Apparo and Bank of America kicks off Cybersecurity Foundations cohort educating nonprofits on safeguarding their sensitive data.
Sponsored by Bank of America
Apparo, in partnership with Bank of America, kicked off a Cybersecurity Foundations cohort June 11, 2025. This 9-week program features a cybersecurity educational workshop, which covers foundational knowledge and practical skills to help safeguard their organizations from threats, ways to protect sensitive data, and how to maintain donor trust in an increasingly digital world. In addition, nonprofits will be matched with a skilled technology mentor who will provide ongoing support and guidance throughout the program and have a one-on-one Apparo Tech Therapy meeting.
Introducing the Nonprofit Cohort Participants:
- Freedom Communities
- Georgia Innocence Project
- Music Maker Foundation
- Partnership for Children of Wayne County
- Shining Light in Darkness
- Sustain Charlotte
- The Empty Stocking Fund Inc.
- BBBS of Central Carolinas
- Youth Development Initiatives
- Zaban Paradies Center

Thank you to our Bank of America Tech Mentors!
- Chris Barr
- Ryan Gates
- Anna Burchman
- Adetomiwa Jeminiwa
- Erik Jacobsen
- Gerry Kingsley
- Velusamy Kalaiselvi
- Kendall Lloyd
- Rusty Nejdl
- Jackson Compton
- Thomas Holz
The cohort runs through August 2025. For more information on Apparo’s Cohorts, visit our website here.