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Community IT Innovators

Community IT offers free webinars monthly to promote learning within our nonprofit technology community. Our podcast is appropriate for a varied level of technology expertise. Community IT is vendor-agnostic and our webinars cover a range of topics and discussions. Something on your mind you don’t see covered here? Contact us to suggest a topic! http://www.communityit.com

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32:27

Cybersecurity Awareness Training Tips pt 2 with Matt...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/03/07

Are your staff as ready as they can be for the next attack? Our cybersecurity training team manages hundreds of clients and shares our knowledge on what works to keep your staff prepared, not just scared.Matt Eshleman, our CTO and cybersecurity expert answers your questions on how to manage frequent, timely, and engaging training. Part 1 covers the cybersecurity landscape and types of threats facing nonprofits, our framework for how to think about cybersecurity and where staff training fits...

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34:23

Cybersecurity Awareness Training Tips pt 1 with Matt...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/02/28

Are your staff as ready as they can be for the next attack? Our cybersecurity training team manages hundreds of clients and shares our knowledge on what works to keep your staff prepared, not just scared.Matt Eshleman, our CTO and cybersecurity expert answers your questions on how to manage frequent, timely, and engaging training. Part 1 covers the cybersecurity landscape and types of threats facing nonprofits, our framework for how to think about cybersecurity and where staff training fit...

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19:31

Community IT Help Desk

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/02/21

A week in the life of the Help Desk Team Ever wonder what it takes to be a help desk analyst, or what our Help Desk Team does in a typical week? We’re inordinately proud of our Help Desk Team, the first and usually only point of contact for most staff for most clients. Listen to this presentation on a typical week and learn about the teamwork, expertise, and continual learning that goes into providing excellent IT support service. “You all do such an amazing job, with such great p...

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40:09

Anti-Doxxing and Nonprofit Staff Safety with Shauna...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/02/14

Shauna Dillavou is the co-founder of Brightlin.es, a security firm working with the nonprofit sector to prevent vulnerabilities. She is a seasoned intelligence analyst with decades of experience working for the US government. She formerly was part of a team locating cartel associates by their online traces, and founded Brightlines to reverse-engineer that experience to protect vulnerable staff from online doxxing and threats to their personal safety. Unfortunately in recent years the threats ...

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41:39

Ramunda Lark Young, Founder of Mahogany Books

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/02/07

In this interview from December 2024, Director of Marketing Carolyn Woodard talks with Ramunda Lark Young about her journey from growing up in Tulsa Oklahoma to working in Washington DC to founding an online Black bookstore during the 2007-2008 recession. In addition to a website where you can find curated lists of books to fit any interest, Mahogany Books now has 2.25 in-person stores in DC and hosts author events and a podcast. What did it take for Ramunda to believe in her vision of ...

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39:45

2025 Nonprofit Tech Round Table pt 2

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/01/31

Expert Tips on Current Trends: Webinar 2025 Nonprofit Tech Round Table How is your organization using AI? What policies do you need? What should you be worried about? Download the Community IT Acceptable Use Policy Template for AI Tools in the Nonprofit Workplace.Steve and Matt also share a veritable "grab bag" of new tools, new chips, and other new issues to keep an eye on that will impact the nonprofit sector using IT in 2025. Join CTO Matthew Eshleman and Director of IT Consul...

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30:30

2025 Nonprofit Tech Round Table pt 1

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/01/24

Expert Tips on Current Trends: Webinar 2025 Nonprofit Tech Round TableIs the Hybrid/Remote Workplace here to stay or on the way out? Download the Nonprofit Guide to Remote WorkWhat is the new cybersecurity reality and what should you be doing now to better face the next threats?Download the updated Cybersecurity Readiness for Nonprofits PlaybookJoin CTO Matthew Eshleman and Director of IT Consulting Steve Longenecker, moderated by Carolyn Woodard from Community IT, in a lively and specif...

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26:28

4 New Year's Resolutions with Carolyn Woodard

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/01/17

Set four intentions to make 2025 safer, saner, and more fun for your IT staff and your nonprofit.Now is the month to set intentions for the year ahead. We know nonprofits are facing challenges in a challenging time. Be intentional about setting expectations for yourself and your organization this year and you will take some of the stress off.Director of Outreach and podcast host Carolyn Woodard walks through four resolutions you can make to make 2025 easier on yourself. Put self-care fir...

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38:14

Using Google Groups with Steve Longenecker

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/01/10

If your organization uses Google Workspace you have access to Google Groups. Kind of like a listserv but so much better.What are Google Groups?If your nonprofit uses Google Workspace, you can use Google Groups to manage tasks via an email group, with granular controls and monitoring if you need it. Google Groups can improve security for email addresses like “donate@mynonprofit” or “info@mynonprofit” if that email directs to a group and is not its own account that’s credentials could be hacked...

