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How do you approach Grant Reporting Data Quality for Justice Organizations

Grant Reporting Data Quality for Justice Organizations (Standardize Partner Fields Fast)

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A grant report is due, the coalition call is in two hours, and someone asks the question you dread: “Why don’t these totals match?” In justice networks, that moment is common. Legal aid, courts, navigators, and community partners each track the work in good faith, but the same field can mean different things in different […]

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Stop Paying the Data Chaos Tax: A Data Governance Framework for Leaders

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Let’s be direct. Your organization is swimming in data, but you can’t trust it, find it, or prove it’s secure. Your teams are arguing over whose report is right, and major projects stall. The cost of this chaos is real, measured in wasted hours, delayed initiatives, and the quiet fear of an audit you know

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Implementation Partner for Capacity Building Organizations (Standardize Outcomes Across Programs)

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You know the moment in non-profit organizations dedicated to capacity building. A report is due, a funder wants clean numbers, and three program leads send three different versions of “served” and “completed.” Staff scramble. Someone rebuilds a spreadsheet late at night. The numbers still don’t reconcile, and nobody feels good about what gets submitted. This

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How To Build an AI Acceptable Use Policy in One Week

How To Build an AI Acceptable Use Policy in One Week

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You already know AI is in your company. Sales is pasting customer data into chatbots. Finance is testing spreadsheet add-ins. Your vendors keep pitching “AI-powered” features. Without guardrails, every one of those experiments can turn into a data breach, a compliance headache, or a disappointed board. The good news: you can set a clear, AI

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A Team Discussing a Nonprofit Data Quality Cleanup Plan. A 30-day reset that stops spreadsheet heroics for their team.

Nonprofit Data Quality Cleanup Plan (30-Day Reset That Ends Spreadsheet Heroics)

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It’s 4:30 pm. A funder metrics request lands with a deadline you can’t negotiate. Someone exports “the list” from the case system. Someone else exports a different list from a different screen. A third person has the “real” numbers in a spreadsheet tab named FINAL_v7. And then the spreadsheet hero shows up. They merge files

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A team working on grant reporting data quality for civil legal aid organizations

Grant Reporting Data Quality for Civil Legal Aid Organizations (The Fixes Funders Trust)

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Your team knows the work advancing access to justice is real. The client stories are real. The need is relentless. Then the grant report is due, and the numbers feel shaky. Totals change between drafts. A case count doesn’t match the narrative. Finance asks why expenses don’t line up with units of service. Staff stay

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A leader creating a digital transformation strategy for legal partner organizations

Digital Transformation Strategy For Legal Partner Organizations (shared handoffs without lost trust)

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A referral comes in. A navigator texts a warm handoff. A court self-help desk sends someone to legal aid. Law firms like pro bono organizations agree to consult. Then the trail goes quiet. No one knows if the client was reached, if consent was captured, or if the matter is open, pending, or closed. In

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Stop data silos by mapping the client journey end to end

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Your intake queue is up again. A partner sent a referral, but it landed in someone’s inbox, not your system. A funder report is due, and the numbers don’t reconcile across case notes, spreadsheets, and the CRM. When leaders say “data silos,” they’re rarely talking about data. They’re talking about broken handoffs. Work that bounces

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ISO 42001 Checklist for Nonprofits (Starter Governance and Oversight)

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Your intake queue is growing, staff are tired, and a funder wants a clean answer: “How are you using AI, and how do you keep it safe?” Meanwhile, a well-meaning team member has already turned on an AI feature in a tool that touches client data. That’s where ISO/IEC 42001 helps. Published in December 2023,

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How Justice Lab Data and Technology Support Fixes Your Biggest Operational Headaches

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It’s Thursday afternoon, and your biggest funder needs an impact report by tomorrow. Your team is in a familiar scramble, stitching together numbers from three different spreadsheets, a clunky case management system, and a separate intake tool. The numbers never quite line up, your best people are burning out on manual data entry, and you

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