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The Nonprofit Technology Conference returns to Portland, Oregon, March 23-26, 2027, with a virtual program running alongside it. Every year the NTC changes based on what this community tells us, and this year several of those changes are substantial enoug

At a recent nonprofit board meeting, I raised a question I had been sitting with for months: Shouldn't we have a strategy for how and whether we use artificial intelligence? The room did not exactly light up. Some people were uncomfortable with the subjec

I began my career in the nonprofit sector as the administrative assistant to the membership and development department at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. My predecessor in this role had figured out how to set up the donor database and the required hardware

When people are overworked, it can be easy to think that new technology will solve your problems. But don't fall for "shiny object syndrome." Technology does not solve problems. People solve problems using technology! For technology to make a difference,

Many nonprofit teams I know are exhausted from trying to keep up with the engagement machine. Another newsletter. Another webinar. Another social media channel. Another platform. Another "quick" campaign that quietly becomes twelve more tasks on someone's

The Digital Inclusion Fellowship is a one-year program where fellows learn what it takes to build a digital inclusion program in their regions, tailored to the needs of the communities they serve. Over the course of a year, fellows receive training, mento

At the 2025 Nonprofit Technology Conference, I stood in a room full of brilliant, exhausted leaders for my session: "Congrats, you're a manager. Now what?" As we talked, I felt a wave of relief wash over the room. It wasn't because I had all the answers-i

One year after the cancellation of the Digital Equity Act, many organizations doing digital inclusion work are still trying to navigate what comes next. We spoke to our Digital Inclusion fellows, who work in digital equity programs across the country, to

In 2024, I attended my third NTC conference and presented for the first time. Eager to learn and discover nonprofit marketing and technology trends, and one thing was immediately clear: mobile messaging is on the rise! And if my organization didn't start

The structural problem When a security researcher finds a vulnerability in a large company's systems, the path forward is well-defined. The company has a policy, a contact process, and staff who know what to do with an incoming report. The researcher subm