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Then & Now

Helping older adults stay safe online

Defense against cybercrime, scams, and fraud in understandable terms designed for older adults.

Generational wealth is at risk

Older adults are often targets of scams and fraud. The FTC reports that Americans over the age of 60 are the most frequently targeted group...and they lose the most money. Since 2020, monetary losses have jumped 300% into the tens of billions - and experts agree that the real number is likely even higher due to underreporting. 

That’s why we built Then & Now, the first cybersecurity curriculum with an actionable workbook designed specifically for older adults. No scare tactics. No confusing tech talk. Just clear, straightforward advice to help seniors:

Create strong, memorable passwords 

Protect their accounts with MFA and passkeys 

Spot common scams before they cause harm 

Keep their devices up-to-date and protected 

Real world help for older adults 

The Then & Now workbook includes helpful tips, real world examples, and simple step-by-step instructions to turn education into action. It’s self-paced, easy to navigate, and built for people who don’t consider themselves ‘tech savvy’. We offer a free virtual workbook and a printed workbook to help you follow along online and on paper. With how-to videos and step-by-step instructions, Then & Now makes it simpler to protect yourself and your loved ones from cybercrime, scams, and fraud. 

Follow along on social media and share our materials with your friends and family!

Bring Then & Now to your community

Become a volunteer by hosting a Then & Now session in your community! Download our toolkit and order printed workbooks for all the resources you need, including presentation slides with speaker’s notes that correspond to the curriculum in the printed workbook, promotional flyers, facilitator guides and tip sheets, and social media graphics. 

Support our efforts to keep older adults safe

Then & Now fills a gap in senior cybersecurity education that no one has addressed, and it’s a gap that is growing fast. But reaching the older adults that need it most takes resources: printed workbooks, training materials for facilitators, and events in the communities where older adults already gather. That’s where you, our sponsors, make the difference. 

There are two ways to support Then & Now: 

  • Host an event: With a travel stipend and printed workbooks, we’ll bring a facilitator-led Then & Now session directly to your community. It’s a turnkey program: we handle the content and delivery, you provide the venue and audience. Past hosts have used these events for customer programming, community outreach, and more. We can also include a train-the-trainer session beforehand to train volunteers to scale the program. 

  • Fund the campaign: General sponsorship helps us expand Then & Now’s reach by printing and shipping workbooks to libraries, senior centers, and community organizations that request them but can’t afford the cost. 

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