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Protect your personal email to prevent business information compromise. Hackers will try anything to get access to company information, including using your personal email accounts and devices against you. Protecting your work AND personal email from compromise is crucial to maintaining the security of your personal and professional communications and sensitive information.
Our latest blog post highlights the talented and dedicated interns at IT4causes. As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of technology, our interns play a crucial role in ensuring that our nonprofit partners can effectively leverage technology for their missions. In this post, we’ll introduce you to the bright minds behind the scenes, delving into their … Read more
It is with great sadness that we mark the untimely passing of Bob Parker, a long time IT4Causes volunteer, on October 30. Bob joined IT4Causes around the time he retired from Altria in 2018 and used his project management expertise to quickly become a critical behind-the-scenes resource for the organization. A dependable and consistent volunteer, … Read more
IT4Causes is growing, so we are looking for our next technical associate! As a small nonprofit dedicated to helping other nonprofits with their information technology needs, we offer a working environment where you can be both technically challenged and emotionally rewarded every single day. Because we deal with many different clients with a wide variety … Read more
Vishing, Phishing and Smishing are ways that scammers get a foot hold into your lives and most want to get access to your financial accounts. The three popular ways of fishing for your information are by voice (vishing), email (phishing), and sending text messages (smishing) to your phone. The voice method is the easiest to … Read more
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time where we recognize the importance of equity, access, and the value and talent people with disabilities can bring to the workplace. At IT4Causes, we believe that technology has the power to level the playing field for everyone. Joe Gatzek, current technology intern at IT4Causes, lost his … Read more
Nonprofit organizations can be particularly vulnerable to fraud. Employees who are passionate about their cause can be potentially disarmed by people who share their interests. Additionally, it can be difficult for organizations that rely heavily on volunteers to provide consistent training against the warning signs of fraud. Nonprofits should be wary of the dangers posed … Read more
With the COVID-19 pandemic posing new challenges for businesses to quickly adapt to an online operating model, cybersecurity attacks are significantly increasing. Non-profits are not immune to cybersecurity attacks. If time is taken to understand the basic steps to combat attacks, your non-profit is less likely to suffer an incident that will cost time, money, … Read more
We, in this short piece, give special recognition to volunteer Michael Edwards (he/him). Michael is one of many volunteers who possess unique competencies such as Data Modeling, Business Analytics (requirements gathering), and Governance and Risk Management.
Organizations are relying on telecommuting and teleworking in order to continue operations while simultaneously helping contain the spread of COVID-19. Phishing attacks-collections of personal and/or financial information from individuals posing as representatives of a legitimate organization-are popping up; as the COVID-19 virus continues to affect communities nationwide, scams in the form of charitable solicitations for … Read more
Our local nonprofit community needs our help more than ever, and IT4Causes is helping these organizations get and use the technology they need to remain effective while working remotely. As the COVID-19 crisis continues and their needs increase, we are starting to feel the strain on our resources, and we need your help to support … Read more
Given the current coronavirus situation, your nonprofit organization will likely need to make some changes to how you work. We at IT4Causes stand ready to help nonprofits in the greater Richmond, VA area* use technology to lessen the impact of closed offices or self-isolation of individual workers. We’ve been closely following the situation and working … Read more
Based on the current State of Emergency in both the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States as a whole, IT4Causes is assembling a team of current, past, and new skilled IT volunteers to help nonprofits in the greater Richmond VA area continuing to fulfill their missions in rapidly evolving circumstances. To best serve the … Read more
RICHMOND,VA—IT4Causes, Inc. continues to make a lasting impact on local non-profits, and we aren’t the only ones who have taken notice. Because of the tremendous work that IT4Causes is doing, the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond has awarded IT4Causes a $20,000 grant to expand workforce development in the local community through our internship program. … Read more
