In regards to the recent security incident at Blackbaud, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank was not affected by it. We take our donors’ privacy very seriously and we will continue to monitor the incident closely.

This is the note that we have received from Blackbaud:

“We [at Blackbaud] can confirm that, based on our investigation, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society was not involved in the security incident. Our Cyber Security team – independently validated by third-party forensics experts and law enforcement – led an extensive investigation that included a detailed review of the files the cybercriminal may have had access to, based on our forensics analysis.”

If you donated to other Food Banks in Canada, and you are concerned about your personal data, please contact that Food Bank directly. You can find contact information for all Food Banks in Canada here.

For more information about Blackbaud’s security incident, please visit here.