Trends and Cautions
Data from 1000s of nonprofit staff endpoints in 2025
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, from 3-4pm Eastern, Noon Pacific
Learn what trends we are seeing in cybersecurity attacks, how to protect yourself from new scams, and the changes AI tools are creating that you need to know about for protecting your nonprofit, for better staff training, and AI that is creating more realistic phishing.
This webinar will help you effectively counter what the bad guys are doing.
Webinar: 2026 Nonprofit Cybersecurity Incident Report with Matt Eshleman
As nonprofit organizations increasingly integrate artificial intelligence into their daily operations, the cybersecurity landscape has shifted. While AI offers significant opportunities for efficiency and mission impact, it has also provided attackers with new tools to bypass traditional defenses. For nonprofit executives and staff, understanding these changes is essential to protecting organizational data and maintaining donor trust.
Join Community IT Chief Technology Officer Matt Eshleman for this annual deep dive into the state of nonprofit cybersecurity. Each year, Matt analyzes the security incidents, near-misses, and trends captured from our client base over the previous twelve months. This data-driven approach moves beyond general industry speculation to show exactly what is happening within the nonprofit sector.
In this session, Matt will share his findings from 2025 and discuss the emerging role of AI in cyber threats. The presentation will cover:
- AI-Enhanced Attacks: How bad actors are using AI to create more sophisticated phishing campaigns that target nonprofit leadership.
- Safe AI Adoption: Practical guidance on how your team can use AI tools without inadvertently exposing sensitive organizational or constituent data to the public domain.
- Staff Training for 2026: Why traditional security awareness training must include AI training.
- The 2025 Data: A review of the most common incident types from the past year and what they reveal about current vulnerabilities.
Whether you are a nonprofit executive, an IT lead, or a staff member, this webinar provides a clear, jargon-free look at the risks you need to manage in the coming year. You will leave with a better understanding of the current threat environment and the practical steps your organization can take to stay secure.
The session will include time for a dedicated Q&A. You are invited to submit your specific questions regarding AI or general security when you register.
As with all our webinars, this presentation is appropriate for an audience of varied IT experience.
Community IT is proudly vendor-agnostic, and our webinars cover a range of topics and discussions. Webinars are never a sales pitch, always a way to share our knowledge with our community.
Presenters:
As the Chief Technology Officer at Community IT, Matthew Eshleman leads the team responsible for strategic planning, research, and implementation of the technology platforms used by nonprofit organization clients to be secure and productive. With a deep background in network infrastructure, he fundamentally understands how nonprofit tech works and interoperates both in the office and in the cloud. With extensive experience serving nonprofits, Matt also understands nonprofit culture and constraints, and has a history of implementing cost-effective and secure solutions at the enterprise level.
Matt has over 24 years of expertise in cybersecurity, IT support, team leadership, software selection and research, and client support. Matt is a frequent speaker on cybersecurity topics for nonprofits and has presented at the Technology Association of Grantmakers, Jitasa, Nonprofit Learning Lab, NTEN events, the Inside NGO conference, Nonprofit Risk Management Summit and Credit Builders Alliance Symposium, LGBT MAP Finance Conference, and Tech Forward Conference. He is also the session designer and trainer for TechSoup’s Digital Security course, and our resident Cybersecurity expert.
Matt holds dual degrees in Computer Science and Computer Information Systems from Eastern Mennonite University, and an MBA from the Carey School of Business at Johns Hopkins University.
He is available as a speaker on cybersecurity topics affecting nonprofits, including cyber insurance compliance, staff training, and incident response.
Carolyn Woodard is currently head of Marketing and Outreach at Community IT Innovators. She has served many roles at Community IT, from client to project manager to marketing. With over twenty years of experience in the nonprofit world, including as a nonprofit technology project manager and Director of IT at both large and small organizations, Carolyn knows the frustrations and delights of working with technology professionals, accidental techies, executives, and staff to deliver your organization’s mission and keep your IT infrastructure operating. She has a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Johns Hopkins University and received her undergraduate degree in English Literature from Williams College. She is always happy to moderate this webinar and learn more from this 2026 nonprofit cybersecurity incident report with Matt Eshleman.
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