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Consent and Ethical Data Storage: What Can We Learn From GDPR?
Data Science · Ask the Ethicist
Consent and Ethical Data Storage: What Can We Learn From GDPR?
By The Apra Ethics & Compliance Committee | May 29, 2025

What is GDPR, and how does it affect us as prospect researchers and prospect managers? How does it affect our fundraisers or senior leadership? Does GDPR affect those of us based in the U.S. or just global organizations? What policies do we need to create to accommodate GDPR? In this breakdown, dive in to the areas to keep in mind for our work as PD professionals — consent and personal data storage.

Ask the Ethicist: How Should We Approach FEC Data for Prospect Research in 2024?
Prospect Research · Ethics · Ask the Ethicist
Ask the Ethicist: How Should We Approach FEC Data for Prospect Research in 2024?
By The Apra Ethics & Compliance Committee | October 01, 2024

With a major election on the horizon, the temptation to leverage FEC data as a prospect researcher is strong. After all, individuals who give generously to political campaigns might also have the capacity to support our causes. However, the use of FEC data for charitable fundraising presents significant ethical and legal challenges.

Ask the Ethicist: Recording Donor Meetings for AI-Generated Notes
Relationship Management · Ask the Ethicist
Ask the Ethicist: Recording Donor Meetings for AI-Generated Notes
By The Apra Ethics & Compliance Committee | July 18, 2024

For gift officers looking to streamline donor meetings, AI notetakers should be a no-brainer — right? The Apra Ethicist jots down a few notes of their own on the ethics and potential relationship impacts of using "listening" technologies.

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