The more adept I become at leading, the more I come to appreciate how crucial other leaders are to my own success. Just as every member of Harry Potter’s crew brought an essential quality or skill, my colleagues and peers have lifted me up with their wisdom and collaborated to make the sum of our efforts greater than its parts.

Here are some thoughts on the purpose of data documentation, what should be in an organization’s data manual, and how to keep it up to date.

In this blog post, I explain the importance of trust, learning mindset and mutual exchange of value in partnerships. I also share a few resources for learning more.

I failed to follow my own advice and best practices, resulting in my email messages getting blocked and my domain getting blacklisted.

It all started when I sent a survey to around 10,000 people from a purchased list.

I’m there to encourage you and celebrate your success, but I’m not just a cheerleader. I also have a responsibility to challenge you when I sense you are not being honest with yourself or not using your full capabilities.

About six months into my coaching practice, I discovered I was doing it wrong. It’s not that I was doing harm, nor were my coachees dissatisfied, but I found out how I could be more helpful to them. That’s because I realized something counterintuitive: I can be more effective if I know less about the situation.

A well-structured technology plan can guide your nonprofit organization toward making smart choices and using technology for better impact.

If we truly believe that technology is a strategic asset to the organization, why aren’t we more strategic about budgeting for it? This post explains three different approaches to nonprofit technology budgeting, and explains why budgeting should be intricately tied to planning and strategy.

“If the users do not adopt the new systems and processes, then that means they are not using the new technology to its fullest potential and therefore leaving money on the table.”

User adoption issues are preventing nonprofit organizations from getting the full value out of their technology investments. Here’s why, and what you can do about it.

Foundations design their capacity building programs to help nonprofits become more effective and resilient, or in other words, build their capacity to do good work. If technology is a key driver, one might expect it to be a key component of capacity building programs, right?

Someone–maybe a board member, your executive director, or a consultant–says your nonprofit needs a technology plan. And they’re probably right. But what kind of plan do you need?

A tech plan is helpful for guiding decisions, managing risk, and forecasting cost. So why do so many nonprofits lack one?

With remote and hybrid work here to stay, and cybersecurity attacks only becoming more frequent, we should all be concerned about protecting our organizations. But it requires investment and expertise to prevent a security breach and respond appropriately when one does happen.

Whether it’s a natural disaster, or a pandemic, or a shooting, or a war, there will be a next time, and we can work together to strengthen nonprofits, making them more resilient and responsive in times of crisis.