Tech In Ten

#70 Thinking Too Fast? May 02, 2018

Eric is a former Army officer turned management consultant turned international development guru. After spending many years in London innovating technologies for the aid and international development space, Eric decided to try a new field, technology for charitable fundraising and is now our Chief Operating Officer. Eric’s undergrad degree is from West Point and his graduate degree is from Cambridge. When he is not making life painful for our engineers, Eric can be found attempting to keep up with his wife and two boys or enjoying a pint of overpriced imported lager.

#69 International Development to Software Development. Apr 25, 2018

Eric is a former Army officer turned management consultant turned international development guru. After spending many years in London innovating technologies for the aid and international development space, Eric decided to try a new field, technology for charitable fundraising and is now our Chief Operating Officer. Eric’s undergrad degree is from West Point and his graduate degree is from Cambridge. When he is not making life painful for our engineers, Eric can be found attempting to keep up with his wife and two boys or enjoying a pint of overpriced imported lager.

#68 AI and Machine Learning. How does it work for nonprofits fundraising? Apr 18, 2018

Eric is a former Army officer turned management consultant turned international development guru. After spending many years in London innovating technologies for the aid and international development space, Eric decided to try a new field, technology for charitable fundraising and is now our Chief Operating Officer. Eric’s undergrad degree is from West Point and his graduate degree is from Cambridge. When he is not making life painful for our engineers, Eric can be found attempting to keep up with his wife and two boys or enjoying a pint of overpriced imported lager. Campaign Partners provides a true P2P platform that enables charity fundraisers to easily identify, recruit, and engage donors from their social networks in a manner that keeps the data secure and proprietary. The intelligent P2P platform allows fundraisers to engage social and Rolodex contacts on a personalized level that is proven to yield better results.

#67 Big Data and Data Enrichment. Apr 11, 2018

Eric is a former Army officer turned management consultant turned international development guru. After spending many years in London innovating technologies for the aid and international development space, Eric decided to try a new field, technology for charitable fundraising and is now our Chief Operating Officer. Eric’s undergrad degree is from West Point and his graduate degree is from Cambridge. When he is not making life painful for our engineers, Eric can be found attempting to keep up with his wife and two boys or enjoying a pint of overpriced imported lager.

#66 All about Campaign Partners and peer to peer platforms for nonprofits. Apr 04, 2018

Eric is a former Army officer turned management consultant turned international development guru. After spending many years in London innovating technologies for the aid and international development space, Eric decided to try a new field, technology for charitable fundraising and is now our Chief Operating Officer. Eric’s undergrad degree is from West Point and his graduate degree is from Cambridge. When he is not making life painful for our engineers, Eric can be found attempting to keep up with his wife and two boys or enjoying a pint of overpriced imported lager. Campaign Partners provides a true P2P platform that enables charity fundraisers to easily identify, recruit, and engage donors from their social networks in a manner that keeps the data secure and proprietary. The intelligent P2P platform allows fundraisers to engage social and Rolodex contacts on a personalized level that is proven to yield better results.

#65 Can geofencing help you avoid GDPR? Mar 28, 2018

Geofencing (blocking access from certain geographic locations) sounds promising at first. But holes turn up quickly.

#64 GDPR, anonymization, digital backups, and ostrich glasses Mar 21, 2018

How far do you have to go to ensure GDPR compliance for existing data?

#63 Artificially Intelligent AMS are here! (maybe) Mar 14, 2018

How can AI help associations? AMS are using AI and integrating with voice devices like Alexa and Siri.

#62 In Blockchain We Trust Mar 07, 2018

Can blockchain build trust in associations and make compliance easier and more effective?

#61 GDPR is coming: is your AMS ready? Feb 28, 2018

What are Association Management Software companies doing to prepare for GDPR? Is your AMS leading the discussion in this topic?

#60 Elon Musk’s AI nonprofit did something interesting Feb 21, 2018

OpenAI as a nonprofit venture to prevent AI from destroying the world...Dota 2 https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/11/16137388/dota-2-dendi-open-ai-elon-musk

#59 GDPR for non-profits: What are my first steps? Feb 14, 2018

GDPR, the European privacy rules, go into effect in May. What should associations and non-profits do first?

#58 GDPR coming to an organization near you Feb 07, 2018

Yes, you should know what this is. GDPR, the European data privacy regulation, goes into effect May 2018, and US-based organizations can be fined for non-compliance.

#57 The tech world is improving! Jan 31, 2018

Mickey brings out his crystal ball and provides us a positive outlook on technology and what organizations face today.

#56 Picking your new CRM Jan 24, 2018

Picking a new CRM or AMS? Or ready to upgrade? Here are some factors to think about.

#55 VPN-ize your world Jan 17, 2018

We talk about the importance of virtual private networks and how they’re used to protect organizations.

#54 Association Sponsorships. Advertising. Metrics. Jan 10, 2018

Tug-o-war: Magazines vs Podcasts. How do metrics compare?

