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Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics

175 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

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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2024 Nonprofit Cybersecurity Incident Report pt 1

April 19, 2024 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

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, especiall...

Growing Your Nonprofit With Google Workspace

April 12, 2024 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

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 –...

Nonprofit AI Framework pt 2

April 05, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

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...

Nonprofit AI Framework pt 1

March 29, 2024 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

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...

Email Safety and Spam

March 22, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

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 s...

Assessments and IT Maturity

March 15, 2024 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

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...

AI and Cybersecurity for Nonprofits

March 08, 2024 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

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...

Nonprofit Digital Health Workshop pt 2

March 01, 2024 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

Guest speaker Tim Lockie from The Human Stack in a workshop focused on smaller nonprofits struggling to manage IT. In pt 1, Tim describes the tactical issues nonprofits face in trying to work with tech tools. In pt 2, Tim walks through the different mis-alignments that leadership and "boots on the ground" staff can have, and ways to overcome them. He gives a roadmap of where to start and how to keep going. Tim Lockie has been in nonprofits and tech for over 20 years. Over the last decade, ...

Nonprofit Digital Health Workshop pt 1

February 23, 2024 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

Guest speaker Tim Lockie from The Human Stack in a workshop focused on smaller nonprofits struggling to manage IT. In pt 1, Tim describes the tactical issues nonprofits face in trying to work with tech tools. In pt 2, Tim walks through the different mis-alignments that leadership and "boots on the ground" staff can have, and ways to overcome them. He gives a roadmap of where to start and how to keep going. Tim Lockie has been in nonprofits and tech for over 20 years. Over the last decade, ...

Being Strategic About Nonprofit Tech with Johan Hammerstrom

February 16, 2024 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.51 MB

Excerpts from CEO Johan Hammerstrom's appearance on a panel hosted by NXUnite on strategic nonprofit tech decision making. Full video and transcript available on our site: https://communityit.com/panel-dialing-in-being-strategic-about-nonprofit-tech/ Nonprofit organizations often grapple with limited resources and outdated technology, limiting their ability to make a difference.  In today’s fast-paced digital world, nonprofits must be strategic about their technology choices to maximize t...

Community IT Voices: Jennifer Huftalen, Director of Client Services

February 09, 2024 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

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 :) Regis...

Talking To Your MSP Managed Service Provider

February 02, 2024 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB

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 prov...

Nonprofit Tech Round Table 2024 pt 2 - Cybersecurity, Platforms, and Hybrid Work Tools

January 26, 2024 20:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

Part 2 explores cybersecurity, Google Workspace v Office365 for nonprofits, and hybrid work considerations. In Part 1 our panel discussed AI and the impacts of new AI tools and considerations on nonprofits. We also released a free new AI Acceptable Use Policy Template for nonprofits. Join CTO Matthew Eshleman, Director of IT Consulting Steve Longenecker, and IT Business Manager Team Lead Norwin Herrera, moderated by Carolyn Woodard from Community IT, in part 1 of a lively and specific dis...

Nonprofit Tech Round Table 2024 pt 1 - Artificial Intelligence (AI)

January 19, 2024 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

How is your organization using AI? What policies do you need?  Join CTO Matthew Eshleman, Director of IT Consulting Steve Longenecker, and IT Business Manager Team Lead Norwin Herrera, moderated by Carolyn Woodard from Community IT, in part 1 of a lively and specific discussion of all things nonprofit tech for 2024 and beyond. Part one focuses on the impact of AI on nonprofits, including a free new AI Acceptable Use Policy Template for nonprofits. Part 2 explores cybersecurity, Google Work...

Community IT Voices: Bill Evans, Retiring CFO

January 12, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

In today’s interview, Carolyn talks with Bill Evans, who is retiring as CFO after 14 years. After a long career at Verizon where he held both operations and finance roles, Bill realized he was ready for a new challenge, and started looking around for a nonprofit where he could assist with his finance expertise as a CFO. Community IT is a 100% employee-owned business, an ESOP, and the job opening that turned up at the moment when he was looking for a challenge required him to learn about ESO...

