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.
A little over a year ago, I launched Fountain Innovation Group (FIG) with a simple belief: Organizations shouldn’t adopt AI because it’s popular. They should adopt it because it helps them make better decisions, work more effectively, and create greater impact. A little over a year ago, I launched Fountain Innovation Group (FIG) with a… Continue reading A little over a year ago, I launched Fountain Innovation Group (FIG) with a simple belief…
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…
Most organizations are trying to solve AI with tools. The smarter ones are solving it with structure first. Most organizations are trying to solve AI with tools. The smarter ones are solving it with structure first. That difference is already separating the leaders from everyone else. Right now, executives are asking: What platform should we… Continue reading Most organizations are trying to solve AI with tools…
Most organizations think the hard part is finding funding. It’s not. Most organizations think the hard part is finding funding. It’s not. The hard part is building the operational capacity to consistently identify, evaluate, pursue, and manage the right opportunities — before they disappear. That’s not a writing problem. It’s an infrastructure problem. To show… Continue reading Most organizations think the hard part is finding funding. It’s not…
What If You Were Named AI Accountability Officer Tomorrow? What If You Were Named AI Accountability Officer Tomorrow? Not in theory. Not in a policy document. Starting tomorrow. Your first meeting is on Monday. What do you actually do? Most organizations reach for paperwork first — policies, committees, risk statements. But accountability isn’t a document.… Continue reading What If You Were Named AI Accountability Officer Tomorrow?
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