interests of our users at the forefront of what we do."

I had never attended such a well structured and insightful training before. The content was rich, relevant and extremely useful. You did an amazing job at sharing your expertise, including your knowledge around the current and possible future political scenario, especially considering the complexity of this topic. I'm gonna bring back what I have learned to my charity, and hopefully raise our standards around data protection and GDPR. I couldn't be more grateful.

"We wanted to send you a really, really big thank you for all of your advice and guidance over the last week. Your expertise, wisdom and empathy through what was a challenging time for us was grounding and reassuring and we are so grateful, particularly as you were so quick to help"

"Just a quick note to say a huge thank you for all your incredible hard work and kind support. This has helped our charity immensely and we are amazed at what you have achieved"