As a nonprofit leader, you are a steward of two precious assets: your mission and the data that supports it — donor records, beneficiary information, financials, and operational systems. A NIST cybersecurity assessment protects both.

Why NIST?

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is the gold standard for measuring and improving security posture. It's framework-neutral, practical, and built around five functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover.

What an Assessment Reveals

  • Where your critical data lives and who can reach it.
  • Gaps in protection that could expose donors or beneficiaries.
  • Whether your backups actually work.
  • How you'd respond — and recover — from an incident.

Why Nonprofits Are Targeted

Nonprofits hold valuable data and often operate with lean technology budgets — exactly the profile attackers exploit. The good news: a NIST assessment is affordable, and the highest-impact fixes usually cost the least.

Start With What You Have

You don't need a massive budget. You need a clear picture and a prioritized plan. That's what a NIST assessment gives you.