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Community IT Innovators

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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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  1. Cybersecurity Playbook for Nonprofits for AI pt 2

    · 35 min · S7 E82

    In Part 2 of the Nonprofit Cybersecurity Playbook, Updated for AI webinar, Carolyn Woodard and Matthew Eshleman, CTO of Community IT, walk through the checklist at the heart of the new Start Here: Nonprofit…

  2. Nonprofit AI: Anthropic IPO News, Morality for AI

    · 42 min · S7 E81

    Carolyn Woodard covers three questions running through this week’s AI news: who owns AI, who shapes its values, and who answers for it. Anthropic filed for its IPO the same day it expanded its nonprofit programs, and…

  3. Cybersecurity Playbook for Nonprofits Updated for AI pt 1

    · 25 min · S7 E80

    In the first part of this two-part conversation, Carolyn Woodard and Matthew Eshleman, CTO of Community IT, take on a question many nonprofits are asking: does AI change what it takes to stay secure? This episode…

  4. Nonprofit AI: New Anthropic Philanthropic Fund

    · 30 min · S7 E79

    Carolyn Woodard covers what the newest wave of AI money could mean for nonprofits, starting with Anthropic's new Public Benefit Fund. Pending stockholder approval, Anthropic will commit 5% of its shares to a fund that…

  5. 10 Nonprofit IT Essentials with Johan Hammerstrom

    · 25 min · S7 E78

    Carolyn Woodard explores the operations essentials of nonprofit IT with Johan Hammerstrom, CEO of Community IT. If you are new to managing technology at your nonprofit, or you oversee an IT vendor without a technical…

  6. Nonprofit AI: Workforce Issues

    · 24 min · S7 E77

    Carolyn Woodard covers a question on many nonprofit minds right now: is AI coming for our jobs? Headlines are full of tech layoffs, and recent graduates are finding entry-level work harder to land. For nonprofits the…

  7. Unauthorized Nonprofit Donation Pages After GoFundMe with Sarah Saadian

    · 27 min · S7 E76

    Carolyn Woodard explores the ethics of online fundraising platforms with Sarah Saadian, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Campaigns at the National Council of Nonprofits. Hundreds of platforms now solicit and…

  8. Nonprofit AI: AI for Humanity Report

    · 22 min · S7 E75

    Carolyn Woodard covers new state AI rules and Fast Forward's 2026 AI for Humanity Report this week: what the most AI-forward nonprofits worldwide are learning and what the rest of us can borrow. States are setting AI…

  9. Growing IT Management Capacity at Nonprofits with Johan Hammerstrom pt 2

    · 33 min · S7 E75

    In Part 2 of the Growing IT Management Capacity at Nonprofits webinar, Carolyn Woodard and Johan Hammerstrom, CEO of Community IT, get practical about what well-managed IT looks like, and why the capacity to manage IT…

  10. Nonprofit AI: Policy Creation Tips

    · 32 min · S7 E74

    Carolyn Woodard covers a question many nonprofits keep putting off: how do you create an AI policy when you are short on time? Whether your organization is embracing AI or has decided not to use it at all, you need a…

  11. Growing IT Management Capacity at Nonprofits with Johan Hammerstrom pt 1

    · 26 min · S7 E73

    In the first part of this two-part conversation, Carolyn Woodard and Johan Hammerstrom, CEO of Community IT, take on a question behind a lot of nonprofit IT frustration: who at your organization actually owns IT? Not…

  12. Nonprofit AI: Carve Out Time To Experiment with AI

    · 30 min · S7 E72

    Carolyn Woodard digs into something that hits closer to home this week: a conversation with a friend who knows that parts of her job could be automated, but can't find the hour to actually build it. That tension of…

  13. Growing IT Management Capacity at Nonprofits with Jean Westrick

    · 32 min · S7 E71

    Carolyn Woodard talks with Jean Westrick, President and CEO of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), about why nonprofit technology management should be treated as organizational capacity. Jean argues that…

  14. Nonprofit AI: Calls for Regulation

    · 31 min · S7 E70

    This week, host Carolyn Woodard tackles the AI story that made it onto TV and radio news this weekend: an essay from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calling for a deliberate slowdown in frontier AI development, followed…

  15. Doing IT Assessments at Nonprofits Pt 2

    · 28 min · S7 E70

    In part 2 of this two-part episode, Carolyn continues her conversation with CEO Johan Hammerstrom and Senior IT Consultant Nuradeen Aboki: what you actually get at the end of an IT assessment, and what to do with it.…

  16. Nonprofit AI: LLM 101 and Best Practices Roundup

    · 42 min · S7 E69

    Carolyn Woodard covers two things this week: a quick and basic explainer of how large language models actually work under the hood, and a roundup of the best practices for using AI at nonprofits that Community IT has…

  17. Doing an IT Assessment at Nonprofits Pt 1

    · 32 min · S7 E68

    Is it time for an IT assessment at your nonprofit? Maybe you need an assessment for a grant requirement, a change in leadership, or a switch to a new IT provider. In part 1 of this two-part episode, Carolyn talks with…

