Resources

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Board Brief: AI Adoption + Policy

A 3-month action plan to help nonprofit boards lead on AI strategy, policy, and ethics. This brief offers practical guidance, key questions, and concrete steps to support human-centered, mission-aligned AI adoption without requiring boards to be tech experts. Use it to set values-based guardrails, boost tech fluency, and make confident decisions in a rapidly evolving landscape.
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The Tech 28

A set of 28 essential questions to help nonprofit boards and CEOs start strategic conversations about technology, risk, and innovation. Use The Tech 28 to align your board, strengthen decision-making, and make tech a core part of your organization’s mission and impact.
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Tech Board Role Description Template

Need a board member with tech expertise? Use this editable template to quickly draft and post a compelling role description that attracts the right candidates.
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Interview Guide: Tech Board Candidates

A practical, structured tool to help you lead more effective interviews with prospective tech board members. It covers four key areas: experience and skills, approach, motivation and fit, and expectations.
Download the guide to strengthen your board recruitment process.
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The Tech Governance Playbook

Our free Tech Governance Playbook provides everything you need to know about how nonprofits leverage tech executives to maximize their impact. Download now to learn how you can start making change right now.
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The Research

Why are tech leaders so important to the success of nonprofits?
Read the latest from our cofounders in the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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Guide: Finding Board Members

Our free guide walks you through all the steps you'll need to find and recruit potential board members via LinkedIn, using your greatest resource: your current board members.

Upcoming events

Upcoming events

October 7th @ 5.30pm PT | San Francisco

Backchannel Tech: What Your Board Should Be Asking

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek
Some of the most important conversations about nonprofit tech happen behind closed doors. This salon is your chance to hear them. Join a lively, intimate gathering of leaders sharing real questions, hidden blockers, and quiet wins around tech governance and board engagement—no recordings, just real talk.
Register here
October 10th @ 8.30am PT | San Francisco

Board.Dev LIVE: Exploring Tech Board Leadership

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek
Want to bring your tech skills to a nonprofit board—or figure out what a tech-savvy board member could mean for your organization? Join Board.Dev for a coffee and conversation where you’ll hear real stories from nonprofit and tech leaders, plus walk away with concrete next steps to get involved.
Register here