Is your nonprofit board equipped to navigate today's rapidly evolving digital landscape? Hiline CEO, Matt Gardner sits down with Alethea Hannemann, CEO of Board.dev, to explore how strategic technology expertise at the board level transforms nonprofit effectiveness and sustainability.

🤓 What You'll Learn:

Nonprofits are 4x more likely to achieve their missions when tech-savvy, yet most spend only a third of what comparable for-profits invest in technology. This episode reveals how filling this critical gap through strategic board composition can revolutionize your organization's impact and financial health.

Key Topics Covered:

• Why technology expertise now ranks alongside finance and legal as essential board competencies
• The three technology archetypes every nonprofit should consider
• How tech-fluent boards strengthen financial oversight and donor trust
• Cybersecurity risks facing nonprofits (the second-most attacked sector) and essential protections
• Practical first steps for executive directors to strengthen board capacity
• Why clean data systems are foundational to both financial accuracy and AI readiness

Whether you're managing a nonprofit with a $500K or $10M budget, this conversation provides actionable guidance for building the governance capacity needed to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

• https://www.Board.dev - Strengthening nonprofits through tech-savvy boards
• Board Tech 28 Assessment
• Hiline's Board-Ready Finance Kit

About Fiscally Awesome
Fiscally Awesome is produced by Hiline, where we make small business finances stress-free so you can focus on building a great company. Visit our website or connect with us on LinkedIn to learn more.

Hosted by Matt Gardner, CEO and Co-Founder of Hiline. New episodes drop every other Thursday.

Corporate giving just got more complicated – and more strategic. Join Hiline CEO Matt Gardner as he sits down with Maureen Flynn, VP at Changing Our World, to break down what's really happening in the world of nonprofit funding and corporate partnerships.

Maureen brings a rare dual perspective. She works with both sides of the equation, helping corporations design their social impact programs while advising nonprofits on fundraising strategy. Translation: she knows what actually works and what gets your proposal tossed in the trash.

What you'll learn:

• Why competition for philanthropic dollars is fiercer than ever (and how to cut through the noise)
• How to build a prospect list that actually converts
• Why your CRM data is probably holding you back
• The corporate partnership playbook that turns one-time sponsors into long-term allies
• What gets a funding request noticed vs. what gets it ignored

Reality check: Most nonprofits treat prospects the same way, send cookie-cutter pitches, and wonder why corporate partnerships fizzle out. Maureen breaks down the simple (but not easy) fixes that separate organizations that thrive from those that just survive.

🔗 Connect with Maureen
🔗 Changing Our World Website
🔗 Connect with Hiline

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Struggling with payroll complexity, skyrocketing health insurance costs, and HR compliance headaches? This episode reveals how Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) can transform these business burdens into competitive advantages.

What You'll Learn:

• What's a PEO vs HRIS
• How PEOs negotiate better health insurance rates through collective buying power
• Why 14,000+ small businesses choose Justworks for payroll and benefits
• The real cost savings potential when moving from traditional payroll providers
• Why nonprofits are rapidly adopting PEO solutions
• Revenue growth strategies from a Chief Revenue Officer's playbook

🧍Guest: John Belle, Chief Revenue Officer at Justworks
🎙️ Host: Matt Gardner, CEO & Co-founder of Hiline

Listen to this episode if you're a small business owner, nonprofit leader, or entrepreneur looking to reduce administrative burden while improving employee benefits and compliance.

Resources:
🔗 Learn more about Justworks
🔗 Hiline's HR & People Services

About Fiscally Awesome
Fiscally Awesome is produced by Hiline, where we make small business finances stress-free so you can focus on building a great company. Visit our website or connect with us on LinkedIn to learn more.

Hosted by Matt Gardner, CEO and Co-Founder of Hiline. New episodes drop every other Thursday.