As a general trend over the past several years, public schools have seen repeated budget cuts at the federal, state and local levels. Nonetheless, school needs are as great as ever. Budget shortfalls often lead to fewer extracurricular opportunities, outdated educational materials, and teachers providing their own supplies out of pocket. To help prevent these issues, many schools and PTA groups have placed an increased focus on raising revenue through school-wide fundraisers. Many schools decide […]

From a nonprofit tech perspective, I’d like to share a story that I’ve seen play out countless times, and I challenge you to be honest about which description fits your organization.  Imagine two nonprofits — you probably already know them. They have similar sizes, budgets — facing similar problems. They both have similar pie-in-the-sky dreams.  But where they differ is in their plans to achieve those dreams. Let’s look at the paths of these so-close-yet-so-far […]