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leaders and key staff must understand the specific
requirements for their own organization and ensure
they stay within bounds.

Protect Donors’ Data and Maintain Their Trust

Another great motivation to tighten cybersecurity is
the need to maintain donors’ confidence that donating
online won’t compromise their own information
security. Being able to provide reassurance that a
nonprofit has done its due diligence can be a selling
point for donors skittish about sharing information
online. Several high-profile data breaches, such as
those at Equifax and Target, have pushed this concern
to the forefront of the public consciousness, and
rightly so. The best bet for nonprofit leaders is to
be proactive and make sure donors know that the
organization has taken every precaution to keep data
secure.

Although data breaches at nonprofits have not been
as well publicized as many others, the sector is far
from immune from attacks. The Arc of Erie County,
a nonprofit serving individuals with developmental
disabilities, learned earlier this year that medical