Community IT CTO and cybersecurity expert Matt Eshleman delivers our report on trend lines and took questions live in this popular webinar. In pt 2 Matt goes into the report data and pulls out new and disturbing attacks, and finishes up with the best ways to protect yourself, especially from Attacker-in-the-Middle MFA attacks. In pt 1 he explores a systematic approach to cybersecurity for your nonprofit, talks about the big picture trends, takes a couple of audience polls on what type of incidents are common, and demystifies some lingo.  Is your nonprofit prepared? Drawn from anonymized ..read more

Community IT CTO and cybersecurity expert Matt Eshleman delivers our report on trend lines and took questions live in this popular webinar. In pt 1 we explore a systematic approach to cybersecurity for your nonprofit, talk about the big picture trends, take a couple of audience polls on what type of incidents are common, and demystify some lingo. In pt 2 Matt goes into the report data and pulls out new and disturbing attacks, and finishes up with the best ways to protect yourself, especially from Attacker-in-the-Middle MFA attacks. Is your nonprofit prepared? Drawn from anonymized data from t ..read more

How can your nonprofit avoid common headaches with the free Google Workspace implementation as you grow?  So many small nonprofits start out using the free Google Workspace platform you can set up and administer yourself. Google makes it easy! But as you grow from a one- or two-person nonprofit to a larger team you may be wondering if Google Workspace is professional enough, and whether it can handle more complex IT needs. And what about volunteers and others who need to access your files – is Google secure? What are best practices on setting up and administering Google Workspace in nonpr ..read more

Ethics, AI Tools, and Policies. How is Your Philanthropy Using AI? Part 1 of this podcast introduced basic AI concepts and definitions and gave some practical examples of nonprofits very intentionally using AI  to further their mission. It ended with results of a poll of the audience members and discussion on how nonprofits are using AI tools - individually, organization-wide, and/or to perform their mission. In Part 2, Sarah and Jean delve  deeper into the AI Framework they have developed, to walk the audience through organizational, ethical, and technical considerations, and discu ..read more

Ethics, AI Tools, and Policies. How is Your Philanthropy Using AI? Community IT was thrilled to welcome two respected leaders, Sarah Di Troia from Project Evident and Jean Westrick from Technology Association of Grantmakers, who shared their informed perspective on AI in philanthropy to share this AI Framework with our audience. You will not want to miss this discussion. As society grapples with the increasing prevalence of AI tools, the “Responsible AI Adoption in Philanthropy” guide from Project Evident and the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) provides pragmatic guidance and a ho ..read more

How to Protect Your Inbox and Your Sanity Are you getting more unwelcome email lately? From junk emails, to annoying advertising, to malicious phishing, it can feel like the tools that keep our inboxes spam free aren’t working as well lately. Johan Hammerstrom, our CEO, answers Carolyn’s questions about email safety.  How do you know which unsubscribe links are legitimate, how do you flag spam, how do you report phishing emails?  Get some helpful and practical tips on cleaning out your subscriptions and protect yourself and your organization. _______________________________ Start a ..read more

Do you know if you are in technology debt or investing at the right level in your nonprofit IT? Senior Consultant Nura Aboki sat down with Carolyn Woodard recently and discussed his work as a senior consultant and the strategic responses he sees as the most successful across his clients. You can benefit from these tips no matter the size or technology comfort at your organization. Assessments can help you determine the IT maturity level of your nonprofit and help you invest accordingly. IT maturity is not a judgment call. The chart included on our website is a tool to help evaluate your need ..read more

Join Matt Eshleman, a cybersecurity expert, in a short presentation on AI, new AI tools for nonprofits, some use cases, things to watch out for, new cybersecurity fraud and scams enabled by AI, and ways to protect your organization.  In this video, you will learn to Learn about AI and what nonprofits need to know about AI Use cases for AI at your nonprofit New cybersecurity fraud and scams enabled by AI and how to prevent becoming a victim This video is designed for nonprofit executives and financial professionals in nonprofits, from CFOs to accountants. If you want to know how AI is go ..read more

Today Carolyn interviews Jenny Huftalen, Director of Client Services on her new role and long history with Community IT.  Jenny has been providing Account Management services for Community IT’s partner organizations since 2007. Now as Director of Client Services, she is responsible for ensuring those partner organizations are receiving the right combination of IT support services that meet their organizational needs and goals. _______________________________ Start a conversation :) Register to attend a webinar in real time, and find all past transcripts at https://communityit.com/webina ..read more

How to Communicate to Create a Great Relationship Community IT gets this type of question a lot from nonprofits in our community: My MSP doesn’t talk to me about what they are doing and why their rates have gone up. How can I talk to them to understand what they are doing, when I don’t have a technical background? Johan Hammerstrom, our CEO, addresses communication issues, consolidation and private equity acquisitions in the MSP sector, ways to approach your existing MSP outsourced IT provider, and issues to consider when you are searching for your first MSP or a new MSP. Community IT has als ..read more