Bright Nonprofit

AI is Misleading Your Board (And You're Helping)

Every AI report you receive is missing the one category of information your governance actually depends on. It's not a bug; it's the nature of the machine. AI cannot say

Stop Doing So Much - It's Killing Your Nonprofit

AI promised to save us time. Instead, we used that time to drown ourselves in more paperwork. In this episode, we look at the 'Volume Trap'—the dangerous assumption tha

AI is Making Decisions You Didn't Authorize

Your AI just gave you a "recommendation." If you follow it blindly, you aren't being efficient—you're being replaced. In this episode, we look at the critical failure p

The Post-Mortem: Why Your AI Policy Shield Shattered

In this episode, we examine the structural wreckage of the "Responsible AI Policy." Most nonprofit leadership teams are currently celebrating the completion of a static P

The Bottleneck Behind the Bottleneck

If your AI implementation is delivering results, you should be looking for the cracks. Most leaders assume that if output is up and the team is keeping pace, the implemen

"What Are We Doing About AI?" Is the Wrong Question.

Many nonprofit leaders believe their AI challenges begin at the moment of implementation — choosing tools, preparing staff, or establishing policies. But most AI adoption

Why 92% of Nonprofits Using AI Don't See Results

A recent benchmark report surveying hundreds of nonprofit organizations found that 92% are already using AI tools, yet only 7% report major strategic impact. The report d

AI Didn't Move Authority. It Was Already Gone.

Most organizations believe they already know who is responsible when AI is used: the person who used the tool. But that answer assumes something that often isn't true — t

AI Didn't Break It - It Was Already Broke

Many nonprofits are adopting AI tools expecting efficiency gains. But when those gains fail to materialize, the problem often isn't the technology. It's the structure of

SPECIAL EDITION: Putting the "Human" Back in the Show

I'm back behind the mic. In the last episode, you heard an AI-generated overview of this topic. But in a world of automated content, the most important conversations re

Nonprofits are Chasing the Wrong AI Efficiency

Most nonprofits are working hard to become more efficient. AI makes that easier than ever. Drafts are faster. Analysis is instant. Throughput increases. But for many lead

AI Readiness is a Governance Trap - And Most Nonprofits are Walking into It

Get the AI Readiness Memo: https://open.substack.com/pub/brightnonprofit/p/the-work-you-can-no-longer-see Substack: https://brightnonprofit.substack.com/ iTunes: https://

Treating AI Like Software Is Dangerous

Nonprofits are being urged to adopt AI quickly, often with the same playbook used for past technology shifts: select tools, train staff, and adapt over time. This episode

The Nonprofit AI Reality Check

Nonprofits are feeling intense pressure to "do something" about AI - often before there's clarity about what that action is meant to accomplish or protect. In this epis

The Real Question Nonprofits Need to Ask About AI

Nonprofit leaders are being told they need to start using AI. That it will save time, increase efficiency, and reduce workload. At the same time, many leaders feel conf

NPA 095: How to Track Grants, Donations and Program Expenses

Keep track of your nonprofits funds can be tricky. Tracking grants, donations, program expenses and other revenue means organizing your dollars into trackable categories.

NPA 094 - How to Use Video Effectively

Are you scared of video? No, really... if I told you to make a video for your Facebook page, would you panic? In this podcast, I talk with Katie Prentiss Onsager from S

NPA 093: Making Change with Video

Everything is "video, video, video". Really - 80% of all internet consumption is video. So, if you are not using video you are behind the game. The problem is video can

NPA 092: How to really RAISE MONEY with AUCTIONS

In this episode I talk with Adam Capes from GetAway2Give about how he helps nonprofit raise $10,000's with auctions. Adam Capes is the Co-Founder and President of Getaway

NPA 091: 911 Funding for Nonprofits

In this episode, we talk about how to obtain emergency funding for your existing programs. I talk with Caroline Bressan from Open Road Alliance. They are a private philan