🧰 What I’ve Learned Building Nonprofit Tech That Works

These are stories from the systems trenches—how things broke, how they got fixed, and what I learned about building tools that hold up when real people and real data show up. Nothing slick, just the work behind the work.

🆕 When Real Data Hits, Things Get Funky (And That’s Normal)

A spreadsheet system that worked—until real data broke the rules. A story of edge cases, adjustments, and how weirdness is part of the work.

🔧 How I Did It: Reclaimed My Work from Kit (Feb 2025)

A real-time unpacking of how I walked away from a tool that no longer worked for me—and rebuilt my workflow to better support what I actually needed.

🪄 Replacing Workarounds – A Tale of Spreadsheet Liberation (May 2023)

That deeply satisfying moment when you retire a clunky workaround and replace it with something intentionally built. One of those system wins that sticks.

🔍 Hidden Helpers in Spreadsheets (April 2023)

Sometimes you don’t need a new system—you just need to surface what’s already working. This one’s about finding those invisible helpers in your spreadsheets.

🧠 Couples Therapy for Nonprofit Data & Tech Teams (June 2024)

Because sometimes it’s not the data or the tool—it’s the relationship between them. How I’ve helped nonprofit teams repair trust and clarify roles.

🌀 Finding Zen in Circular References (June 2020)

A spreadsheet broke. Again. But maybe the error is the invitation—to slow down, rethink structure, and find peace in debugging.