North Carolina Helped Us Start a Movement, and Now We’re Aiming for 1 Million Safer

Alexandria, a white woman with long brown hair, wears a white blouse. By Alexandria (Lexi) Lutz 

Earlier this year, the NCBarBlog spotlighted Opt-Inspire, and North Carolina became the first state to grant pro bono credit to attorney volunteers delivering our digital safety sessions. Since then, our presentations have been approved by the IAPP (formerly known as International Association of Privacy Professionals) for Continuing Privacy Education (CPE) credit (3.0 CPEs for a volunteer’s first presentation; 1.0 thereafter for CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/CN, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT).

On October 1, 2025, in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re launching #1MSecureTogether along with a student-run nonprofit focused on enhancing digital literacy for older adults, Tech Me Kid. #1MSecureTogether is a nationwide push to equip one million people in one year with practical digital safety skills (by October 1, 2026).

What We’re Launching

  • Free, volunteer-led digital literacy & scam-prevention sessions at senior centers, schools, libraries, community centers, and churches, delivered by trained legal, privacy/cybersecurity, tech, and student volunteers. We come to you.
  • The SecureTogether Signal: a weekly newsletter (52 issues) with timely scam alerts and bite-sized tips you can forward in two taps.
  • Bite-sized videos & toolkits for “do-it-now” safety steps you can share with loved ones.

How we’ll measure progress: Real actions taken: people reached, workshops delivered, tools downloaded, sessions scheduled, and meaningful digital engagement (clicks, shares, saves).

Why Now

Scams targeting seniors have surged dramatically, and generative AI makes impersonations, voice cloning, and video spoofs startlingly convincing. We’re moving resources from “nice to read” to ready-to-use, bringing training to the people who need it most.

Why Us

Opt-Inspire and Tech Me Kid are volunteer-powered and expert-led (privacy, cybersecurity, technology, education). We mobilize attorneys, privacy pros, students, and community leaders, quickly, safely, and at scale, to reduce elder fraud and protect families.

New Tools You Can Use Today

  • SecureTogether Portal: Interactive tools including Harba (our Digital Safety AI Assistant), a personalized risk assessment with tailored recommendations, and shareable infographics.
  • SecureTogether Impact Center: Communities request presentations; volunteers browse and claim opportunities by interest, location, and availability. No account needed. It shows real-time opportunities, streamlines confirmations, unlocks volunteer materials once approved, and tracks activity so no one falls through the cracks.

Choose Your Lane

For Attorneys (especially in NC)

  • Earn pro bono credit by presenting in your community. (No need to be a privacy, cybersecurity, or tech expert!)
  • What to do now:
    1. Sign up to volunteer. (Non-NC licensed attorneys, or anyone else, please register online.)
    2. Once registered, we will invite you to a 30-minute training session (virtual), after which time you’ll be approved as an official volunteer.
    3. Claim a slot in the Impact Center and present with our ready-made slides & talking points.

For Privacy + Cybersecurity Professionals (IAPP Certified)

  • Earn IAPP CPEs: 3.0 CPEs for your first presentation; 1.0 CPE for each one after.
  • What to do now:
    1. Volunteer Sign-Up (NC attorneys.)
    2. Once registered, we will invite you to a 30-minute training session (virtual), after which time you’ll be approved as an official volunteer.
    3. Claim a slot in the Impact Center and present with our ready-made slides & talking points.
    4. Once your presentation is complete, we’ll provide reporting steps for CPE credit.

For Law Firms + Corporations

  • Turn CSR and pro bono goals into measurable community impact.
  • Ideas for quick wins: become a visibility partner, host a lunch-and-learn for seniors, schedule a firm-wide volunteer day, co-brand a local session, or match employee volunteer hours.
  • What to do now:
    1. Complete Partnership Inquiry form.
    2. We’ll be in touch base on your area(s) of interest.

For Law Students

  • Lead intergenerational digital-literacy events with proven curricula and opportunity to network with privacy, cybersecurity, and tech attorneys.
  • What to do now:
    1. Sign up as a volunteer.
    2.  Once registered, we will invite you to a 30-minute training session (virtual), after which time you’ll be approved as an official volunteer.
    3. Claim a spot in the Impact Center and present with our ready-made slides & talking points. Depending on volunteer availability, we’ll do our best to pair you with an attorney co-presenter.

For Senior Living Communities, Schools, Libraries, Churches

  • Free on-site or virtual sessions: simple setup, big impact.
  • What to do now:
    1. Request a Session.
    2. Pick your preferred times.
    3. We’ll confirm, bring materials, and handle volunteer coordination.

One-Minute Moves (If You Do Nothing Else)

  1. Subscribe to the SecureTogether Signal (weekly scam alerts + tips).
  2. Forward the newsletter to one person you love who uses a phone, tablet, or computer.
  3. Share a Portal infographic in your family group chat.
  4. Request a Session for your community.
  5. Join our team if you’re ready to volunteer.

What Success Looks Like (Oct 1, 2025 →Oct 1, 2026)

  • 1,000,000 people equipped with practical safety skills.
  • Thousands of free trainings delivered nationwide.
  • Volunteers activated across legal, privacy, tech, and student communities.
  • A weekly rhythm of protection through the SecureTogether Signal and other online resources.

Kids + Caregivers Count, Too

We also offer online-safety sessions for children and their caregivers (and yes, every participant counts toward our #1MSecureTogether). Request toolkits or training if your school or parent group wants in.

Ready to Jump In?

North Carolina sparked this. Let’s scale it. See you on October 1, and every week after.

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