#53 Russian ads. Numbers. Metrics. Tracking. Jan 03, 2018

Mickey and Ernesto getting warmed up with making sense of the undersea world of social metrics. Are they really listening out there?

#52 Advocacy technology, optimizing how & when you receive messaging Dec 27, 2017

Alan shared about new technologies used to match social media accounts with email addresses. He describes how advocacy organizations use it to tailor their messaging to what their supporters are talking about now, and avoid mailing list burnout.

#51 Fake News, Fact Checking, What Facebook is Facing Dec 20, 2017

Social media networks enable users to communicate with each other by allowing everyone to be a content producer and curator. However, it has unintended consequences that bring into question whether social media providers should also be considered publishers. Alan breaks down what's at play here for Twitter and Facebook.

#50 Evolution of Advocacy Technologies Dec 13, 2017

Alan gives us a brief history of how advocacy technologies have evolved and where they are today. He gives us some insights into effective social media messaging to your representatives.

#49 Content Analysis Technology Dec 06, 2017

Deconstructing Tweets. How issue groups are using content analysis technology to understand who will most likely take the message and push it through to their followers by first understanding what they are already saying about the issues. Yeah, whoa.

#48 Artificial. Intelligent. (Computers? People? Does it matter?) Nov 29, 2017

2032 or bust.

#47 Web Content Personalization Part 2 Nov 22, 2017

Personalizing content for Googlebot. Tracking your visitors over email, direct mail, downloads, and encouraging them to take action.

#46 How comfortable are we with privacy? Nov 15, 2017

Tracking your movement through the web vs. publishing on social media sites

#45 Personalization for Organizations. Covering Influent Metrics. Nov 08, 2017

Introduction to personalizing content on your website to your individual visitors.

#44 Impact of Social Media on Our Society Nov 01, 2017

What will Ernesto's daughter be dealing with in 2030?

#43 AI and HOT Lanes! Oct 25, 2017

AI is in the wild. What does it have to do with HOT lanes? I don't know either but listen and we'll find out.

#42 Continuous Security. And the Cost of Not. Oct 18, 2017

The practice of continuous security and testing on every release. Why fixing a bug costs 100x more than preventing the bug in the first place.

#41 21Cfr part11: CyberSecurity for Medical Records, Devices, and Pharma Oct 11, 2017

Financial records sell for $2 to $5, while medical records sell for $20-$50...presumably medical records are more valuable, but for what?

#40 Ransomware! Oct 04, 2017

Sophistication of attacks. Verizon data breach investigation response. Update and backup are the only precaution.

#39 Privacy and Technology Sep 27, 2017

The privacy challenges of apps for both millennials and seniors. Security feels.

#38 Data Is Digital and Hacking Is Anonymous Sep 20, 2017

Personal data is increasingly digital. (Yes, it used to be analog.) And hacking is increasingly anonymous. Phishing attacks are getting more sophisticated. Scary enough, we should probably have aired this on Halloween. Also a plug for epic.org.

#37 General Data Protection Regulation Shallow-Dive Sep 13, 2017

Grant is back to talk about GDPR, and what it means for data privacy. Making a distinction between security for privacy.

#36 CyberSecurity in the Internet of Scary Things Sep 06, 2017

Cybersecurity in the era of "Internet of Things" must cover scary things like medical devices. Early security models were based on perimeter security: Building a moat. These models no longer work.

#35 Does the Government Have a Role in Cybersecurity? Aug 30, 2017

What makes for good governance in cybersecurity? Compliance can be a blessing and a curse, it all depends on an organization's culture.

#34 Digitization of Information--Why Cyber Is Becoming a Big Issue Aug 23, 2017

Security is emergent. Spearphishing attacks are ongoing. Trillion dollars investments. The DNC hacking. Cyber-hygiene.

#33 Full-Cycle Development, the High Cost of Low Project Management Aug 16, 2017

We ramble (surprise!) on development topics, from mobile and web app launch to project management to campaign email hacking.

#32 How Can Associations Use Remarketing? Aug 09, 2017

Remarketing is better known for ads that follow you around when you buy shows. But can associations uses remarketing (e.g. Events are a good example.). Just a head up, we may get off topic on this one. Again.

#31 Managing Multiple Website with a WordPress Network Aug 02, 2017

How many websites do you have? You probably don’t know. A WordPress network (previously known as MU) can help you manage multiple recurring sites like annual event sites, annual report sites, etc.

#30 Internet Privacy Rules: Is Your ISP Listening In? Jul 26, 2017

How important is internet privacy? Ernesto keeps on ranting about Comcast and decides that he doesn’t care about privacy as much as he cares about getting his Netflix on!

#29 Net Neutrality Primer (or "Preemer" If You Prefer) Jul 19, 2017

Mickey tries to explain "Net Neutrality", while Ernesto rants about lag and complains about his HD Netflix experience.

#28 TOR, Onion Routing: the Epitome of Privacy Jul 12, 2017

TOR is a very secure, very private network. It's the epitome of browsing, and a pain to use. Here is everything you need to know.

