Information & Technology

Cybersecurity for Nonprofits by the National Council for Nonprofits provides guidance on first steps to take when introducing your organization's risk assessment practices to examining risks from online crime.

TechSoup offers several resources on Social Media for Nonprofits, written for organizations seeking to use such online platforms for fundraising and mission advocacy.

Data Privacy and Cyber Liability: What You Don't Know Puts Your Mission at Risk makes the case that "nonprofits may be at greater risk for reputational and financial damage in the wake of data breaches" and raises concerns that nonprofit leaders may be unaware of the increasingly common breaches of nonprofits' data on donors and constituents. (Nonprofit Risk Management Center)

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Microsoft's Disability Answer Desk offers archived recordings of their 12-part Accessibility Learning Webinar Series from 2019 and their 3-part mini series on working remotely from 2020. These presentations are intended to demonstrate how Microsoft's products are accessible to differently abled folks, as well as compatible with assistive technology, and how abled folks can use products like Teams or

External communication policies for the organization's official use of social media

Whether for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok – or whatever platform rises to popularity next – your nonprofit will need a coordinated strategy to maximize the benefits from the hard work invested in managing your organization's online presence. 

Choosing a vendor to meet your information technology or cybersecurity needs is not an easy task. To help, the National Cybersecurity Alliance created a Security Vendor Questionnaire checklist of critical questions you should ask current or potential vendors.

Whether leading a project, chairing a committee, or trying to keep a board meeting on track, project management principles can guide diverse groups and maintain the focus on a shared vision of success. In this session, you’ll learn the importance of defining a scope and deliverables; strategies for reaching and maintaining consensus; and using and communicating timelines and tasks. Participants will come away with actionable ideas for improving the effectiveness of collaborative projects and for working better within and across diverse groups.

Cybercriminals are becoming evermore sophisticated in their attempts to infect your device or con you out of sensitive information about your organization. Login credentials to your online accounts that host financial information or data about the constituents your nonprofit serves are all valuable commodities to obtain and exploit, particularly by getting one of your staff to reveal a key piece of information when they respond to a malicious email.

The circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated that many organizations move their events and conferences from in-person to virtual. The benefits of online events make them a trend that is likely to continue well beyond the pandemic. For people with disabilities who use assistive technology such as screen readers for the visually impaired or video captioning for the hearing impaired, fully participating in online events can present a challenge.