The Technology You Should Stop Dragging Into Another Year
Remember asking your parents why they did something a certain way? You probably heard, “Because that’s how it’s done.” Twenty years later, you’re doing it the same way. You still don’t know why. Offices pick …
The Spooky Side of AI: Is Your Team Ready?
Take a walk through any neighborhood this Halloween and you’ll spot plenty of monsters. Vampires, ghouls, a suspiciously large number of ghosts made from bedsheets. They’re loud, they’re sugar-fueled, and they’re completely harmless. The monsters …
Your Whole Team Has a Part to Play in Cybersecurity
It's 4:17 on a Friday. A staff member gets an email that looks like it's from you: "Can you send the updated banking info before you head out?" The name is right. The tone sounds …
Before Your Busiest Season Gets Loud
Every August, without fail, families somehow pull it together. Backpacks get packed, bedtimes creep earlier, school supply lists get checked off at the last minute, and by day one, everyone shows up ready. Nobody plans …
The Future of AI Isn't One Tool. It's the Right Tool for the Job.
Why This Conversation Is Happening Now You may have seen some headlines lately about a shift happening in AI. Most of the well-known tools, like ChatGPT or Claude, are built and controlled entirely by the …
A Disruption Is Not the Best Time to Make a Plan
When a shared drive, internet connection, payment system, phone line, or cloud app stops working, the issue is not only technical. Staff still need direction. Clients, donors, customers, or partners may still be …
As AI Takes on More Work, Human Oversight Matters More Than Ever
During a recent cybersecurity test, OpenAI gave an experimental AI model a task inside what was supposed to be a restricted environment. Because of a human setup error, the model found a way to access …
Six Questions Worth Asking Your IT Provider Every Quarter
Most nonprofit leaders aren't thinking about IT on a Tuesday afternoon, and that's completely reasonable. You're focused on staff, funding, programs, volunteers, and the people who you thrive to serve. But a short quarterly conversation …
The Difference Between Supporting a Business and Supporting a Mission
The Difference Between Supporting a Business & Supporting a Mission If you have worked with a vendor and felt like they didn’t really understand your organization, there's a good chance that feeling was right. …
Why the Future of Technology Depends on Staying Human
One day AI is being called the future of everything, and the next there is a headline that makes it sound unpredictable, unsafe, or too complicated to trust. If you lead an organization where …
