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If you have Office365 then you have access to Teams, Microsoft’s tool for chat, video conference, and calendar. But Teams does a lot more, and integrates with lots of other tools beyond the Microsoft office suite. Community IT experts presented this Q&A webinar with tips on using this multi-function tool better at nonprofits. In part 1, Carolyn and Courtney give an overview of the Teams app, i...

Community IT CEO Johan Hammerstrom runs through the three highest priorities for nonprofits that want to work remotely and need the IT support to do that. Community IT is seeing a huge increase in inquiries from nonprofits looking to downsize entirely and permanently from the expenses of an office that they no longer need.  But without a physical office, do you need different IT support? The answe...

Join us for our series featuring interviews with Community IT employees. In this series, we talk about nonprofit technology career paths, career resources, skills, and certifications. We will also touch on mentoring opportunities as you start out on your career and ways to give back if you are further along. If you are wondering what it is like to work at a place like Community IT, you can learn a...

In part 2 of this podcast, three Community IT Innovators executives held an “ask the experts” discussion and Q&A on the direction nonprofit IT innovation is heading in the next 2-3 years and how your organization can invest in these growing trends. After helping you think about how cutting edge your nonprofit really is or wants to be, they discuss 6 topics: Cybersecurity, crypto and blockchain...

Three Community IT Innovators executives held an “ask the experts” discussion and Q&A on the direction nonprofit IT innovation is heading in the next 2-3 years and how your organization can invest in these growing trends. Looking forward and want to be sure you are looking at the right IT that’s going to last? Is your nonprofit looking to use IT in innovative ways to deliver your mission? Has...

Hosted by the Nonprofit Learning Lab. In part 2 of two parts, learn when it makes sense to outsource IT and more about the various technologies appropriate for different sizes and stages of growth of your nonprofit. Are you a small start up? Middle sized and middle aged? Is your organization tech risk averse or cutting edge eager?  These factors play a big role in whether you outsource some or all...

Hosted by the Nonprofit Learning Lab. Start up and small nonprofits can usually manage their own IT using free and low-cost tools for email, cybersecurity, file sharing, and online marketing. But as you grow, you will need to think about the role IT can play in the success of your nonprofit and the IT staff you will need to keep your nonprofit functioning.  CEO Johan Hammerstrom, an expert with 20...

Three Community IT Innovators executives hold an “ask the experts” discussion and Q&A. Our executives, with decades of nonprofit IT experience between them discuss the nonprofit technology trends we expect to continue to impact our sector this year. You’ll learn how to ensure your nonprofit is up to date on the essentials in a changing landscape.  This is always one of our most popular webinar...

Three Community IT Innovators executives hold an “ask the experts” discussion and Q&A. Our executives, with decades of nonprofit IT experience between them discuss the nonprofit technology trends we expect to continue to impact our sector this year. You’ll learn how to ensure your nonprofit is up to date on the essentials in a changing landscape.  This is always one of our most popular webinar...

In part 2 of this podcast, our experts jump right in where part 1 left off and answer these remaining questions. What are some of the key problems with how nonprofits manage gift records that make life hard for Accounting?  Our donation/membership/grants are first recorded in the Financial Edge in our accounting office, then given to development to record in Raiser’s Edge.  Is this process being d...

Nonprofit organizations often enter and manage key financial data in places other than their accounting system—and require that the data flow into the general ledger. But getting the data from those systems—for managing fundraising, membership, grants, or service management—into the accounting system is rarely as straightforward as we would like it to be. In part 1 of this podcast, our experts sha...

In today’s interview, Galen Wenger talks about leaving Community IT and our support during this transition, as he takes on a really big and really exciting new endeavor, starting a start-up. This new business developed software for Meals on Wheels and other meal and food delivery nonprofits to manage their kitchen, dietary specifics, routes, volunteers, and mapping.  After volunteering for over a...

In today’s Community IT Voices podcast, Carolyn asked several senior staff to reflect on the biggest nonprofit tech stories of 2022, and some of the undervalued or under-reported stories as well. You’ll hear from Carolyn, David Dawson, Senior Engineer; Saba Gebru, Director of Service Operations; Matt Eshleman, CTO and Cybersecurity Expert; Steve Longenecker, Director of IT Consulting; Johanny Torr...

