Dansk Blindesamfund

Denmark · owned by Independent (Denmark) · blind.dk · 38 vendors

Dansk Blindesamfund is Denmark's national association for blind and visually impaired people, providing counseling, rehabilitation, courses, activities and advocacy services. The organization has been fighting for people with visual disabilities since 1911 and works to ensure that blind and visually impaired individuals can participate and contribute on equal terms with everyone else.

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1 service in catalogue across 1 category; runs on 38 sub-vendors.

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Last updated 2026-02-13 · revision 15

38 direct vendors, 386 subvendors

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Migration Readiness: 5/10

Assessed by AI based on technology stack characteristics (cloud-native vs legacy, containerization, microservices), regulatory environment, data residency requirements, financial stability, and vendor lock-in risks. The score ranges from 0-10, where higher scores indicate better readiness for technology migration.

Migration readiness is balanced by strong financial resources but hindered by regulatory complexity and data sensitivity. The organization's robust revenue streams suggest the financial capacity to fund migration initiatives. The usage of 80 distinct services suggests a likely SaaS-based or modular architecture rather than a single monolithic legacy system, which typically aids agility. However, the strict requirement to comply with GDPR for sensitive health data significantly restricts data residency options, effectively mandating EU-based hosting and complicating transfers to non-adequate jurisdictions. Furthermore, managing the integration and migration of a fragmented landscape of 80 services presents a logistical challenge, despite the low risk of single-vendor lock-in.

Compliance

2 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 2.

GDPR (source) — Compliant

As a Danish organization processing personal data including sensitive health information about members' visual impairments, GDPR compliance is mandatory.

As a Danish organization processing personal data including sensitive health information about members' visual impairments, GDPR compliance is mandatory. The organization demonstrates good compliance practices with a comprehensive privacy policy, data protection contact (databeskyttelse@blind.dk), and proper legal basis documentation. However, as a non-profit handling sensitive health data, there's medium risk due to the complexity of consent management and special category data processing requirements.

Evidence: https://blind.dk/persondatapolitik/

ISO 27001 (source) — Assessment Required

Relevant for organizations processing sensitive personal data and operating digital systems to demonstrate strong information security practices, though not legally mandatory.

While not legally mandatory, ISO 27001 is increasingly important for organizations processing sensitive personal data, especially health-related information. As Dansk Blindesamfund processes sensitive health data about members' visual impairments and operates digital systems, implementing ISO 27001 would demonstrate strong information security practices. Risk is medium as lack of certification could impact stakeholder confidence and data security posture.

Financials

Three-year financials

Financial Resilience Score: 8/10

Dansk Blindesamfund demonstrates strong financial resilience, evidenced by its steady equity growth from DKK 268.7M in 2021 to DKK 301.0M in 2024. Despite significant market-driven losses in 2022 (a DKK 35.1M financial loss), the organization maintained its operations and core mission, showing an ability to absorb macroeconomic shocks. The organization's balance sheet is bolstered by its ownership of property, notably the Fuglsangcentret hotel and conference center. The association's funding model is well-diversified, combining philanthropic donations and bequests with commercial income from its hotel operations and government-funded rehabilitation grants. While the operating result (EBIT) has dipped into negative territory in 2023 and 2024, this is common for large non-profits that leverage investment returns to expand service delivery. The consistent growth in workforce and member services during this period further indicates a robust financial capacity to fulfill its long-term objectives.

Key strengths: Consistent growth in total equity, Diversified income streams (Donations, Commercial, Grants), Strong asset base including real estate (Fuglsangcentret), Stable collection and bequest pipeline

Risk factors: Exposure to financial market volatility affecting investment reserves, Dependency on unpredictable legacy bequests, Rising operating and energy costs for physical facilities

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