Prepping Files to Migrate Them

January 05, 2024 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

Robin Harris is a Cloud Technologies Specialist at Community IT. She primarily works with clients who are moving files into SharePoint, from a server, from another cloud-based file sharing service like Dropbox or Google Drive, or creating a file sharing database for the first time. Today she shares some tips from her years of helping many clients who have faced this daunting task, and helps us break it down into smaller tasks. She compares moving your files to moving house. Making sure you ...

Community IT Voices: Top Nonprofit Tech Stories of 2023

December 29, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB

What topics should we expect to be important next year?  In a New Year’s Eve tradition, Carolyn asked Community IT senior staff to weigh in on the most important and/or under-reported tech stories that impact nonprofit technology. While many of these stories are not under-reported, widely reported mainstream tech stories often have particular or unexpected impacts on the nonprofit sector. We’re following many of them this year. It won't surprise anyone that cybersecurity, AI, and workforce...

Nonprofits, AI, and Cybersecurity

December 22, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

Matt Eshleman, Community IT CTO and cybersecurity expert, sat down with Carolyn recently to discuss what he's hearing about and expecting from AI in the upcoming year. In his role as CTO he interacts with all of our clients and also plays a foundational role in adopting new technologies internally at Community IT.  Carolyn wanted to know what questions clients have, particularly about the ways AI impacts their cybersecurity risks. Not surprisingly, Matt recommends creating policies that add...

Creating and Updating IT Policies

December 15, 2023 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

Carolyn Woodard sat down with Senior Consultant Nura Aboki recently and asked “What’s the most pressing question you are seeing from your mid-market clients around nonprofit IT needs?” Nura quickly answered: Policies.   Astonishingly, many larger nonprofits he works with either don’t have basic IT policies for Acceptable Use and Business Continuity, or they have outdated policies that don’t adequately cover our new hybrid environment, cybersecurity needs, or AI. Some of the major blocks t...

Community IT Voices: Erik Fernandez, IT Business Manager

December 08, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 9.88 MB

In today’s interview, Carolyn talks with Erik Fernandez, who is an IT Business Manager at Community IT and has been with us for nine years.  IT Business Managers are a unique aspect of account management at Community IT. They have senior technical expertise but also business and strategic knowledge. ITBMs function as a general strategic IT advisor; a liaison between our clients and our internal department at Community IT. ITBMs advise clients on improvement projects, IT budgeting, licensing...

Manage Printers in a Nonprofit Office

December 01, 2023 19:00 - 13 minutes - 9.57 MB

Manage Printers in a Nonprofit Office  So many of us are working from home, but when you do come in to the office, there are some IT networked items you need, like A/V and printing.  The big challenge with printers in our hybrid work environment is how to make them easily accessible to staff when they come into the office with their portable laptop. The access to office-located printers must still be managed and regulated to allow staff – when in the office – to use the office printer/s. ...

Thoughtful Tech Tool Selection for Nonprofit Impact pt 2

November 25, 2023 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

In part 2, Join Gillian Knight from Healthy Communities Foundation for a case study presentation on one of the tools they decided to use for their grant-making process, Asana. She also takes audience Q&A on the process they used to increase equity in their  reporting requirements and process.  After an assessment and listening, they identified technology tools that could help them refine their work flow and decrease the reporting and evaluation burden on their grantees, while still giving t...

Thoughtful Tech Tool Selection for Nonprofit Impact pt 1

November 17, 2023 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

Join Gillian Knight from Healthy Communities Foundation for a case study presentation on the process they used to increase equity in their grant-making process and reporting.  After an assessment and listening, they identified technology tools that could help them refine their work flow and decrease the reporting and evaluation burden on their grantees, while still giving them time to check in and support the work they fund.  This new work flow – a work in progress! – takes advantage of se...

12 Questions for Nonprofits to Vet a Managed Services Provider (MSP)

November 11, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

“Managed services” can mean different things to different people, especially when you are just embarking on a quest to find a provider. To understand what you need, what a provider is offering – and whether they’ll be able to deliver – Community IT Innovators developed a list of basic questions to ask. Download the white paper here: 12 Questions Nonprofits Should Ask to Evaluate a Managed Service Provider (MSP) In our two decades serving the nonprofit IT community, we’ve heard lots of conf...

