The Technopath Way: Productivity through tech for nonprofits

In the first guest episode of the new season of The Technopath Way, Sarah and Michael Kolodner, a Salesforce MVP and advocate for tech in the nonprofit space, dive into the realities, complexities, and costs of Salesforce implementation for nonprofits. They take a critical look at the new nonprofit cloud and its implications in terms of pricing and functionality for users. Check out more of Michae...

In past seasons we’ve focused on decreasing overwhelm and increasing clarity when it comes to nonprofit technology. This season,we want to create a space to have more open unfiltered conversations around Salesforce and technology. Salesforce is known for hosting events called True to the Core. These events, however, often fall short of providing concrete answers to the burning questions that atten...

Take Away Tips: The stories we tell ourselves about circumstances determine our emotional reactions and self-worth. Changing the stories is all about changing our mindset. One book Jackie recommended on mindset was "Mindset" by Carol Dweck, Ph. D. Figure out what you want -- this does not mean making a list of what you don't want! Overthinking can hinder progress, and it is important to break down...

Take Away Tips: • At a small nonprofit if you've been hired on as a developer, expect to do a little bit of everything from administration, to BA, to solution architecht + developer. • Nonprofits can run into the problem of developers, coding and then ghosting. If this happens to you -- take a step back from the code, map out what the system is doing, and document it. Then you can use a sandbox to...

INFO Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips here. Take Away Tips: Have micro-goals to accomplish a big goal Work hard, even if it is tough You can learn anything if you give it enough time It takes 10,000 hours to become a master at something, but only 20 to get a fairly good understanding on how to do something. Adriel's recording his "Roa...

INFO Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips here. Take Away Tips: You do not need a Salesforce Certification to work in a Salesforce Career, Laurel knows many that don't Certifications demonstrate theoritical and technical knowledge and can be an asset in a job search Before you sit for a cert, spend time doing a self-assessment, finding ad...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips Thank you to this week’s sponsor - Sunsama! Have you tried Sunsama? Get your first three weeks free with our link: https://www.sunsama.com/a/technopath This week’s episode we have something special in store! We’re sharing one of our recent Salesforce Saturdays when Sarah talked all about technical debt...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Thank you to this week’s sponsor - Sunsama! Have you tried Sunsama? Get your first three weeks free with our link: https://www.sunsama.com/a/technopath A couple of weeks ago, Sarah hosted a very popular Salesforce Saturday session ab...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up One of the things that is often left out or at least not easy to organize when dealing with technology is documentation. Specifically training documentation. Last year around this time one of my students from our masterclass came to...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Thank you to this week's sponsor, Sunsama! Have you tried Sunsama? It's one of Sarah's favorite tools to organize her day and get everything done. Her favorite feature? The warning that pops up when she plans too many hours of work t...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up We love learning here at Technopath which is why we are so excited to welcome Alexander Lapa as today’s guest! This week we’re hearing about his journey to help nonprofits with Salesforce and subsequent adventure building a tax recei...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Salesforce is becoming a more popular career and when people start down the path they have choices to make. Will they be a Salesforce Administrator for a single company, will they be a consultant, do they want to work as a business a...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way we’re tackling a topic that’s been on our minds a lot lately: Imposter Syndrome. What is it, where does it come from and how can we overcome it? Many people suffer from a lack of confidence around thei...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Nonprofits need to stay in touch with their donors, volunteers, and members to keep them engaged and informed. And with so many communication channels available, email remains one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways to do s...

Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Overselling: What is it? How do we avoid it? What do we do if it happens to us? Nonprofits are often approached by software salespeople promising to revolutionize their work and streamline their operations. However, it's not uncommon...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way we’re listening in on a collaborative discussion Sarah had at Salesforce Saturday with other Salesforce enthusiasts who are wondering about how ChatGPT and AI will change daily Admin tasks. Should we be incorporating it ourselves? Is it go...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Do you look around at everything you need to do - household chores, professional tasks, learning objectives - and just throw your hands up in the air instead of get down to business? It turns out most of us are in this boat at least some of the time. You know there are m...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Have you tried sending press releases, connecting with journalists and seemingly every other ‘trick in the book’ to get your organization into the news cycle only to be met with crickets? Then today’s episode with nonprofit PR expert, Nadia Tchoumi, is exactly what you n...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Are you ready to take the Nonprofit Cloud Consultant Exam? Use our checklist to find out: technopath.ac-page.com/exam-readiness-checklist This week on The Technopath Way, Sarah is flying solo with some common pitfalls many newer Salesforce Admins face when looking for ex...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www. technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up We’re closing out 2022 with a look forward to what we are planning for Technopath and The Technopath Way in the coming year. Listen in as Sarah and Allyson sit down to discuss a focus shift for The Technopath Way and the goals and changes for the company as we move into...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page... One of the most common questions I get from nonprofits is how to decide whether or not they really need Salesforce. I spoke with Alexandra Mannerings last week on her podcast, Heart, Soul & Data, about how to pick the right tech stack for your nonprofit. This inspired today’s episode of The Tech...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up One of our most listened-to episodes of all time was our Mini Episode of Sarah’s productivity hacks back in November of 2021 ( https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47567458 ) This week Sarah is revisiting that episode and updating it with the picks she discovered this year th...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way, Allyson Kennett, Technopath Marketing and Strategic Director, joins Sarah to talk about what we’re thankful for right now. Gratitude practices have been very popular for a while now, and we wanted to think about our ‘wins’ over this past y...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on the podcast we have Tim Lockie of The Human Stack. Tim Lockie is CEO and Founder of The Human Stack℠, co-host of the Why IT Matters podcast, and uses he/him/his pronouns. His history with the nonprofit world and technology seems to be intertwined. Tim has 20...

Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Alexandra Mannerings is the founder of Merakinos, a data services and education company devoted to helping nonprofits sustainably access the analytics they need to grow and thrive. She earned her PhD in epidemiology and public health from the University of Cambridge in En...