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September 29, 2026 7 min read

Why no ministry is too small to be professional

On the temptation, in small ministry work, to assume supporters will forgive our shortcomings because our hearts are in the right place — and why that bar has quietly moved.

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May 10, 2026 7 min read

When does a small nonprofit actually need a CRM?

The moment a small ministry crosses the line from "you can wing it" to "you need to start writing things down" — and why the practice matters more than the tool.

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May 9, 2026 12 min read

We ran our nonprofit on Microsoft Access for 30 years. Here's what I learned replacing it.

What I shopped on the nonprofit CRM market, why I eventually built something instead of bought something, and what I'd tell another executive director sitting where I was sitting two years ago.

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