It is interesting to read that the Trump fundraising website was hacked this last week. The FundraisingForce website was also hacked around the same time.
Our hacking could not have been worse timing for FundraisingForce – opening day of the largest fundraising conference in Australia. Hackers hacked our search engine optimisation (SEO), resulting in the normal FundraisingForce services being replaced with some “colourful” pornographic-type language in various search engines.
The good news? The Trump site hacking was more destructive than the FundraisingForce experience. The hackers did not take over the FundraisingForce actual site, but they did place malicious code on the business website. The site has now been cleaned thanks to the good work of NobleCX. Our site will soon be re-indexed by the likes of Google.
Every virus and hacking experience is a learning opportunity for all. Check your cyber security so your non-profit organisation is not the victim of such an attack.
Stephen Mally brings over 30 years of fundraising and non-profit consulting to the project. Having served as a 20-year fundraising veteran in the United States for a variety of health care related charities and hospitals, Stephen transitioned to consulting in Asia-Pacific and in Europe in 2008 where he has consulted with over 500 organisations in those regions gaining a vast amount of diverse exposure to diverse organisations, SRM solutions, fundraising programming and fundraising operations.
Stephen acquired his Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) credential in 2012. Less than 150 fundraisers in Australia and New Zealand hold the CFRE credential, which is the first globally recognised credential for fundraising professionals. CFRE International certifies experienced fundraising professionals aspiring to the highest standards of ethics, competence and service to the philanthropic sector.
Stephen was named a Fellow of the Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) in 2017.
It is interesting to read that the Trump fundraising website was hacked this last week. The FundraisingForce website was also hacked around the same time.
