Trust but Verify: Transparency in Charitable Donations

The non-profit sector is actively involved in addressing numerous social problems and arranging targeted support for individual social groups. Russia has a number of non-profits that perform charitable and voluntary activities, which are supported by the state authorities and local governments, among others. Do the criteria need to be clarified for using the term ‘charity’ in the names of organizations? How can we ensure the protection of the personal data of donors and recipients given the digitalization of the fundraising process? What risks arise when working with rare diseases (e. g., orphan diseases)? Should the accounts and posts of non-profits have to be labelled as such? What mechanisms could guarantee the public disclosure of reports on the expenses and results of charitable programmes?