On Wednesday, August 24th, I will be co-presenting a workshop titled Getting Smart About Smartphones. We will be sharing the experiences of our clients, and telling nonprofit leaders what they need to know before bringing smartphones into their technology mix. This event is free for nonprofit organizations, but you should still register to reserve your space. Learn more on NPower Northwest’s website.
As our phones get more and more advanced each month, they have a lot more in common with our laptops than with our old rotary dialers. As these devices evolve, it’s important for nonprofit leaders to create policies for phones and mobile devices similar to those in place for full-sized computers. Today on NPower Northwest’s blog, I outlined key areas of consideration when it comes to data security on mobile devices, and lay out a sample policy for nonprofits to use. Read the full story here: Security Policies for Mobile Devices.
This article was also reproduced on the 501 Commons blog.
Did you know that using tools like bit.ly inside of an email can get your message flagged as spam? In a recent blog post for NPower, I addressed the reasons for this problem, and shared a good way to work around this issue. Read the full post on NPower Northwest’s blog: Beware of URL Shorteners in Email.