Technology Magazine October 2022 | Page 137

MAKE-A-WISH UK

“The reality at the moment is that we can ' t reach all of the children that we need to ”

SARAH WATSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY , MAKE-A-WISH UK
“ Totem turned the app around in a really short time frame , and their attention to detail , including making families aware of the sensory impact of activities , has been something that we have been incredibly impressed with ,” she surmises .
Additionally , Watson has to ensure that technology protects the families that share such sensitive information with them supported and helped by OwnBackup . The company has helped Make-A-Wish UK protect its data and safeguard itself from potential breaches or losses .
This is particularly important as the organisation has stringent GDPR processes in place .
“ We take our responsibilities incredibly seriously in terms of the data that we can and we can ' t share . Also , the permissions that are given to us by wish families , because not every family wants any story shared actually , and that ' s fine . So being able to record all of that and make sure we treat our data as we need to and as we should , is
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