12 Questions for Nonprofit to Vet a Managed Services Provider (MSP)

November 11, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

“Managed services” can mean different things to different people, especially when you are just embarking on a quest to find a provider. To understand what you need, what a provider is offering – and whether they’ll be able to deliver – Community IT Innovators developed a list of basic questions to ask. Download the white paper here: 12 Questions Nonprofits Should Ask to Evaluate a Managed Service Provider (MSP) In our two decades serving the nonprofit IT community, we’ve heard lots of conf...

Community IT Voices: Pat Sprehe, Director of Information Systems and Technology

November 03, 2023 22:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB

In today’s interview, Carolyn talks with Pat Sprehe, who recently was promoted from managing the IT Business Manager team to Director of the internal Information Systems and Technology at Community IT. This is a new position and an example of the ways at Community IT if you see a need, there’s a lot of flexibility to create a role.  Pat has worked his way up at Community IT over 13 years and his career is one of increasing responsibility and new opportunities. As a former IT Business Manage...

Data Cybersecurity for Nonprofits pt 2

October 27, 2023 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

Is your data safe? All your data? Join Community IT CTO Matt Eshleman and Build Consulting Partner David Deal for a presentation on data cybersecurity for nonprofits. You may have invested in your basic cybersecurity, but how do you know if your data is as secure as it needs to be? Do you know all the tools you use that store crucial data and how that data is protected Explore best practices to protect data, wherever it lives,  in business applications such as ERP, CRM, Program Management,...

Data Cybersecurity for Nonprofits pt 1

October 20, 2023 23:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Is your data safe? All your data? Join Community IT CTO Matt Eshleman and Build Consulting Partner David Deal for a presentation on data cybersecurity for nonprofits. You may have invested in your basic cybersecurity, but how do you know if your data is as secure as it needs to be? Do you know all the tools you use that store crucial data and how that data is protected? Explore best practices to protect data, wherever it lives,  in business applications such as ERP, CRM, Program Managemen...

Cybersecurity Strategies for Nonprofits

October 13, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

Cybersecurity expert and Community IT CTO Matt Eshleman walks us through the strategy behind creating a strong cybersecurity culture at your nonprofit.  Whether you are a large organization, small start up, comfortable with technology or not sure what you need, cybersecurity is something that everyone at your nonprofit needs to think about. This podcast covers the basics and gives you a foundation to put in place.  If you don’t know what you need to know, you’ve come to the right place. Se...

Community IT Voices: Luke Casey, IT Business Manager

October 04, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB

In today’s interview, Carolyn talks with Luke Casey, one of our IT Business Managers. ITBMs are kind of a strategic planner, IT consultant, and tech expert rolled into one. Luke has 18 years of experience in IT in both the public and private sectors, from starting in the Help Desk to working his way up through Team Leadership positions, System Administration, and IT Project Management before joining Community IT.  As ITBM, Luke makes recommendations on IT investments, training programs, mai...

AI and Ethics for Nonprofit pt 2

September 29, 2023 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

Join Community IT CEO Johan Hammerstrom and nonprofit AI expert Sarah Di Troia for a conversation about using Artificial Intelligence with ethics both within your organization as staff do their jobs, and with your community as you work with your partners, volunteers, and funders to achieve your mission.  Part 1 covers basics about AI and the ways nonprofits are using AI in innovative ways. Sarah also covers AI readiness and gives some guidelines for getting ready to create AI policies at yo...

AI and Ethics for Nonprofits pt 1

September 22, 2023 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

Join Community IT CEO Johan Hammerstrom and nonprofit AI expert Sarah Di Troia for a conversation about using Artificial Intelligence with ethics both within your organization as staff do their jobs, and with your community as you work with your partners, volunteers, and funders to achieve your mission.  Part 1 covers basics about AI and the ways nonprofits are using AI in innovative ways. Sarah also covers AI readiness and gives some guidelines for getting ready to create AI policies at yo...

