Hopelink’s Response to Justice for George Floyd

Today, in Minneapolis, a verdict was reached in the trial seeking justice for the murder of father and son, George Floyd. Many expected for the justice system to fail our Black community members yet again. With sorrow still in our hearts for the death of George Floyd, we saw justice served with the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, who many remember as a kind and compassionate man.

For many of our community members, especially our Black neighbors, today is a harsh reminder that what should be standard for all, equal access to justice, safety, and freedom from police brutality, is still only accessible in small doses for some communities.

At Hopelink, we are committed to systemic change in our communities to address the broader issues that perpetuate poverty, including institutional racism. We understand that it will take complete and total transformation of all our systems to not only stop causing harm to communities of color, but also rectify the centuries-long inequities in our communities.

We, at Hopelink seek to reflect the standard we wish to see in our communities. We believe that every person who walks through our doors should be met with kindness and an experience that validates their identities and humanity. As we listen to our clients’ experiences of injustice and inequity, we seek opportunities to advocate for change. We are committed to do our part to build an equitable community free of poverty, and we hope you will join us.

Blackbaud has stated that they believe the data affected in the ransomware attack has been destroyed and they have hired an external security team to monitor for evidence to the contrary. Data accessed in the attack may have included donor name and contact information, including telephone numbers, email addresses and mailing addresses, according to Blackbaud. The data may also have included a history of donors’ relationships with Hopelink, such as some donation dates and amounts.

Blackbaud has stated that they have no reason to believe there will be any public disclosure of data. With the safety of your information as our highest priority, Hopelink leadership has taken a very active role in working with Blackbaud to determine how this security breach occurred, and how to prevent it from happening again. Blackbaud’s official statement describes the incident in greater detail.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Josalyn Ford at jford@hopelink.org.

We were informed yesterday of a security incident at Blackbaud, our fundraising technology platform vendor. Blackbaud is one of the largest companies in its industry and serves non-profits around the globe. They informed us that at some point between February and May of this year, they experienced a ransomware attack described as a large operation that involved the data from multiple nonprofit organizations. Hopelink holds the privacy and security of donor information as a top priority and we are taking this incident very seriously. Blackbaud has stated that the cybercriminals did not obtain donor credit card or bank account information, because it was encrypted. Hopelink does not collect or keep social security numbers.

Blackbaud has stated that they believe the data affected in the ransomware attack has been destroyed and they have hired an external security team to monitor for evidence to the contrary. Data accessed in the attack may have included donor name and contact information, including telephone numbers, email addresses and mailing addresses, according to Blackbaud. The data may also have included a history of donors’ relationships with Hopelink, such as some donation dates and amounts.

Blackbaud has stated that they have no reason to believe there will be any public disclosure of data. With the safety of your information as our highest priority, Hopelink leadership has taken a very active role in working with Blackbaud to determine how this security breach occurred, and how to prevent it from happening again. Blackbaud’s official statement describes the incident in greater detail.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Josalyn Ford at jford@hopelink.org.

We were informed yesterday of a security incident at Blackbaud, our fundraising technology platform vendor. Blackbaud is one of the largest companies in its industry and serves non-profits around the globe. They informed us that at some point between February and May of this year, they experienced a ransomware attack described as a large operation that involved the data from multiple nonprofit organizations. Hopelink holds the privacy and security of donor information as a top priority and we are taking this incident very seriously. Blackbaud has stated that the cybercriminals did not obtain donor credit card or bank account information, because it was encrypted. Hopelink does not collect or keep social security numbers.

Blackbaud has stated that they believe the data affected in the ransomware attack has been destroyed and they have hired an external security team to monitor for evidence to the contrary. Data accessed in the attack may have included donor name and contact information, including telephone numbers, email addresses and mailing addresses, according to Blackbaud. The data may also have included a history of donors’ relationships with Hopelink, such as some donation dates and amounts.

Blackbaud has stated that they have no reason to believe there will be any public disclosure of data. With the safety of your information as our highest priority, Hopelink leadership has taken a very active role in working with Blackbaud to determine how this security breach occurred, and how to prevent it from happening again. Blackbaud’s official statement describes the incident in greater detail.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Josalyn Ford at jford@hopelink.org.

We were informed yesterday of a security incident at Blackbaud, our fundraising technology platform vendor. Blackbaud is one of the largest companies in its industry and serves non-profits around the globe. They informed us that at some point between February and May of this year, they experienced a ransomware attack described as a large operation that involved the data from multiple nonprofit organizations. Hopelink holds the privacy and security of donor information as a top priority and we are taking this incident very seriously. Blackbaud has stated that the cybercriminals did not obtain donor credit card or bank account information, because it was encrypted. Hopelink does not collect or keep social security numbers.

Blackbaud has stated that they believe the data affected in the ransomware attack has been destroyed and they have hired an external security team to monitor for evidence to the contrary. Data accessed in the attack may have included donor name and contact information, including telephone numbers, email addresses and mailing addresses, according to Blackbaud. The data may also have included a history of donors’ relationships with Hopelink, such as some donation dates and amounts.

Blackbaud has stated that they have no reason to believe there will be any public disclosure of data. With the safety of your information as our highest priority, Hopelink leadership has taken a very active role in working with Blackbaud to determine how this security breach occurred, and how to prevent it from happening again. Blackbaud’s official statement describes the incident in greater detail.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Josalyn Ford at jford@hopelink.org.