There is no obligation for charitable organizations to get demographic information from donors.
Donors may want to remain anonymous if they so choose. Guidelines have been released by Apra, an association of fundraisers, the "Apra Ethics and Compliance Committee Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Data Guide".
As a general rule, charitable organizations should keep their expectations low when it comes to demographic statistics. Nonprofits need to be aware of the types of data that cannot be lawfully obtained in order to better understand their donors' beliefs.
Fines and litigation in class-action lawsuits may ensue from data breaches, which might lead to financial harm.
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Ganesh Natarajan is the Founder and Chairman of 5FWorld, a new platform for funding and developing start-ups, social enterprises and the skills eco-system in India. In the past two decades, he has built two of India’s high-growth software services companies – Aptech and Zensar – almost from scratch to global success.