#27 The Pros and Cons of Incognito and Private Browsing Jul 05, 2017

Another in our series on privacy. What and how does incognito or private browsing help?

#26 Metadata: What Encryption Does Not Hide Jun 28, 2017

Metadata is not encrypted by protocols like HTTPS. We won't get deep into metadata, but we explain what metadata can and can't reveal about you.

#25 DNS and HTTPS: CAA records Jun 21, 2017

CAA is a new DNS record that helps prevent unauthorized certificates for your domain. You, the domain owner, get to specify who can issue certificates. See how this can be useful for your website.

#24 Introduction to Online Privacy Jun 14, 2017

Is your website secure? Today we're talking about HTTPS security and authority, metadata, and the privacy side of WAF.

#23 Bitcoin or Bust! Jun 07, 2017

We take a break from association tech and ramble on about the pros and cons of block chain, digital currencies, and the future of Bitcoin.

#22 The High Cost of Switching May 31, 2017

Is it cheaper to change software or to upgrade? To change your organizational processes or customize your software? How do you plan for software to last 5 or 10 years? We talk about total cost of ownership and decisions by checkbox.

#21 Amazon Is Everywhere May 24, 2017

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is so ubiquitous. You probably can’t go through your day without using something that is hosted at Amazon Web Services. Can organizations benefit from moving to AWS?

#20 Post-It Passwords May 17, 2017

We revisit the "post-it tape" password technique! Why and how to use password management tools, two-factor authentication, and cheap insurance.

#19 Clouds Bleed May 10, 2017

Cloudflare, the cloudbleed bug, and the importance of having an incident response policy

#18 Paula and Dropbox Notifications May 03, 2017

Paula guest stars and we continue to complain about technology and make fun of Mickey's headphones. While we're at it we namedrop some very obscure middle-English authors.

#17 Notification Overload! Apr 26, 2017

Voice-activated cars? Not so much, but app notifications are ruining everyone's life.

#16 El Problema de la Traducción Apr 19, 2017

Ernesto wants to read our website in Spanish. We discuss problems with translation, internationalization, and related issues.

#15 Websites: the Third Wheel of IT Security Apr 12, 2017

IT departments don't bother themselves with website security. Your web security team should coordinate with your IT security. But you probably don't have a web security team, do you?

#14 Password Post-Its Apr 05, 2017

Using a post-it note roll to save passwords, and other time-honored password management techniques. Also: intrusion detection, and keeping brute-force hackers away.

#13 You Got Hacked, Now What? Mar 29, 2017

What do you when you get hacked as an organization? Ideally, you shouldn't have to ask that question. But nothing is ideal about getting hacked. Mickey broke down some of the steps of what happens next.

#12 The Cyber Security Black Hole Mar 22, 2017

Mickey suggests that knowledge is power when it comes to developing good cyber security practices for an organization. The first step is a security assessment to help determine the risks faced by your organization to help you determine the impact versus the likelihood of hack happening.

#11 Ernesto gets a line and Mickey gets a pole… Mar 15, 2017

We talk about phishing, spear-phishing, and other scary security things. We remind people that the best way to protect your organization from attacks is education.

#10 A Virtual, Private Episode Mar 08, 2017

Ernesto gets in trouble for using an unsecure WiFi network. How does having a VPN and HTTPS make browsing more secure? They can also make your association's site more secure.

#9 Associations, Events, and Email Black Holes Mar 01, 2017

Email from web tools (such as events, store, etc) can end up in a black hole. Transactional email tools lets us increase deliverability and visibility of automated email.

#8 Deep Dive: Association Website Security Feb 22, 2017

You're an association. Are you hacked? How do you know when you're hacked, how to prevent it, and what to do about it.

#7 Association CRM and AMS Are Blake's Dream Come True Feb 15, 2017

Blake posits that CRM and AMS software can make great targets for hackers: these kinds of software contain targeted contact information. Whether it's true or not, we look at mitigation strategies.

#6 The Fake Episode Feb 08, 2017

Ernesto is out, so Blake fills in and we discuss fake news, pizza, the pope, and critical thinking. How does fake news affect associations?

#5 When Hack Happens… Feb 01, 2017

We'll analyze a website hack: How do you know if your website is hacked? What do you do when you get hacked? What can you do to reduce your chances of getting hacked?

#4 World Peace Comes to the Studio, But How Much Does its Website Cost? Jan 25, 2017

An errant phone call interrupts world peace. Meanwhile, we come up with he magic number to build a website to tell the world about our awesome association.

#3 Code Rot Jan 18, 2017

If your website falls in the forest, and there's no one to maintain it, does it still rot? Why website maintenance is important.

#2 Backslash Backlash Jan 11, 2017

In which we answer the great debate of subdomains vs pages. How much budget do associations allow for event sites and microsites?

#1 Website STDs Jan 04, 2017

Denial of Service attacks target DNS providers. NGOs and Associations become targets for botnets and how they can prepare.