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<p>Wiki revamp: restructure &amp; modernise</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:.88em;color:#777;margin-bottom:10px&quot;&gt;[[Main Page|Freegle Volunteer Wiki]] &amp;rsaquo; 🤝 &#039;&#039;&#039;Councils, Partnerships &amp; Data Protection&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> Councils are natural allies for Freegle - reuse helps them hit landfill reduction targets, and a partnership can bring your group funding, publicity and credibility. This section covers how to approach a council and what to ask for once they&#039;re on board, plus Freegle&#039;s obligations around the personal data volunteers handle every day.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Start here:&#039;&#039;&#039; [[Contacting Councils]] for how to get a foot in the door, then [[Council Help]] for what to ask for once you are.<br /> <br /> == Working with councils ==<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Contacting Councils]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - a phased approach to getting your council&#039;s attention, from a friendly first email to lobbying your MP if you&#039;re getting nowhere.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Council Help]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - practical things to ask a council for once you&#039;re in contact, from website links and leaflets to banners and staff training, with real examples of what other councils have provided.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Information for Councils]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - the councils section of the main Freegle website, kept up to date for councils to browse.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Council Newsletters]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - &quot;Freegle Bites&quot;, the regular newsletter sent to UK councils, with a full archive of past editions.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Council Projects/Partnerships]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - a running log of Freegle&#039;s partnerships with individual councils, from Bassetlaw to Westminster, including the Essex sponsorship and Wandsworth cost-of-living project.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Freegle Cumbria County Council Partnership]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - a detailed case study of the long-running Cumbria partnership: Give and Take days, funding, and a LARAC awards shortlisting.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Housing Associations]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - notes on early exploratory work linking Freegle with housing associations via their tenancy-management software.<br /> <br /> == Data protection ==<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Data Protection Policy]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - Freegle&#039;s policy on personal data: what&#039;s held, for how long, and members&#039; rights to see or remove it.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Data Protection Guidelines]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - practical guidance for moderators and volunteers on handling personal data day to day, including Subject Access Requests.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Data Protection Compliance - Volunteer Task list]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - the task list used to track Freegle&#039;s GDPR compliance work when it was first introduced.<br /> <br /> ----<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;color:#777;font-size:.9em&quot;&gt;Prefer to browse? Every page here is also listed A-Z in the [[:Category:Councils, Partnerships &amp; Data Protection|Councils, Partnerships &amp; Data Protection index]]. Back to the [[Main Page|home page]].&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Freegle Wiki]]</div>

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