Hacked Website Report

We came across this CMS security report on Twitter and found it interesting. Especially on the heels of the #Drupalgeddon2 security patches which required very short deployment turnaround to ensure your site was protected from hack bots, it's a good reminder to stay on top of security patches (or subscribe to a security plan such as we offer partners) to make sure your site is secure.

2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report

The 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report provides some interesting statistics about online technology and NGOs around the world. Would you have guessed that more NGOs have Facebook pages than have websites? (95% to 92% respectively).

International Women's Day

In recognition of International Women's Day what is your pledge to ensure parity for women everyday all over the world?

CiviCRM support for DIYers

I had an email exchange recently with someone from a group that uses CiviCRM and she mentioned that she wished she didn't have to go to hire a consultant every time she had a question -- she is more of a "DIY" person... We are a nonprofit that serves other nonprofits, but our mission has an educational and empowering thrust. We are here to support as needed but we want you and your team to build skills and have the appropriate technology in place to do your work. In that vein, here are a few important resources for CiviCRM DIYers

Mi'kmaq Prayer of Thanksgiving

Creator, open our hearts to peace and healing between all people. Creator, open our hearts to provide and protect for all children of the earth...

Thanks, Beth, for being a constant presence during 20 years of change

It's time to celebrate the 20 year work anniversary of Beth Ponticello, our Art Director. She has been working with us and our partners since 1995, which is no small amount of time in the graphic design world and is two eternities in the web world.

A bittersweet 'bon voyage' to Will Simpson

After nearly 14 years, it's time for us to bid a bittersweet bon voyage to Will Simpson, who has been involved in almost every aspect of CEDC's work over the years.

Nonprofit SEO: 2 (relatively) new factors, SSL and Mobile-Friendly

The world of SEO is always changing, and while some of the algorithm adjustments seem rather obscure and hard to use in day-to-day life, a few of the (relatively) recent changes that Google has made to its ranking algorithms are fairly straightforward to implement.

Yao Ming partners with WildAid to defend Africa's Elephants and Rhinoceros

This morning, NPR Radio ran this story about WildAid, a current CEDC partner, and their efforts to stop the poaching of African Elephants and Rhinoceros in the name of the Ivory and Rhino Horn trades.

Going Ivory Free

One of our recent projects involved developing a subsection of the WildAid site for their Ivory Free campaign. Saving the elephants is an obvious goal, but did you know that "blood ivory is thought to be funding the operations of [insurgent and terrorist groups]"?

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