Web, Database, and Technology Consulting for Building Movements

Supporting progressive nonprofit, social justice, activist & community organizations for over a decade

Our Services

We provide technology consulting services to nonprofit progressive, social justice, & community organizations. Our tight focus allows us to specialize in tools specific to the needs of the movements we serve.

Website Design & Development

Palante specializes in creating dynamic and affordable websites for a wide variety of organizations and purposes. We pay careful attention to accessibility, usability, and information architecture to create sites that are highly effective tools for communication, advocacy and engagement. More...

CRM Database Strategy & Deployment

We specialize in planning, developing and implementing databases using CiviCRM, a web-based open source constituent relationship manager designed specifically for nonprofit organizations. More...

Organizational Digital Security

We guide groups through comprehensive organizational digital security processes, from assessment to analysis to implementation and beyond. We use a holistic understanding of security and a harm reduction framework that centers the politics and priorities of the organizations and the communities they serve. More...

Tech Infrastructure & Networking

Wireless networks, file servers, networked printers, data backups and more. For smaller organizations that don't have the resources to hire someone to maintain their technology infrastructure, we design and implement systems that provide the crucial technology backbone organizations need without the need for in-house expertise. More...

Web and CiviCRM Maintenance & Support

Our monthly maintenance and support plans for Backdrop, Drupal, WordPress and CiviCRM are designed to keep your critical platforms running smoothly, securely and without interruptions. More...

Managed IT Plans

If you only call for IT support when your technology is broken, you may find yourself without someone to handle preventative care, or to provide big-picture guidance. We offer comprehensive IT support plans for a fixed monthly cost, covering the IT functions normally provided by in-house staff. More...

We come to this work with technical expertise, a deep understanding of the needs of community organizations, & a long-standing commitment to working for social justice.

Latest Updates

Netroots Nation 2024 Cybersecurity Panel Discussion Video

08.12.2024

Recently Jamila Khan of our Digital Security team, participated in a panel discussion titled Securing Our Digital Future for Netroots Nation. Jamila and the others on the panel discussed the current threat landscape, how to begin implementing a security plan, recommended resources, and more. Thank you to Stephen Switzer of Funders for LGBTQ Issues for inviting Jamila to be part of this panel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJhgNV9IsjI

Palante collaboration on Protect Your People toolkit

01.11.2024

Hello everyone! Palante Technology is elated to introduce and recommend a wonderful publication from the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic at Harvard Law School entitled PROTECT YOUR PEOPLE: A digital toolkit for organizations and employers to combat anti-LGBTQ+ harassment targeting their members. Palante, being digital security professionals who work with LGBTQ+ frontline activist organizations and individuals, is proud to have contributed to the above as consultants.

Palante Security Advisory: LogoFAIL

12.07.2023

On December 6th a suite of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) were presented by the Binarly REsearch team during the European Black Hat 2023 conference. Dubbed “LogoFAIL”, the researchers demonstrated how computers with customizable boot logos can be compromised through specially crafted images designed to exploit vulnerabilities. Many vendors use custom boot images but, in most circumstances, these are hard coded and not replaceable. Some vendors (Lenovo, Acer, and Intel) do not lock this feature down and allow users to upload their own custom image. This is the route