RICHMOND,VA—IT4Causes is no stranger to information technology support for non-profits. For five years, we have been providing assessments and solutions to small to mid-sized non-profit organizations in the local RVA area. As we continue to uphold our commitment to #BetterITforaBetterWorld, we are proud to announce a new partnership with Networking Technology Solutions (NTS) in Midlothian … Read more
RICHMOND,VA—IT’S BEEN 5 YEARS, AND WE’RE STILL KICKING! Because many small businesses do not successfully make it to 5 years, we are delighted to announce that IT4Causes is still here, operating stronger than ever. When IT4Causes incorporated in October 2014, we did so to make a positive impact through IT solutions. Five years later, we … Read more
RICHMOND, Virginia—We recently announced our 2018 Volunteers of the Year for the Retiree category (Bob Parker) and the Job Seeker category (David Crighton), and now we’d like to announce one final Volunteer of the Year, Dave Williams, in the Corporate category. Dave currently works as a cloud architect where he helps clients migrate files to … Read more
I would like to take a moment to thank everyone for your support of IT4Causes in 2018! We’ve had a great year, supporting 26 agencies with around 6000 hours of skilled IT staff, volunteers, and interns. Together, we’ve completed hundreds of projects to help make life easier for our nonprofit partners as they serve their … Read more
On September 30, 2018, IT4Causes wrapped up our 4th complete fiscal year, and we’d love to share with you some numbers and stories about the impact we’re having in our community. Our 2018 Impact Statement shows how we’ve combined donor dollars and fee-for-service from our nonprofit partners with thousands of hours of volunteer and intern … Read more
At Vaco, we believe that who you are is more important than what you do. We’re here to help the best IT, accounting, finance, and operations talent find the freedom that comes from fulfilling their professional potential with smart companies nationwide. Vaco provides boutique-level service with global reach in the areas of executive search, consulting, … Read more
IT4Causes prides ourselves on our ability to give meaningful work opportunities to local college students to gain real-world experience while helping local nonprofits. We’re approved Federal Work Study partners with both VCU and the University of Richmond, and we are currently seeking a FWS eligible student to help us with running our business. See the … Read more
IT4Causes is proud to be an off-campus Federal Work Study agency with both Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond. Our past and present interns have great things to say about their experiences with us (just scroll back in time on our blogs to see). We’re now seeking students for the 2018-19 academic year … Read more
IT4Causes is proud to introduce our newest intern! When asked about why he chose IT4Causes, this is what he had to say: Hi everyone, my name is Abhishek and I serve as an Information Technology Implementation Intern at IT4Causes. I am currently a student at the University of Richmond and plan to major in Computer … Read more
IT4Causes recently started working with Side By Side. We asked Ted Lewis, Side By Side’s Executive Director, to tell us more about their agency and why they decided to use IT4Causes to help with their IT strategy and project needs. “Side by Side (formerly ROSMY) works to create supportive communities where Virginia’s LGBTQ+ youth can … Read more
As announced at Tech4All 2.0, we would like to congratulate our VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 2017, Terry Barker. He is a native Okie, but lived in Virginia for over 30 years now, so he can safely say that he and his family have successfully migrated. He was a high school teacher, oilfield hand, wheat combine … Read more
We are happy to have Robert Half Technology as a sponsor for Tech4All 2.0. Read this blog post for more information about them, their mission, and come meet them on Nov. 9th! . Founded in 1948, Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm with more than 400 staffing and consulting locations worldwide. Our … Read more
Jenish Lamsal My experience as an Intern for IT4Causes has been pretty good so far. I have been able to be involved in tasks that I had never done before. I went to my first Project assessment meeting with Tom at Virginia Interfaith. I really learned a lot in that meeting. I didn’t realize how … Read more
My name is Haamid Shaikh and I’m a senior at the University of Richmond. I’m currently pursuing a major in Economics with a concentration in Finance. My role at IT4Causes is as a Business Development Intern. I value this role because it helps me gain important career-related experience while making an impact in the community … Read more
Scott My name is Scott Su. My role with IT4Causes was the Nonprofit Management Intern. In this role, I was responsible for marketing and event planning. On the marketing, my job was to draft messages for social media and create presentation slides and videos for promoting the company. On the event planning side, I was … Read more
Hello there! My name is Hien Vo. I am a junior at the Virginia Commonwealth University, majoring in International Studies with a concentration in Social Justice. For this upcoming academic year, I am excited in gaining more knowledge through the education my major offers as well as gaining new experiences by being a Nonprofit Management … Read more