diff --git a/_posts/2019-11-29-hiring-a-designer-from-the-privacy-community.md b/_posts/2019-11-29-hiring-a-designer-from-the-privacy-community.md
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 title: Hiring a Designer from the Privacy Community
 date: 2019-11-29
 author: davegson
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 ---
 
 _Sidenote: shoutout to [The Hated One](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q/), this would not have happened without him!_
diff --git a/_posts/2019-12-06-the-next-5-steps-for-safing.md b/_posts/2019-12-06-the-next-5-steps-for-safing.md
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 title: The next 5 steps for Safing
 date: 2019-12-06
 author: davegson
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+cover_image_source: https://pixabay.com/photos/architecture-stone-blocks-block-3481302/
 ---
 
 ## Intro
diff --git a/_posts/2019-12-20-announcing-the-privacytools-sponsorship.md b/_posts/2019-12-20-announcing-the-privacytools-sponsorship.md
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 title: Announcing the PrivacyTools Sponsorship
 date: 2019-12-20
 author: davegson
+custom_thumbnail_name: announcing-the-privacytools-sponsorship
 ---
 
 **We are very pleased to announce that we have become a sponsor of [PrivacyTools.io](https://opencollective.com/privacytoolsio)**
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