  18. Nonprofit AI: Funding Questions and Back to School

    · 19 min · S7 E67

    Carolyn Woodard covers three threads in nonprofit AI news this week: new funding questions, a look at how AI is showing up for kids heading back to school, and a new advocacy group taking on AI regulation. Coefficient…

  19. AI in Practice for Nonprofits with Carolyn Woodard and Erik Solce pt 2

    · 26 min · S7 E66

    In Part 2 of the AI in Practice for Nonprofits webinar, Carolyn Woodard and Erik Solce, IT Business Manager at Community IT, dig into the part of the project that matters most once an AI workflow is up and running: how…

  20. Nonprofit AI: Impala MCP and Bridgespan NTEN Report

    · 30 min · S7 E65

    Carolyn Woodard covers two pieces of nonprofit AI news worth your time this week: a new AI connector from Impala, and a report from Bridgespan and NTEN that gives nonprofits a practical way to decide where AI actually…

  21. AI in Practice for Nonprofits with Carolyn Woodard and Erik Solce pt 1

    · 34 min · S7 E62

    Carolyn Woodard explores how a nonprofit marketer with no IT background can run a real AI project with Erik Solce, IT Business Manager at Community IT. For years Carolyn had marketing data scattered across nine…

  22. Nonprofit AI: Where do you get your information about AI?

    · 31 min · S7 E61

    Carolyn Woodard covers a question worth asking before your nonprofit makes any decision about AI: where is your information about AI coming from, and what does that source need from you? As a consumer you have had…

  23. Nonprofit IT Migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 with Steve Longenecker

    · 30 min · S7 E60

    Carolyn Woodard talks with Steve Longenecker, Director of IT Consulting at Community IT, about a client's decision to migrate from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, and what a real nonprofit migration project looks…

  24. Nonprofit AI: Jet Fuel Trade-offs, Agentic AI, Work and Learning Styles

    · 32 min · S7 E59

    Carolyn Woodard covers four AI stories with real implications for nonprofits this week, starting with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's sprawling new manifesto on open source AI and the release of Muse Glimmer, a lightweight…

  25. AI Bias and Data Equity with Heather Krause

    · 28 min · S7 E58

    Carolyn Woodard explores why statistical analysis and evaluations are never neutral with Heather Krause, mathematical statistician and founder of We All Count. Heather built her career doing statistical consulting,…

  26. Nonprofit AI: Caution is Prescient

    · 31 min · S7 E57

    Carolyn Woodard covers why deliberate, thoughtful implementation is actually your nonprofit's competitive advantage, not a liability. The commercial AI sector is in a "move fast and break things" sprint. Tech…

  27. Nonprofit AI Case Study in Food Rescue with Joe Robbins

    · 36 min · S7 E56

    Carolyn Woodard talks with Joe Robbins, Chief Product Officer at Food Rescue US, about a real-world AI project built from the ground up: a predictive model that flags volunteer pickups at high risk of a last-minute…

  28. Nonprofit AI: Resources Hub for Courses and Certifications

    · 20 min · S7 E55

    This week Carolyn Woodard covers how to get AI literate, moving from the big-picture policy questions she's been focused on lately back to a practical roundup: how do you and your staff build AI literacy, and do you…

  29. AI Maturity Model for Nonprofits pt 2

    · 29 min · S7 E54

    In Part 2 of the AI Maturity Model for Nonprofits webinar, Carolyn Woodard and Mimi Yeh, Engagement Director at PTKO, and George Danilovics, VP of Technology at AHIP, pick up where Part 1 left off, moving from the…

  30. Nonprofit AI: Mozilla Report on AI as a Public Resource

    · 22 min · S7 E53

    Carolyn Woodard covers a growing counter-movement to concentrated AI power and what it means for nonprofits thinking about data sovereignty, open-source models, and their own agency in a moment that can feel…

  31. AI Maturity Model for Nonprofits pt 1

    · 30 min · S7 E52

    In the first part of this two-part conversation, Carolyn Woodard and Mimi Yeh, Engagement Director at PTKO, and George Danilovics, Vice President of Information Technology at AHIP, walk through an AI maturity model…

  32. Nonprofit AI: Luddites, Environmental Impact Framework

    · 31 min · S7 E51

    Carolyn Woodard covers a cultural moment that's been building quietly, resistance to AI among workers, young people, and nonprofits, and connects it to a research framework for thinking honestly about AI's real…

  33. Nonprofit AI Voice Intake Technology with Chip Kennedy

    · 36 min · S7 E50

    Carolyn Woodard explores voice AI in the social services sector with Chip Kennedy, founder and CEO of CivicReach, a technology company building AI-powered communication tools for nonprofits and government agencies…

  34. Nonprofit AI: UN AI Report, Data Sovereignty, UBI and UBC

    · 27 min · S7 E49

    Carolyn Woodard covers the UN's first-ever independent scientific assessment of AI — and what its findings mean for nonprofits navigating questions of data rights, economic disruption, and who actually benefits from…