Community IT Voices: Robin Harris Updates, Cloud Technology Engineer

September 15, 2023 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

In today’s interview, Carolyn catches up with Robin Harris, who has been promoted to become a Cloud Technology Engineer, working on complex migrations to SharePoint file sharing. Robin shares her career path and how her managers at Community IT tapped her for this role based on the way she was interacting with clients and her experience. She works now within the cloud migrations practice and exploring new options for clients. She sees a continued need for further advances in cloud platforms ...

Crafting a Nonprofit IT Security Policy

September 08, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Community IT CEO Johan Hammerstrom has a conversation with cybersecurity expert and Community IT CTO Matt Eshleman about what policies you need, and where to find templates for them.  Do you have the security and IT general policies you need? Have they been updated recently to reflect any new work environment or expectations? Are staff using personal devices? Are they working from home? Are you requiring MFA on all log ins, or using Single Sign On? What do you do when staff off-board to rec...

Community IT Voices: Ben Nuest, Centralized Services Administrator

September 01, 2023 19:00 - 11 minutes - 7.71 MB

In today’s interview, Carolyn talks with Ben Nuest, Centralized Services Administrator, about his background in music and what it has been like joining Community IT remotely to work on the many systems that keep our clients’ laptops and devices running smoothly in the background. Ben says he didn’t start out interested in scripting, but found that he really liked it and obviously had a talent for it. And his job at Community IT lets him take on challenging and complex automation and feel goo...

Google Workspace Updates for Nonprofits pt 2

August 25, 2023 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

What does your nonprofit need to know about Google Workspace as you grow? Review the basics you need to know about this platform Understand recent updates that can help you use Google better Learn how to avoid common headaches with Google implementation  Part 2 covers typical headaches with Workspace that you can encounter as your organization grows in IT complexity and answers Q&A. Some simple updates and changes you make as you grow can really help avoid a lot of work later. We intera...

Google Workspace Updates for Nonprofits pt 1

August 18, 2023 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB

What does your nonprofit need to know about Google Workspace as you grow? Review the basics you need to know about this platform Understand recent updates that can help you use Google better Learn how to avoid common headaches with Google implementation Part 1 covers an overview of Google Workspace and various updates launched over the past year that can help you work smarter. Part 2 covers typical headaches with Workspace that you can encounter as your organization grows in IT comple...

PowerBI Overview for Nonprofits

August 12, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

Do you want to get better at analyzing your data and publishing data visualizations?  Do you ever feel that processing and massaging your data is taking over your time? Do you use Microsoft Office365? If so, you have a powerful data visualization tool available to you at an affordable price for nonprofit organizations. With minimal ramp-up, your organization can start to visualize and analyze your key data from all systems – including website and social media analytics, CRM, constituent com...

Community IT Voices: Ann Corran, Controller

August 04, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB

In today’s interview, Carolyn talks with Ann Corran, the longest vested employee-owner and one of the first employees at the spin off Community IT Innovators, having been recruited to join our parent company Reliacom over two decades ago. Ann recalls asking to work part time and from home to balance life with her young family, and how that emphasis on work-life integration has been a central factor in our internal culture since the company was founded. As an empty nester now, Ann has advice ...

Start Up and Spin Off Nonprofit IT pt 2

July 28, 2023 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

What IT do you need as you grow? In part 2,  Community IT CEO Johan Hammerstrom and Outreach Director Carolyn Woodard get into practical advice on managing your IT during growth, cybersecurity considerations, and leadership tips including putting an IT Roadmap together to help your change management. Johan also answers questions on managing inventory (it's hard!) and costs (it depends!)  What IT do you need as a start up? As you spin off from a parent organization, how can you put your bes...

Start Up and Spin Off Nonprofit IT pt 1

July 21, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

What IT do you need as you grow? In part 1, join Community IT CEO Johan Hammerstrom and Outreach Director Carolyn Woodard for an overview of managing IT at different states of growth, and how to start early to make it a leadership habit to manage IT.  What IT do you need as a start up? As you spin off from a parent organization, how can you put your best IT foot forward?  Learn best practices and what to expect as you go out on your own Learn the first decisions you need to make about IT ...

