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AI Isn't Magic: What Nonprofits Need to Know Before They Start
Nonprofits are excited about AI. They should be. But excitement often comes before clarity, and that gap is where money disappears. Here's what I'm seeing: organizations rush toward AI because vendors promise it will solve problems. Sometimes it will. Mostly, ...
Do You Actually Need a Technology Roadmap?
A CEO of a nonprofit sat across from me and started listing her tech problems. "We have projects that aren't connected to each other," she said. "Some work for one department, but not across the organization. We have projects that ...
Speed Doesn't Mean Alignment (And That's Why Most Plans Fail)
Speed alone doesn’t create progress. Learn why nonprofit technology plans need shared understanding, team alignment, and a governance framework to turn strategy into lasting action. ...
What AI Automation Actually Looks Like for Nonprofits
AI automation can help nonprofits make everyday processes more reliable and easier to navigate. Learn how context-aware AI can improve onboarding, reminders, support, and routine tasks while keeping people informed and in control. ...
Google Just Changed Search Forever. Here's What Your Nonprofit Website Needs to Do Right Now
AI-powered search is changing how people discover nonprofit organizations online. Learn how schema markup, metadata, clear site structure, and updated content can help AI systems understand and surface your website. ...
Metrics Every Nonprofit Should Track in Their Reporting
The right metrics help nonprofits understand performance, demonstrate impact, and make better decisions. Learn which financial, donor, and reporting metrics to track and how clear data can strengthen transparency and trust. ...
One Unprotected URL. Bots Found It in Hours.
Bots can find and exploit unprotected parts of a website within hours. Learn why nonprofits need consistent traffic filtering, monitoring, and security checks to protect their websites from automated attacks. ...
A Nonprofit-Safe Playbook for Modernizing a Legacy Website Platform (Without Thousands of Support Tickets)
Modernizing a legacy platform doesn’t have to mean risky, disruptive changes. Learn how careful scoping, phased rollouts, tested rollback plans, and clear communication can help nonprofits modernize safely while minimizing downtime and support issues. ...
A Governance Plan for Legacy Websites (That Protects Your URLs and Your Sanity)
Legacy websites are often fragile because ownership, backups, renewals, and maintenance aren’t clearly managed. Learn how a phased governance plan can reduce risk, protect important URLs, and create a more sustainable approach to long-term website stewardship. ...
How to Build a Digital Fundraising System That Scales
A scalable digital fundraising system does more than process donations. Learn how connected tools, automation, streamlined giving, and consistent donor communication can help nonprofits grow fundraising without adding unnecessary manual work. ...
Agentic AI Readiness: What Nonprofit Execs Should Do Now
AI agents are changing how people interact with nonprofit websites and services. Learn how to prepare your workflows, website content, verification processes, and policies for AI-driven interactions while reducing risk and keeping people in control. ...
Seven Nonprofit Tech Horror Stories (That I Wish Were Fiction)
Nonprofit technology problems can quickly become expensive, disruptive, and difficult to untangle. Explore seven real-world tech horror stories and the lessons they offer for making smarter decisions, reducing risk, and preventing similar problems in your organization. ...
Signs Your Nonprofit Technology Is Holding You Back
Technology problems often show up as manual work, disconnected tools, unreliable data, and frustrating workarounds. Learn how to recognize when your nonprofit’s systems are holding you back and where to focus improvements first. ...