As demands for data increase exponentially, it’s more important than ever to develop and implement a cohesive data management strategy. While the data team may hold the center, an effective strategy involves all stakeholders, from inception to implementation. In this session, we’ll dive into the structural, cultural, and tactical components to form an organizational strategy owned by everyone (not just the data team!).

As a nonprofit community, we need to re-center on our missions in order to reconcile the promise of transformational technologies with the reality of working in our organizations. Over the next decade, our work will be impacted by a litany of transformational trends: including geopolitical, environmental, demographic, and not the least of which is artificial intelligence. This kind of disruptive change gives power to those who feel empowered, because everything that threatens the status quo also gives us an opportunity to remake things in ways (large and small) that reflect our vision and our values. As a sector it is our responsibility to give shape to that kind of change in the world, and as professionals it is our right to give shape to that kind of change in our organizations.