Working with an Outsourced IT Business Manager

July 14, 2023 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

Community IT CEO Johan Hammerstrom moderates a presentation from Steve Longenecker and Pat Sprehe about Community IT’s approach to outsourced IT for nonprofits and how clients can benefit from our IT Business Manager model. They give tips and offer examples on maximizing the relationship with IT experts who can help you match the IT you need with your business strategy. Key Takeaways Many nonprofits enter a relationship with outsourced IT after building up technical debt by underinvesting ...

Preventing Wire Fraud at Nonprofits

July 07, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Join Matt Eshleman, a cybersecurity expert, in a short presentation hosted by Jitasa University on preventing wire fraud at nonprofits, including the most common types of frauds and scams, what to look out for, some helpful resources, and prevention ideas. Jitasa is a network providing accounting services, CFO services, and nonprofit tax advice across the US. Jitasa partners with nonprofit associations and federations, to provide bookkeeping and accounting services to members of their netwo...

SharePoint File Migration pt 2

June 30, 2023 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

Join Community IT experts Norwin Herrera, IT Business Manager, and Robin Harris, Cloud Technologies Engineer, for a case study of an ongoing, large, and complex SharePoint migration they are managing with our client, Chinatown Community Development Center.  Part 1 covers an introduction to SharePoint, some clarification of the terminology and a run through of some FAQs, and the introduction to the case study, including our 4 step process for migration. Part 2 covers change management tips ...

SharePoint File Migration pt 1

June 23, 2023 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

Join Community IT experts Norwin Herrera, IT Business Manager, and Robin Harris, Cloud Technologies Engineer, for a case study of an ongoing, large, and complex SharePoint migration they are managing with our client, Chinatown Community Development Center.  Part 1 covers an introduction to SharePoint, some clarification of the terminology and a run through of some FAQs, and the introduction to the case study, including our 4 step process for migration. Part 2 covers change management tips ...

Design an IT Roadmap to Create Value pt 2

June 16, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Do you budget to replace a third of your laptops every year? Is your cybersecurity patching and antivirus up to date? How often to you hold cybersecurity staff trainings? How can you ensure your big IT migration doesn’t happen the same month as your big annual conference and stress everyone out? To fully utilize the power of IT to support your nonprofit, you need to have a plan. You don’t have to be an IT expert to incorporate basic IT budgeting and timelines into your strategic planning.  ...

Design an IT Roadmap to Create Value pt 1

June 09, 2023 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

Do you budget to replace a third of your laptops every year? Is your cybersecurity patching and antivirus up to date? How often to you hold cybersecurity staff trainings? How can you ensure your big IT migration doesn’t happen the same month as your big annual conference and stress everyone out? To fully utilize the power of IT to support your nonprofit, you need to have a plan. You don’t have to be an IT expert to incorporate basic IT budgeting and timelines into your strategic planning.  ...

Community IT Voices Update: Norwin Herrera

June 02, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

Today Carolyn catches up with Norwin Herrera, recently promoted to IT Business Manager (ITBM) Team Lead. He talks more about the role the ITBMS fill with clients, guiding them to well-managed IT and helping with strategic planning, budgeting, and investing in addition to keeping IT running smoothly.  The Community IT ITBM service is unique to our company. ITBMs provide an outsourced IT manager to clients at a reduced cost to hiring and having an IT manager on staff. This manager is a resour...

Bleeding-edge Nonprofit Tech: Hype? Hope?

May 26, 2023 19:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

Ever heard about something that sounded really cool, like Artificial Intelligence or Blockchain and thought to yourself, my nonprofit needs to get some of that, no matter the cost?  Or have you had a vendor approach you with bleeding edge technology and swear it can transform your nonprofit and the world, but you have doubts?  Are you looking around at peer organizations and feeling a little fomo? Not sure what you need to know about? Nura Aboki, Senior Engineer-IT Business Manager-Tech S...

Leadership in IT at Nonprofits pt 2

May 19, 2023 19:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MB

Do you find a leader and teach them IT?  Or do you find an IT person and teach them leadership? Join Community IT CEO Johan Hammerstrom and Build Consulting co-founding Partner David Deal for this discussion of leadership needs and career training in nonprofit technology.  In part 2 Johan and David narrow in on how nonprofit leaders can match IT needs with strategic business needs to grow their organization and invest in opportunities to be more efficient. They also touch on 3 traits of IT...

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