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In this Edition: When your IT systems constrain your Not for Profit’s mission, New rules for SMS, Modern warfare creates digital risks for individuals and orgs… and More!
What I’m thinking about:
- When your IT systems constrain your Not for Profit’s mission – When your core systems can’t flex with funding, reporting and service changes, your organisation loses delivery capacity through manual workarounds and slow decisions. How do you know if it’s time to replace your system?
What I’m reading:
- Not for Profit Governance and Performance Study 25/26 by AICD – What’s interesting to me is that technology is treated as a risk or a tool, not a strategic investment decision in this report.
- Paul turns to AI to save his dog from terminal cancer – How quickly could this affordable approach shift to human medicine?
- Aeromedical Society of Australasia confirms cyber incident following LockBit ransomware claims – another Association hit.
- New rules for sending bulk SMS messages in Australia. Don’t forget to register your organisation via your Telco or SMS platform by 15 May 2026. Beware if you are using a non-Australian carrier!
- Who’s really watching your smart glasses footage? Your Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses are showing your intimate moments and credit card details to workers in Kenya, claims bombshell investigation.
- Iran conflict shows how digital fight is ingrained in warfare – There are new digital risks with modern warfare, and no individual nor organisation is immune to the potential impacts.
Quote that made me think twice:
“We don’t have exact numbers, but almost every vibe-coded app we set out to look for, we were able to hack in minutes,” he says. “The reality is that AI security is — I don’t want to say broken — but it’s really compromised at the infrastructure layer.” – Researcher Dan Segev.
Learning opportunities:
- Webinar: Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation for Non-Technical Leaders 18 June 2026 – 1-hour webinar in partnership with Volunteering ACT
- Conference: Data, People and Popsicle Sticks: The Truth About AI Governance – Better Boards 2026 Conference (in-person) – 31 July – 1 August 2026, Cairns
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Tammy Ven Dange is a former charity CEO, Association President, Not for Profit Board Member and IT Executive. Today she helps NFPs with major technology investments and decisions, including risk mitigation.