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SEPTEMBER 2026 | technoactivism.org | BlueSky

MEMBER UPDATE

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Thanks for stopping by our table or signing up for our services!


Technoactivism exists to help people and communities use technology safely, confidently, and with dignity. Through education, digital safety support, technical expertise, and community service, we're working to make technology more accessible and empowering for everyone.


We're still in our early stages, building programs, growing our volunteer network, and expanding our impact. Thank you for believing in this mission and helping shape what comes next. We're excited to have you with us.


We're grateful you've chosen to join us at the beginning of this journey. If you know anyone who might want to join us and become a member, please forward this newsletter to them.

MONTHLY TECH TIP

PREPARING YOUR PHONE FOR
SEARCH AND SEIZURE

Preparing for the Worst


Your phone or laptop can disappear in seconds—but the sensitive information it carries may remain exposed for years. Whether a device is lost, stolen, or seized, preparation can determine who gains access to your contacts, conversations, accounts, and work.


This Tech Tip explains practical steps to reduce the damage before an incident happens: limit stored data, strengthen access controls, protect backups, and plan for recovery. It also invites activists and organizations to think beyond the hardware itself, considering the people and networks connected through it. Don’t wait for a crisis. Build a device-loss plan while you still control the device.


Read the TechTip:

https://www.technoactivism.org/techtips/099-prepare-for-device-loss-or-seizure

Read Our Blog:

Privacy


Curious?
Read More of Our Tech Tips

UPCOMING EVENTS

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CORPORATE SPONSOR

A heartfelt thank-you to Tatum Insurance Agency for sponsoring our table at September’s Peace and Justice Fair!


Since 1989, this independent agency has helped individuals and businesses find insurance tailored to their unique needs—not one-size-fits-all coverage. Tatum offers personal policies for homes, vehicles, renters, and life, along with business solutions including liability, commercial property, workers’ compensation, and commercial auto.


We’re grateful for Tatum’s generous support of our presence at this year’s important local community gathering. They're preparing a goodie bag to be raffled off at the fair. Yay!

TECH SUPPORT

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Did you know we offer free or discounted
Tech Support to our Members? Especially other nonprofits?


Are you a Member? Have you Applied for Services?

Do you need our help?


Hey. We got you.


Community-driven tech support is a click away.

Just schedule our time online.

REFURB'D PC INVENTORY

We rebuild machines using ChromeOS Flex and offer them for FREE to folks who need them in our community. Meanwhile, if you know someone who might need a machine, have them Apply for Services with Technoactivism to get started. We add more and more machines every month. If you have machines you wish to donate, please contact us.

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A black Dell OptiPlex 3060 small form factor desktop computer with USB ports and a DVD drive on the front is displayed against a plain white background.

BLOG POSTS

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SEPTEMBER'S
SUCCESS STORY

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In August, we helped a local nonprofit -- Sakura39ers -- transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365.


We helped procure the licensing, setup the M365 tenant for four users, migrated the user's data, and implemented their mail settings to best practice, implementing SPF, DKIM, DMARC and M365's basic security settings.


We also assisted with staging three laptops, licensing the M365 applications on those laptops, and extended our endpoint management over those devices -- securing and encrypting the devices in the same way we'd do in a corporate setting.


Instead of paying an arm an a leg and spending weeks in pre-planning and post-testing, we helped their operation get back to work after roughly two hour's worth of technical support. No muss, no fuss. They left the heavy-lifting to us, so they didn't need to worry about it.


This is just another example where Technoactivism adds value by helping nonprofits manage and deploy their IT so they can best help the communities they serve.

GIVE TODAY

Your help can make a difference.


Technology for Public Good (dba Technoactivism) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in the State of Washington. Your generous financial support will help fund our Mission Services and allow Technoactivism help the people we serve.

Thank you.

Please share news about Technoactivism to your friends and colleagues, and particularly to other nonprofits who might wish to Apply for our Services.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT!