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CTO Input helping with technology vendor selection for justice organizations

Technology Vendor Selection for Justice Organizations (Avoid Bad Fits and Hidden Costs)

Your intake queue is full. A grant report is due. Someone asks, “Can the new mission-critical system do conflict checks and keep client notes secure?” The vendor says yes, of course. Two months later, staff are copying and pasting between tools, numbers don’t match, and the “simple add-on” is now a line item you didn’t […]

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Reporting and Outcomes for Civil Legal Aid Organizations (Numbers Funders Trust)

A grant report is due for your civil legal aid organization. Intake is backed up. Your case system has three different places to record “closed.” Someone asks, “How many households kept their housing through civil legal services this quarter?” and the room goes quiet. This is why having reporting and outcomes for civil legal aid

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A guide to ai guardrails consulting for justice network organizations

AI Guardrails Consulting for Justice Network Organizations: A Practical Guide

AI guardrails consulting for justice network organizations isn’t just a technical exercise; it’s a critical mission-support function. It’s about building a framework to safely use new technologies while staying true to your commitment to equity and fairness. It means putting clear policies, practical controls, and solid governance in place to manage the very real risks

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How Justice Lab’s Data and Technology Support Strengthens Legal Nonprofits

If you run a justice-focused nonprofit, you probably feel the weight of your systems every day. Spreadsheets everywhere. Case notes in email. Fragile tools that buckle whenever a new grant report is due. This is where justice lab data and technology support comes in. In plain terms, a Justice Lab is a team that uses

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A team learning and determining when is the right time to bring in outside tech leadership

When is the right time to bring in outside tech leadership help? Signs and steps.

You feel it every quarter: technology is getting louder, pricier, and harder to steer. Your board asks about AI risk and cyber resilience. Lenders want comfort on systems and controls. Vendors say everything is “urgent.” Projects slip, costs creep, and your leadership team is tired of guessing. The real question behind all of this is

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A team mapping out their own warm handoff process

Stop losing people after a referral, build a warm handoff process that confirms contact in 24 hours and tracks every bounce

It’s 4:45 p.m. The intake queue is still climbing. A partner emails, “We referred three people today, did you reach them?” Your team searches inboxes, a shared spreadsheet, and someone’s notes. No one can say, with confidence, what happened next. This is how trust leaks out of the system. Not because people don’t care, but

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a team creating a technology roadmap for mid-sized companies

Practical Technology Roadmap for Mid-Sized Companies: Foundation to Innovation

What should a 3 year technology roadmap look like for a mid-sized company? If you are running a business between 2 and 250 million in revenue, you probably feel the squeeze: rising tech costs, constant cyber questions from the board, and projects that never quite land. A technology roadmap for mid-sized companies is a simple,

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Justice Organization Technology Roadmap: A Calm Path From Chaos To Clarity

If you run a justice-focused nonprofit, your tech probably feels like a pile of Jenga blocks. Old systems needing legacy system modernization. New tools. Manual work everywhere. A justice organization technology roadmap is a simple way to turn that pile into a plan through smart technology investment prioritization. It is a 1 to 3 year

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