Steve MacLaughlin
@stevemac.bsky.social
Nonprofit Client Success at SJ Consulting | Previously Blackbaud + Columbia faculty | Bestselling author of #DataDrivenNonprofits | Indiana University alum
Reminded by @learningbyshipping.com that AI is just like all other business models.
DeepSeek Has Been Inevitable and Here's Why (History Tells Us) hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/228-deepse...
228. DeepSeek Has Been Inevitable and Here's Why (History Tells Us)
DeepSeek was certain to happen. The only unknown was who was going to do it. The choices were a startup or someone outside the current center of US AI leadership and innovation.
hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Reminded by @learningbyshipping.com that AI is just like all other business models.
“As it turned out, it was capitalism after all.” - @karaswisher.bsky.social
OpenAI announces plan to transform into a for-profit company
OpenAI announces plan to transform into a for-profit company
OpenAI said the structure will help it raise more money.
buff.ly
December 28, 2024 at 12:21 PM
“As it turned out, it was capitalism after all.” - @karaswisher.bsky.social
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This week’s #NoMercyNoMalice was written by Ed Elson and read, as usual, by @georgehahn.com. Listen/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
December 22, 2024 at 7:40 PM
This week’s #NoMercyNoMalice was written by Ed Elson and read, as usual, by @georgehahn.com. Listen/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
History is always repeating itself. Just need to figure out what part is about to repeat.
December 15, 2024 at 12:55 AM
History is always repeating itself. Just need to figure out what part is about to repeat.
I am spending 10,000 hours to master a skill that will undo the last 10,000 hours that I spent on a skill.
December 9, 2024 at 11:04 PM
I am spending 10,000 hours to master a skill that will undo the last 10,000 hours that I spent on a skill.
The irony of a paywall.
The recent trend in philanthropy has been to look for the most bang for your buck. Maybe you don’t have to.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/b...
What if Charity Shouldn’t Be Optimized?
The recent trend in philanthropy has been to look for the most bang for your buck. Maybe you don’t have to.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:58 PM
The irony of a paywall.
“We’re smart enough to invent A.I., dumb enough to need it, and so stupid we can't figure out if we did the right thing.” - Jerry Seinfeld
a blue toy robot with red feet and a clock on its face
ALT: a blue toy robot with red feet and a clock on its face
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:50 PM
“We’re smart enough to invent A.I., dumb enough to need it, and so stupid we can't figure out if we did the right thing.” - Jerry Seinfeld
Strategy is choices with constraints under uncertainty with competition. It’s not tactics. It’s not process.
December 6, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Strategy is choices with constraints under uncertainty with competition. It’s not tactics. It’s not process.
Keep seeing organizational challenges because leadership and operations do not have enough shared language.
December 5, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Keep seeing organizational challenges because leadership and operations do not have enough shared language.
December 4, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Today is one of those days where bad data has a measurable cost. #GivingTuesday #NPSKY
December 3, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Today is one of those days where bad data has a measurable cost. #GivingTuesday #NPSKY
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I'm running a free 90min workshop to help non-profits get more strategic with social media.
It's Dec 4th 10am GMT. There's six spaces left.
This is part of The Curve - our fully-funded training programme for charities.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
It's Dec 4th 10am GMT. There's six spaces left.
This is part of The Curve - our fully-funded training programme for charities.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Curve - Social Media Strategy for Impact and Engagement with Ross McCulloch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
This interactive session will help you to ensure your social media activity is closely aligned to organisational goals. You'll come away from this session with an understanding of how social media can...
us02web.zoom.us
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 AM
I'm running a free 90min workshop to help non-profits get more strategic with social media.
It's Dec 4th 10am GMT. There's six spaces left.
This is part of The Curve - our fully-funded training programme for charities.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
It's Dec 4th 10am GMT. There's six spaces left.
This is part of The Curve - our fully-funded training programme for charities.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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This book (The Mythical Man Month) is an example of why books can be so important and influential even decades later.
Written in 1975, in a very different time, about software engineering: some parts are still relevant today.
The parts that don’t change that much.
Written in 1975, in a very different time, about software engineering: some parts are still relevant today.
The parts that don’t change that much.
