Cybersecurity for nonprofit organizations
Your volunteers, donors and beneficiaries trust you with their data. A cyberattack doesn't just compromise your systems — it breaks trust built over years.
Your specific challenges
Nonprofits face unique cybersecurity challenges, often underestimated.
Volunteer and donor data
Personal information, banking details for donations, engagement history — highly sensitive data subject to Law 25 in Quebec.
Limited budget
Few resources dedicated to cybersecurity. This path favours free or very low-cost solutions for maximum impact.
Volunteer turnover
Volunteers change often. Access to tools must be managed rigorously: grant, limit, and — especially — revoke when they leave.
Reputation and trust
Trust is your main asset. A data leak or a scam impersonating your organization can lastingly harm your mission.
Recommended path — 7 essential modules
A sequence optimized for nonprofits, from most urgent to most in-depth.
Understand threat types, the CIA triad, and why nonprofits are targets.
Recognize manipulation that targets the trust and goodwill typical in nonprofit organizations.
Identify fake emails, protect donation accounts, and detect grant scams.
Manage shared access between volunteers, revoke access cleanly on departure, MFA on all critical accounts.
Volunteers working from cafés or home — secure connections to the organization's systems.
Data classification, backups, legal obligations under Quebec's Law 25 and Canada's PIPEDA.
A response plan for nonprofits: who to call, how to report, how to communicate with donors.
Resources for your organization
Practical, free tools adapted to the reality of nonprofits.
Interactive checklists
SMB checklist adaptable to nonprofits, incident checklist, remote-work checklist for volunteers.
Practical guides
Password manager guide, MFA guide, backups guide — applicable on a zero budget.
Quick-reference sheets
Print and post in your office: anti-phishing reflexes, what to do if hacked.
Ready to get started?
Start with the free diagnostic to identify your priorities, or dive right into the first module.