What role should innovation play in fulfilling your nonprofit’s mission? How do you justify allocating precious resources to technology and moonshots versus on-the-ground work? Sarah Lee, COO of New Story, joins Boris to talk about how nonprofits can leverage technology and innovation to create a great impact on the world. Whether you’re a small community-based organization or a Silicon-Valley-based Y-Combinator graduate like New Story, this episode is guaranteed to inspire some conversations at your organization.

What role should innovation play in fulfilling your nonprofit’s mission? How do you justify allocating precious resources to technology and moonshots versus on-the-ground work?

Sarah Lee, COO of New Story, joins Boris to talk about how nonprofits can leverage technology and innovation to create a great impact on the world.

Whether you’re a small community-based organization or a Silicon-Valley-based Y-Combinator graduate like New Story, this episode is guaranteed to inspire some conversations at your organization.

Episode Links and Shownotes: https://nphf.show/ep17

What we discussed:

How technology and innovation can improve your organization’s processes
What role innovation and technology can play in greater strategy
The nonprofit double-standard that may be hurting your cause
What responsibility nonprofits have when it comes to intellectual property
How moonshots can change everything… even if they fail
Aligning your mission with your pursuits in innovation
Setting ambitious goals and knowing when to stop pursuing them
Getting help from top people in any field and converting them to supporters