Building Trust With Donors: Are You Secure?

As a fundraiser, you need to be confident in your organization’s ability to fulfill the promises you make on its behalf. One of those promises is that you will take care of the donor’s personal data. That’s not as easy as you might think.

A natural response is to make sure that the IT department locks down the technology, such as restricting access to the donor database, or adds to your infrastructure. But there is another threat that is much harder to manage than installing a decent firewall or adopting strong passwords. That threat is you. And me. Human beings, who despite written data security procedures — all of which are important — are prone to making mistakes like leaving a USB memory stick or a laptop on the train or in a car.