December 1, 2024 at 8:53 PM
This book (The Mythical Man Month) is an example of why books can be so important and influential even decades later.
Written in 1975, in a very different time, about software engineering: some parts are still relevant today.
The parts that don’t change that much.
Written in 1975, in a very different time, about software engineering: some parts are still relevant today.
The parts that don’t change that much.
Nonprofit does not mean there is no profit. Do not confuse tax status with operating for a public good.
December 2, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Nonprofit does not mean there is no profit. Do not confuse tax status with operating for a public good.
Reposted by Steve MacLaughlin
I'm pleased to see @localgiving.bsky.social here. Do explore their Advent messages.
They are of course now on my starter pack of fundraising agencies, platforms and consultants in the UK - sources of professional help for your charity's fundraising.
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They are of course now on my starter pack of fundraising agencies, platforms and consultants in the UK - sources of professional help for your charity's fundraising.
go.bsky.app/Ja6eMXz
December 2, 2024 at 11:06 AM
I'm pleased to see @localgiving.bsky.social here. Do explore their Advent messages.
They are of course now on my starter pack of fundraising agencies, platforms and consultants in the UK - sources of professional help for your charity's fundraising.
go.bsky.app/Ja6eMXz
They are of course now on my starter pack of fundraising agencies, platforms and consultants in the UK - sources of professional help for your charity's fundraising.
go.bsky.app/Ja6eMXz
End of year giving doesn’t start in December. End of year giving ends in December. #npsky #fundraising
December 1, 2024 at 2:22 PM
End of year giving doesn’t start in December. End of year giving ends in December. #npsky #fundraising
Used to collect nonprofit mailings to look for innovative approaches. Often reminded that what resonated with me did not always work with others.
Today’s mail: 7 holiday appeals from #nonprofits, all #1 0 business envelopes (6 regular closed-face and 1 left-hand window) + 1 greeting card/marketing appeal from my dentist. As a #fundraiser, I used to mail holiday appeals early like this, but found my best response by mailing around December 17.
November 30, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Used to collect nonprofit mailings to look for innovative approaches. Often reminded that what resonated with me did not always work with others.
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This holiday season, you can help end hunger in America. With 47 million people facing hunger, starting a virtual food drive with Team Feed lets you make a real impact. Invite those around you to join in and make this a season full of joy. 🧡
Get started: bit.ly/3AVqGgW
#EndHunger #GiveBack
Get started: bit.ly/3AVqGgW
#EndHunger #GiveBack
November 25, 2024 at 4:15 PM
This holiday season, you can help end hunger in America. With 47 million people facing hunger, starting a virtual food drive with Team Feed lets you make a real impact. Invite those around you to join in and make this a season full of joy. 🧡
Get started: bit.ly/3AVqGgW
#EndHunger #GiveBack
Get started: bit.ly/3AVqGgW
#EndHunger #GiveBack
The Swiss Army Knife: High convenience but low fidelity. Helpful if you have no tools at all, but never as good as a real screwdriver or scissors or corkscrew or knife.
Be careful not to turn your product into a Swiss Army Knife. #Product
Be careful not to turn your product into a Swiss Army Knife. #Product
August 9, 2023 at 11:01 PM
The Swiss Army Knife: High convenience but low fidelity. Helpful if you have no tools at all, but never as good as a real screwdriver or scissors or corkscrew or knife.
Be careful not to turn your product into a Swiss Army Knife. #Product
Be careful not to turn your product into a Swiss Army Knife. #Product
“You are not serious people.” - Logan Roy
July 24, 2023 at 2:35 PM
“You are not serious people.” - Logan Roy
Bread has been around since 8000BC. Which means the innovation of pre-sliced bread is a relatively new concept.
No lie, I literally had the shower thought 2 days ago of "What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?"
I now know it was apparently wrapped bread! Now I wonder what the greatest thing was before that...
I now know it was apparently wrapped bread! Now I wonder what the greatest thing was before that...
July 7, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Bread has been around since 8000BC. Which means the innovation of pre-sliced bread is a relatively new concept.
Happy 95th Birthday Sliced Bread!
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement
July 7, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Happy 95th Birthday Sliced Bread!
#Product #ProductManagement
#Product #ProductManagement