What we’re writing about.
What we’ve learned building data systems and AI agents for small businesses, nonprofits and growing companies. Most of these posts started on LinkedIn.
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Three questions every $10M nonprofit should answer
How much are you spending? How much are you getting back? How many lives did that money change?
The hard part is answering the one question nobody wants to ask. Was it worth it?
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The $5M to $25M visibility gap
I tell most orgs not to hire me. But something happens at $5M that changes everything.
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Why Ramadan ad ROI went from 5x to break even
Ramadan ads ROI used to be 5x or 6x. Now you’re lucky to break even.
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What major donors think about your organization
They want one document. Everything they gave, when they gave it, what they can write off. In one place.
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Where did my donation go? The supply chain problem.
Most charities can’t say exactly where a donation went.
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One orphan’s report card kept me donating for over 7 years
A simple yearly report about one child kept me giving. Donors want that connection.
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Data infrastructure is the mop and bucket of your organization
Nobody gets excited about clean pipelines and accurate donor records. But without them, nothing else works.
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The leaky bucket: why most Ramadan donors never give again.
You raise millions in Ramadan. But if you can’t keep those donors coming back, you’re rebuilding from scratch every year.
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Your nonprofit doesn’t need a data analyst. It needs a data engineer.
I took a 50% pay cut to join LaunchGood. Best career decision I ever made.