Let's Stop Romanticizing Doing More with Less
We’re constantly told that nonprofits should operate more like businesses: strategic, efficient, innovative, and data-driven.
The Hidden Cost of Standing Still
A nonprofit can balance its budget year after year and still be building a financial problem it doesn't see coming.
Don’t Blindly Accept These Nonprofit Fundraising Myths
When individual and foundation funding is flat or dropping off, organizations sometimes panic.
Apple’s Newest Product, and an Old Question
Apple’s newest device revives one of its oldest product questions: just because you can build it, does it deserve to exist?
Capacity Is Not Capability
A demanding season can change how much we’re able to carry without changing the experience, ambition, or value we bring to the work.
The Tools Changed. The Operating Model Didn’t.
We have dramatically changed the tools people use to work without changing many of the assumptions about how work itself should operate.
Diversify Your Communications
Does your nonprofit rely too heavily on social media for outreach and fundraising?
When the Experience is the Product
Two cafés, one storefront, and a useful lesson in what separates a functional product from one that truly fits its market.
Our Ability to Notice
Sometimes the best way to gain more from technology is to ask less of it.
One Layer Deeper
The first answer is rarely the real answer; the best thinking starts one layer deeper.
Hardware Standards in the AI PC Era: Why CPU, GPU, and NPU Stacks Matter
The AI PC era will not be about matching the right machines to the work that is coming next.
Is Company “Culture” Dead, or Just Being Exposed?
The challenge for leadership is whether they will use AI to give people more life, or simply use it to take more work.
Disregarding Print is a Costly Mistake
Cost is by far the biggest reason why many nonprofits only use email for newsletters and solicitations.
The Rise of the Independent Talent Economy
Work is being rebuilt around people, not payrolls.
Capacity is the New Non-Profit Currency
For many nonprofit leaders, the biggest challenge is capacity.
Does Your Organization’s Newsletter Need A Host?
No, not the tech platform hosting it, I’m talking about a human face and voice that speaks through your newsletter directly to readers.
Strategy Brings Clarity to Communications
When nonprofit communications are guided by strategy, not just the next task, they can stop chasing the white lines and start seeing the road ahead.