  35. Nonprofit Better Deal for Data Pledge with Jim Fruchterman

    · 36 min · S7 E49

    Carolyn Woodard explores responsible data governance and AI realism with Jim Fruchterman, MacArthur Fellow and founder of Tech Matters, a tech-for-good nonprofit building open source software for the social sector.…

  36. Nonprofit AI: RAISE US, Citizen Advocacy Tools You Can Use

    · 26 min · S7 E48

    If last week's episode left you wondering what you can actually do about data center development in your community, this week's episode is the flip side. Carolyn Woodard shares a new national workforce initiative just…

  37. Securing Google Workspace for Nonprofits with Steve Longenecker pt 2

    · 25 min · S7 E48

    In Part 2 of the Securing Google Workspace for Nonprofits webinar podcast, Carolyn Woodard and Steve Longenecker, Director of IT Consulting at Community IT, move from foundational configurations into the question every…

  38. Nonprofit AI: Public AI Fund Idea, Data Center Nonprofit Bribes

    · 30 min · S7 E47

    Carolyn Woodard covers two developing stories this week that together raise a bigger question for nonprofits: as AI infrastructure money floods into communities and philanthropic channels, is your organization ready to…

  39. Securing Google Workspace for Nonprofits with Steve Longenecker pt 1

    · 36 min · S7 E46

    In the first part of this two-part conversation taken from a webinar, Carolyn Woodard and Steve Longenecker, Director of IT Consulting at Community IT Innovators, walk through the security settings, risks, and first…

  40. Nonprofit AI: Claude Corps Announcement, Regulations News

    · 20 min · S7 E45

    Carolyn Woodard covers Anthropic's announcement of Claude Corps, a $150 million national fellowship program placing trained AI fellows inside nonprofit organizations, and gives a quick regulatory update on AI liability…

  41. Nonprofit Cybersecurity Insurance Updates with Jenna Howard

    · 25 min · S7 E44

    Carolyn Woodard explores how cybersecurity insurance has evolved for nonprofits with Jenna Kirkpatrick Howard, Senior Vice President at Lockton Companies, who advises nonprofit clients on risk, insurance, and…

  42. Nonprofit AI: State and National Regulations

    · 23 min · S7 E43

    The rules for how nonprofits can use AI are being written right now, and there's a real issue over who gets to write them. In this midweek check-in, Carolyn Woodard walks through the federal-versus-state fight over AI…

  43. Nonprofit AI Governance Tips with Nura Aboki pt 2

    · 27 min · S7 E43

    In Part 2 of the Nonprofit AI Governance Tips webinar, Carolyn Woodard and Nuradeen Aboki, Senior Consultant who has been helping nonprofits explore and adopt AI tools, cover the practical steps your organization can…

  44. Nonprofit AI: Papal Encyclical and Longview Philanthropy RFP

    · 25 min · S7 E42

    Carolyn Woodard covers a landmark moment in the global conversation about AI governance: the release of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, and what it means for nonprofits and philanthropy navigating an AI…

  45. Nonprofit AI Governance Tips with Nura Aboki pt 1

    · 33 min · S7 E41

    In the first part of this two-part conversation, Carolyn Woodard and Nura Aboki, Senior Consultant at Community IT Innovators, dig into what it actually looks like to implement AI at a nonprofit - not in theory, but on…

  46. Nonprofit AI: Environmental Costs, New Philanthropy Dollars

    · 27 min · S7 E40

    Carolyn Woodard covers the real-world costs of AI infrastructure, a coming wave of AI-generated philanthropic wealth, and how to think about AI fundraising tools this week. The headlines about AI tend to focus on what…

  47. Nonprofit AI Management Advice with Mimi Yeh

    · 26 min · S7 E39

    Carolyn Woodard explores the gap between AI ambition and organizational readiness with Mimi Yeh, Engagement Director at PTKO, a strategy and change management consulting firm that works exclusively with nonprofits and…

  48. Nonprofit AI: Claude for Small Business, ChatGPT Update

    · 25 min · S7 E38

    Carolyn Woodard covers two recent AI product updates and a thought-provoking question about what it means to use AI tools more personally: a new Claude for Small Business plugin that connects AI to the tools your…

  49. Technology for Nonprofit Fundraiser Events with Justin Goodhew

    · 25 min · S7 E37

    Carolyn Woodard explores the technology behind nonprofit fundraising events with Justin Goodhew, CEO and co-founder of Trellis. Galas and in-person events have come roaring back since COVID, and they have changed —…

  50. Nonprofit AI: Canvas Hack, Candid Advice, AI for Nonprofits Book

    · 26 min · S7 E36

    Carolyn Woodard covers three topics this week: what the Canvas ransomware hack reveals about vendor risk for nonprofits, why roughly 80% of nonprofits still have no AI use policy and what you can do about it today, and…

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