Cybersecurity Awareness Month is nearly over, but it's so important to practice good online security throughout the year. This is especially true for nonprofit organizations, many of which are serving the most vulnerable members of our society who cannot afford disruptions in those … [Read more...]
A sizable part of a my day job is providing technology consulting services for nonprofits. However, once in a while we do an in-house project where we need to hire an outside consultant to do some technical work, and sometimes I get to project manage it. We recently hired a Salesforce implementer … [Read more...]
Years ago, I can't recall exactly when, I started doing an annual list for the nonprofit technology conference I manage, TechNow. I also cannot recall why I started doing it, though I'm pretty certain I got the idea from watching David Letterman doing his top 10 list features for so many years. … [Read more...]
I'm currently taking a class at RMU called Digital Evidence Analysis. It's been fascinating subject matter so far. This week, we were assigned to view a video about the history of online privacy. In the messy and scary wake of the recent Equifax hacking, sharing the video in a post this week seems … [Read more...]
Women Who Tech recently partnered with Lincoln Park Strategies to anonymously poll 950 tech employees, founders, and investors on their experiences working in tech, with 750 women and 200 men participating. I know about this, because I was one of the participants in the survey. The findings were … [Read more...]
It's been on my editorial calendar for some time now to write a blog post about WordPress security. Last week, I received an email from a person named Alex letting me know he had written a very thorough guide on the subject. I checked it out and it's pretty spectacular! And even better, it's … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago, I looked at the calendar in total shock that August crept up on me. Where did the summer go? Fall at my workplace, of course, includes getting ready for the Bayer Center's annual TechNow conference. This October marks our 14th such event and I've organized all but two of them to … [Read more...]
There are several kinds of web developers: Front-end - people who develop the parts of a website with which the user interacts Back-end - people who develop the parts running a site behind the scenes Full-stack - people who can develop on both the front and back ends of a website I've … [Read more...]
Amar Trivedi of AmDee, LLC, is my guest blogger today, providing guidance on how crucial it will be for nonprofits to upgrade their websites to SSL in the coming months. Amar is the founder and president of AmDee and has been a software developer and architect since the mid-1990s. The … [Read more...]
About the Online WordPress Community If you are seeking a place to connect with WordPress developers and content managers of all skill levels, consider joining the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) online WordPress Community. We are 267 members and growing, composed of a nice mix of … [Read more...]