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Is Your Nonprofit's Mission Protected?

Your Data Protection & Mission Resilience Blueprint for Nonprofits

As a Nonprofit Leader, safeguarding sensitive donor and program data is fundamental to maintaining trust and ensuring uninterrupted mission delivery. This self-assessment helps you evaluate your organization's data protection, compliance, and resilience strategies to secure your vital assets and sustain your impact.

Assess Your Nonprofit's Data Protection & Resilience

For each statement, select the option that best reflects your organization's current state. Your responses will help shape your personalized blueprint.

Scoring Guide:

  • 3 Points = Strong/Proactive (Fully implemented, optimized, strategic)
  • 2 Points = Moderate/Developing (Partially implemented, some gaps, evolving)
  • 1 Point = Weak/Reactive (Missing, ad-hoc, significant vulnerabilities)

SECTION 1: Data Governance & Privacy

Managing and protecting sensitive donor, volunteer, and beneficiary data.

1.1 We have clear policies and procedures for the collection, storage, use, and disposal of all sensitive data (e.g., donor information, program participant records).

1.2 We regularly conduct privacy impact assessments for new technologies or programs that handle sensitive data.

1.3 Our organization ensures that third-party vendors (e.g., CRM, payment processors, cloud providers) handling our data meet our privacy and security standards through contracts and oversight.

SECTION 2: Cybersecurity & Threat Protection

Defending against cyber threats and protecting the integrity of your data.

2.1 We have multi-layered cybersecurity defenses (e.g., firewall, antivirus, endpoint detection, email security) to protect our systems and data.

2.2 Our employees receive regular and effective cybersecurity awareness training, including phishing simulations, to prevent human error-related incidents.

2.3 We have a documented Incident Response Plan for data breaches or cyberattacks, and it is regularly tested.

SECTION 3: Mission Resilience & Compliance

Ensuring uninterrupted mission delivery and adherence to regulatory requirements.

3.1 We have a comprehensive data backup strategy in place, with offsite and/or cloud backups that are regularly tested for restorability.

3.2 Our organization has a formal Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to ensure essential operations continue during unforeseen disruptions (e.g., natural disaster, system outage).

3.3 We proactively manage IT-related compliance requirements from funders, grants, and industry standards (e.g., PCI DSS for payment processing).