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Field notes from the donation-fraud trenches.
Long-form pieces on donor fraud, nonprofit-tech operations, donation-platform security, accessibility, and how charities are using Cause Shield to protect their fundraising infrastructure.
Card-testing attacks on donation forms: how to spot one in five minutes
Jun 5, 2026Card-testing attacks target charity donation forms because they're an easy mark. Here are the five fingerprints to check for in the next five minutes — and what to do if you spot one.
Cause Shield·8 min read·card testing, donation fraud, fraud detection, nonprofit security, stripeWhy we built Cause Shield
May 24, 2026The story behind Cause Shield — why charities run serious infrastructure with almost no way to see what's going wrong, and why we built one platform to monitor it, alert on it, and make sense of it all.
Cause Shield·6 min read·donation monitoring, nonprofit security, fraud detection, supporter retention, accessibility