Join us for our series featuring interviews with Community IT employees. In this series, we talk about nonprofit technology career paths, career resources, skills, and certifications. We will also touch on mentoring opportunities as you start out on your career and ways to give back if you are further along. If you are wondering what it is like to work at a place like Community IT, you can learn a...

In pt 3 of this interview series on high tech and nonprofits, we wrap up our discussion about cutting edge technology with 3 nonprofit tech experts with decades of experience and a deep interest in tech innovations; Johan Hammerstrom, CEO of Community IT Innovators, Steve Longenecker, our Director of IT Consulting, and Nura Aboki, Senior IT Business Manager and Consultant.  Johan, Nura, and Steve...

In pt 2 of this interview series, learn about cutting edge technology from 3 nonprofit tech experts with decades of experience and a deep interest in tech innovations. Johan Hammerstrom, CEO of Community IT Innovators, Steve Longenecker, our Director of IT Consulting, and Nura Aboki, Senior IT Business Manager and Consultant.  We start by exploring the way offices are working today and the changes...

Learn about cutting edge technology from 3 nonprofit tech experts with decades of experience and a deep interest in tech innovations. Johan Hammerstrom, CEO of Community IT Innovators, Steve Longenecker, our Director of IT Consulting, and Nura Aboki, Senior IT Business Manager and Consultant, discuss a topic that is getting a lot of buzz - Virtual Reality. Is your nonprofit forward looking? Are yo...

In part 2, CEO Johan Hammerstrom and Senior Engineer Nura Aboki discuss hiring IT positions at nonprofits when you are not necessarily an IT person, and took questions from the audience on accidental techies and how to convince leadership to invest in IT staff (and IT in general). Apologies for the first instance of this podcast pt 2 which inadvertently cut off the ending. The audio file has been...

CEO Johan Hammerstrom and Senior Engineer Nura Aboki discuss hiring IT positions at nonprofits when you are not necessarily an IT person.  How do you know what requirements to ask for? What kind of skill set is required for an entry-level position? An information manager? Other roles? An IT Director? A CIO?  When does it make sense to outsource some or all of these positions, and when is it crucia...

In this webinar, Build Consulting experts, including the former CEO of Community IT, David Deal, lead a discussion of why, to be successful with new software at your organization, technology must come last. Nonprofit transformation or change management or any successful organizational change process involving technology begins with software selection, if not prior to selection.   And when people a...

In this webinar, Build Consulting experts, including the former CEO of Community IT, David Deal, lead a discussion of why, to be successful with new software at your organization, technology must come last. Nonprofit transformation or change management or any successful organizational change process involving technology begins with software selection, if not prior to selection.   And when people a...

In this podcast pt 2, Matt Eshleman and guest Jada Breegle from Legal Services Corporation dig a little deeper into how to get buy-in from executives and answer some audience questions on international training, zero trust, and other issues. This wide-ranging discussion focuses on cybersecurity at nonprofits and how funders can work collaboratively with grantees to instill a staff culture of healt...

Matt Eshleman and guest Jada Breegle from Legal Services Corporation hold a wide-ranging discussion of cybersecurity at nonprofits and how funders can work collaboratively with grantees to instill a staff culture of healthy skepticism as part of a strong cyber defense. Research shows that short, frequent and realistic trainings are more valuable than a once-a-year security video at creating an ema...

In Part 2, Community IT CTO Matt Eshleman delves into additional tools and strategies that your nonprofit organization can consider for your cyber defense, and answers questions from the attendees. This webinar on 10 Free IT Security Tools for Nonprofits was hosted by the Nonprofit Learning Lab What should you do to protect your nonprofit from hacks if you don’t know much about IT?  Where can you...

Community IT CTO Matt Eshleman presented a new free webinar on 10 Free IT Security Tools for Nonprofits, hosted by the Nonprofit Learning Lab What should you do to protect your nonprofit from hacks if you don’t know much about IT?  Where can you find expert, current information on practical steps you can take as a nonprofit leader to make sure your staff take cybersecurity seriously, without break...