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21:08

Top Nonprofit IT Stories of 2024 with Senior Staff at...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2025/01/03

Welcome 2025! It's going to be a big year for nonprofit IT and as is our tradition, our senior staff weighed in with the biggest stories of 2024, the most overlooked trends, and what they will be keeping an eye on in 2025. We hear from Senior Engineer David Dawson, Director of IT Consulting Steve Longenecker, IT Business Manager Erik Solce, IT Business Manager Team Lead Norwin Herrera, Chief Technology Officer Matthew Eshleman, Senior Consultant Nuradeen Aboki, CEO Johan Hammerstrom, and...

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28:34

Going Server-less with Norwin Herrera

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/12/27

Is your nonprofit ready to go server-less? What's holding you back from going to the cloud? Norwin Herrera is an IT Business Manager with Community IT and has decades of experience in IT and as a nonprofit IT consultant. In his work with clients over the years he has learned some of the barriers to moving entirely into the cloud, and gives some advice in overcoming that inertia. Starting with saving money, using a more secure and more current technology, and then throwing in conveni...

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32:20

Cybersecurity Readiness for Accountants with Matt...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/12/20

Cybersecurity Readiness for Nonprofit Accountants, Hosted by Jitasa UniversityJoin Matt Eshleman, cybersecurity expert and author of the re-released Community IT Cybersecurity Readiness for Nonprofits Playbook, in a short presentation on how to use the playbook to protect your organization if you are a financial manager or accountant.In this video, you will Learn about the free downloadable Playbook on Cybersecurity Readiness for Nonprofits and how financial officers and accountants can ...

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21:28

New Nonprofit Auditing Requirements SAS145 with Johan...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/12/13

New nonprofit auditing requirements SAS145 now include IT and cybersecurity compliance. Are you ready?In 2022 the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 145,Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement. The new standard became effective for audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after Dec. 15, 2023. For more on SAS 145 changes, read this article in the Journal of Accountancy.For th...

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25:45

Year-End Cybersecurity Tips with Matt Eshleman

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/12/06

It won’t be a surprise that AI is on everyone’s mind. Matt also shared some thoughts on some year end cybersecurity tips and maintenance to ensure your cybersecurity practices – and permissions – are up to date.Nonprofit Cybersecurity expert and Community IT CTO Matt Eshleman offered these year-end cybersecurity tips.Do a permissions audit at the enterprise level – what are your defaults for sharing, and how are you training your staff to log in to various tools and subscriptions that can acc...

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6 Tips for Nonprofit IT in December with Carolyn Woodard

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/11/29

If you find yourself with a little downtime, what should you work on?The Gala is back! If your nonprofit is focused on an end of the year fundraising event, you may find yourself and your IT team with a little extra time on your hands this December as the rest of your staff are pulled away from their desks and are calling the help desk less frequently. Carolyn Woodard reviewed our recent webinars and podcasts for advice on what projects you might want to start now to be ready to hit the groun...

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41:03

De-Stress! Self Care in Nonprofit IT Roles with...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/11/22

Are you feeling burned out? Nonprofit IT can be exhausting. Learn how to de-stress to better tackle your job and help your nonprofit succeed.There is so much stress in managing nonprofit IT. There are conflicting agendas, tight budgets, and unrealistic demands. A lot of us have been burned by IT projects in the past that still give us nightmares. The tool was expensive, required a huge project to implement, took a ton of time, didn’t work, everyone hated it, the training was te...

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55:13

Design an IT Roadmap to Create Value with Johan...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/11/15

Do you have an IT roadmap at your nonprofit? As a nonprofit leader, how can you design an IT roadmap to create value for your organization?On October 3, 2024 the Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership partnered with Community IT Innovators to provide a workshop: Design an IT Roadmap to Create Value for Your Nonprofit.To fully utilize the power of IT to support your nonprofit, you need to have a plan. View the workshop video to learn the steps to create your own IT roadmap and incorpo...

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15:20

Consejos Para Organizar Archivos en la Nube con...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/11/11

Las mejores prácticas para organizar sus archivos en la nube para lograr seguridad y eficiencia.La organización de archivos en la nube es algo que puede parecer una prioridad menor, en particular con el aumento de las herramientas de búsqueda potentes y ahora con el auge de la búsqueda con inteligencia artificial (IA). Carolyn habló con el invitado Norwin Herrera, IT Business Manager Team Lead de Community IT, para responder a preguntas sobre por qué es importante crear un sistema de organiza...

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22:47

Cloud File Organization Tips with Norwin Herrera

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/11/08

Best practices on organizing your files in the cloud for security and efficiency.Cloud files organization is something that can seem like a low priority, particularly with the rise of strong search tools and now with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) search. Carolyn spoke with guest Norwin Herrera, IT Business Manager, to answer questions about why it’s important to create a file organization system, both for increased cybersecurity in the world of AI, and for the productivity and effi...

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29:39

Cybersecurity Readiness for Nonprofits Playbook with...

Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics ·

2024/11/01

Is your nonprofit struggling to understand cybersecurity fundamentals? Are you unsure what level of protection you need or can afford?In part 1, Matt discussed the cybersecurity landscape for nonprofits and some of the changes that prompted this update to the Playbook. In pt 2, Matt walks through the "foundational" suggestions and takes audience questions.October is Cybersecurity month! Community IT Chief Technology Officer Matt Eshleman walked through our revised Playbook on Cybersecuri...

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