Digital Safety Toolkit for Non-Profits
The Digital Safety Toolkit is a free, customizable tool for small and mid-size organizations to support them in protecting their various digital assets (website, social media, personal information of staff, etc.) from bad actors. This is a collection of living documents that we regularly update to reflect evolving digital safety practices. Older versions are available at the bottom of this page for reference.
What is it?
The Digital Safety Policy template is a free tool for small and mid-size organizations to support them in protecting their various digital assets (website, social media, personal information of staff, etc.) from bad actors. This template provides a customizable guide of recommended steps to prevent negative cyber events as well as to mitigate the effects during and after an attack. It can serve as a reference document to revisit whenever you’re uncertain about how to manage a digital space. This is a ‘living document,’ which means it should be a flexible guide that will change as the organization grows and adapts.
Who is it for?
Ideally, the policy should be customized to each organization and should be implemented at the beginning of the onboarding process with any new (in addition to current) employees and volunteers. This policy can apply to everyone who works at the organization—employees, contractors, volunteers, and any outside partners who use your digital tools, data, or online platforms. It covers all devices, networks, software, and systems the organization owns or operates.
Digital Incident Responce Strategy
Social Media Consent Form
Social Media Security & Privacy Handbook
Digital Incident Reporting Form
Some notes on how to use the Digital Safety Toolkit:
- These are meant to be living documents both at your own organization and in its home at ODLAN. We will be making updates to the template regularly to reflect new insights, best practices, and community feedback.
- We recommend you download the document off Google Drive so as to customize your own copy for your organization.
- A yellow highlight indicates a space where the document should be edited to be customized to best suit your organization
- While we believe these document should be shared and reviewed with everyone at the organization, it may be most practical for those in the roles of Executive Director, Human Resources, and employees working in Tech & IT roles to work collaboratively to customize the policy at the outset of implementation.
- These documents are quite detailed and may feel overwhelming at first. We recommend reading them in full before making any customizations to ensure a clear understanding of the contents.
Looking for support in customizing and implementing these policies at your organization? Reach out to us at [email protected].
Archival Versions