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.