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Norway's electricity support for voluntary organisations for July–September 2026 closes on Wednesday 11 November, with no second chance. Lottstift's rates per price area, five worked examples, the invoice rules and a checklist for Q4.
Read the articleDatatilsynet warns about shadow AI and “digital ghosts” – automations that keep running after someone leaves. Here are the three questions your board should ask, and an eight-point AI policy a nonprofit can adopt in one meeting.
Read the articleNorway's Bufdir inclusion grant for 2027 closes on 13 November at 23:59. Only registered non-profits with two years of activity may apply, municipalities are out, and the open pot is about NOK 167.4 million. The rules, the money and a board checklist.
Read the articleNorway’s data protection authority logged 282 reports of deliberate attacks in the first half of 2026, up from 103. Supply chain attacks are a key reason. Here is how a board builds its supplier list – and five questions to ask.
Read the articleEmergency Preparedness Week 2026 is about coping when mobile networks and the internet fail. We have turned DSB’s advice and the justice minister’s letter to the voluntary sector into a practical checklist for nonprofit boards.
Read the articleNorway's AI Act has not been passed as of October 2026 and will reach parliament in spring 2027 at the earliest. Here is the EU and Norway timeline, what actually applies now – and a checklist for organisations using ChatGPT or Copilot.
Read the articleNorway’s government proposes NOK 3.25 billion in VAT compensation for 2027 but cuts course funding and postpones a rule-based scheme. What it means, when the money may arrive and what your board should do now.
Read the articleOrdinary WiFi can identify people without a camera or phone. The technology can save lives – and surveil invisibly. For civil society it is a new privacy frontier to watch, and a debate to join before the standards are set.
Read the articleOpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with age estimation. Protecting children online is good – but the mechanism assesses everyone's age. For nonprofits, this is a case where children's safety and privacy must be held up at once.
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