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One of the biggest surprises since building Grant-Ready has been discovering how many nonprofits have been serving their communities for years and have never submitted a grant application. One of the biggest surprises since building Grant-Ready has been discovering how many nonprofits have been serving their communities for years and have never submitted a grant… Continue reading One of the biggest surprises since building Grant-Ready has been discovering how many nonprofits have been serving their communities…

  The Five Pillars of AI Readiness (And Why Most Organizations Skip the First Step) Last week I wrote that AI isn’t replacing nonprofits. It’s amplifying their mission. The question now becomes: How do you know if your organization is actually ready? Most organizations start by looking for AI tools. The organizations that succeed start… Continue reading The Five Pillars of AI Readiness (And Why Most Organizations Skip the First Step)

Part II – AI Isn’t Replacing Nonprofits. It’s Amplifying Their Mission. Part II – AI Isn’t Replacing Nonprofits. It’s Amplifying Their Mission. When nonprofit leaders hear the words Artificial Intelligence, one concern usually comes first: “Is AI going to replace people?” I don’t think that’s the right question. The better question is: How can AI… Continue reading AI Isn’t Replacing Nonprofits. It’s Amplifying Their Mission.

Part I – The New Reality Part I – The New Reality The nonprofit sector is entering a new era. Not because the mission has changed. Because the operating environment has. Every conversation I have with nonprofit leaders sounds familiar. Demand for services keeps growing while budgets get tighter and less predictable. Staff is carrying… Continue reading The nonprofit sector is entering a new era. Not because the mission…

AI Doesn’t Replace Readiness. It Exposes It. AI Doesn’t Replace Readiness. It Exposes It. Everyone is talking about AI. Fewer organizations are asking whether they’re actually ready for it. Over the past year, I’ve worked with nonprofits, businesses, and public sector organizations that were genuinely excited about what AI could do for them. Nearly all… Continue reading AI Doesn’t Replace Readiness. It Exposes It.

Most organizations don’t have an AI problem. They have a readiness problem. Most organizations don’t have an AI problem. They have a readiness problem. Over the past year, I’ve spoken with nonprofit leaders, business owners, executives, and project teams who all arrive at the same question: “Which AI tool should we buy?” It’s almost always… Continue reading Most organizations don’t have an AI problem. They have a readiness problem.

In my recent post, I explored whether organizations should buy AI solutions or build them. In my recent post, I explored whether organizations should buy AI solutions or build them. What I’ve discovered is that the most important decision often happens before either option is considered. The real AI decision isn’t buy versus build. It’s… Continue reading In my recent post, I explored whether organizations should buy AI solutions or build them…

Most organizations treat buy-versus-build as a technology decision. It isn’t. It’s a readiness decision. Most organizations treat buy-versus-build as a technology decision. It isn’t. It’s a readiness decision. Making that decision before understanding your own organizational state is how you end up with a platform no one uses, a custom build that solves the wrong… Continue reading Most organizations treat buy-versus-build as a technology decision…

Most organizations start their AI journey by asking the wrong question. Most organizations start their AI journey by asking the wrong question. “How do we implement AI?” sounds like the right place to begin. It isn’t. After months of conversations with leaders across nonprofits, healthcare, PMOs, and enterprise — one pattern kept surfacing. AI initiatives… Continue reading Most organizations start their AI journey by asking the wrong question…