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The Technopath Way: Productivity through tech for nonprofits

by Sarah Epting

Do you work or volunteer at a nonprofit and need actionable advice on the technology that can make your life easier? This is the podcast for you! We feature interviews from nonprofit professionals and leaders in technology to help tame the overwhelm that happens when serving others.

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Episodes

  1. Getting Real About Salesforce For Nonprofits, A Chat with Michael Kolodner

    In the first guest episode of the new season of The Technopath Way, Sarah and Michael Kolodner, a Salesforce MVP and advocate for tech in the nonprofit space, dive into the realities, complexities, and costs of Salesforce implementation for nonprofits. They take a critical look at the new…

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  2. The Truth Behind the Screens

    In past seasons we’ve focused on decreasing overwhelm and increasing clarity when it comes to nonprofit technology. This season,we want to create a space to have more open unfiltered conversations around Salesforce and technology. Salesforce is known for hosting events called True to the Core....

  3. Gain Confidence with Confidence Coach, Dr. Jackie Coley

    Take Away Tips: The stories we tell ourselves about circumstances determine our emotional reactions and self-worth. Changing the stories is all about changing our mindset. One book Jackie recommended on mindset was "Mindset" by Carol Dweck, Ph.D. Figure out what you want -- this does not mean...

  4. Taming the Overwhelm of Learning Salesforce Development

    Take Away Tips: • At a small nonprofit if you've been hired on as a developer, expect to do a little bit of everything from administration, to BA, to solution architecht + developer. • Nonprofits can run into the problem of developers, coding and then ghosting. If this happens to you -- take a…

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  5. Achieving a Goal with a "Just Do It" Attitude

    INFO Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips here. Take Away Tips: Have micro-goals to accomplish a big goal Work hard, even if it is tough You can learn anything if you give it enough time It takes 10,000 hours to become a master at...

  6. Tame the Overwhelm of Certifications: Laurel Mitchell

    INFO Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips here. Take Away Tips: You do not need a Salesforce Certification to work in a Salesforce Career, Laurel knows many that don't Certifications demonstrate theoritical and technical knowledge and…

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  7. Spring Clean Your System!

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips Thank you to this week’s sponsor - Sunsama! Have you tried Sunsama? Get your first three weeks free with our link: https://www.sunsama.com/a/technopath This week’s episode we have something special in...

  8. Take the Overwhelm out of Goal Setting

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Thank you to this week’s sponsor - Sunsama! Have you tried Sunsama? Get your first three weeks free with our link:...

  9. Tame Documentation Overwhelm with Jennifer Smith, CEO of Scribe

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up One of the things that is often left out or at least not easy to organize when dealing with technology is documentation.…

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  10. How to Tame the Program Management Overwhelm

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Thank you to this week's sponsor, Sunsama! Have you tried Sunsama? It's one of Sarah's favorite tools to organize her day and get...

  11. A Chat with Alexander Lapa - Nonprofit Consultant, App Developer and Content Creator

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up We love learning here at Technopath which is why we are so excited to welcome Alexander Lapa as today’s guest! This week we’re...

  12. Take the Overwhelm out of Making a Career Switch

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Salesforce is becoming a more popular career and when people start down the path they have choices to make. Will they be a…

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  13. Kick Imposter Syndrome to the Curb

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way we’re tackling a topic that’s been on our minds a lot lately: Imposter Syndrome. What is it, where...

  14. Take the Overwhelm out of Marketing Tools

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Nonprofits need to stay in touch with their donors, volunteers, and members to keep them engaged and informed. And with so many...

  15. Avoid Being Oversold on Technology

    Never miss an episode or recap again! Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Overselling: What is it? How do we avoid it? What do we do if it happens to us? Nonprofits are often approached by software...

  16. How Can Salesforce Admins Use ChatGPT/AI Right Now?

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way we’re listening in on a collaborative discussion Sarah had at Salesforce Saturday with other Salesforce enthusiasts who are wondering…

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  17. How to stop avoiding everything

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Do you look around at everything you need to do - household chores, professional tasks, learning objectives - and just throw your hands up in the air instead of get down...

  18. How to Get Visible Without the Overwhelm - Nadia Touchmi

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Have you tried sending press releases, connecting with journalists and seemingly every other ‘trick in the book’ to get your organization into the news cycle only to be...

  19. What can a newer Salesforce Admin do for a Nonprofit? - Sarah's Tips

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Are you ready to take the Nonprofit Cloud Consultant Exam? Use our checklist to find out: technopath.ac-page.com/exam-readiness-checklist This week on The Technopath…

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  20. 2023 - A Look Forward with Sarah and Allyson

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up We’re closing out 2022 with a look forward to what we are planning for Technopath and The Technopath Way in the coming year. Listen in as Sarah and Allyson sit down to...

  21. How to Choose a Database for Your Nonprofit

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page... One of the most common questions I get from nonprofits is how to decide whether or not they really need Salesforce. I spoke with Alexandra Mannerings last week on her podcast, Heart, Soul & Data,...

  22. Sarah's Productivity Hacks and Tools Updated 2022

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up One of our most listened-to episodes of all time was our Mini Episode of Sarah’s productivity hacks back in November of 2021 ( https://www.spreaker.com/episode/47567458…

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  23. The Technopath Way Gratitude Day

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way, Allyson Kennett, Technopath Marketing and Strategic Director, joins Sarah to talk about what we’re thankful for right now. Gratitude...

  24. Take the Shame Out of Tech Hesitancy

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on the podcast we have Tim Lockie of The Human Stack. Tim Lockie is CEO and Founder of The Human Stack℠, co-host of the Why IT Matters podcast, and uses...

  25. How do Your Organization's Values Inform Its Data?

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Alexandra Mannerings is the founder of Merakinos, a data services and education company devoted to helping nonprofits sustainably access the analytics they need to grow...

  26. Tame the Data Literacy Overwhelm with Apsona

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up What is a ‘dashboard of zeros’? What is the most crucial 3 part question to ask yourself when building reports to show your leadership? What do we really mean when we…

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  27. Ch-ch-changes Episode

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: https://www.technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way Sarah is joined again by Technopath’s Director of Marketing, Allyson Kennett, to look back on some of the highs and lows the company...

  28. Scan for Unintended Consequences before you Implement

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Summary: Sarah sits down with Melissa Hill Dees of Hands on Connect Cloud Solutions. Melissa has 15 years of experience as a nonprofit executive and over 10 years leveraging...

  29. Tame the Grant Overwhelm

    Ep 133 - Tame the Grant Overwhelm Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week’s episode features Gauri Manglik, CEO of Instrumentl, an institutional fundraising platform for nonprofits. It is a favorite tool among...

  30. How to tame the overwhelm of Learning Salesforce NPSP: A Live Conversation with two alumni of the NPSP Training Program

    Join the NPSP Training Program wait list: technopath.ac-page.com/NPSP-Training-Program-Sept22 This week on The Technopath Way, Sarah is talking with Rebecca Tasetano and Ruby Menon about their experiences before and after joining the NPSP Training Program earlier this year. Tame the NPSP Learning...

  31. When to Tame the Overwhelm with a New Hire

    Looking to take the Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Consultant Exam? Get on the waitlist for our comprehensive study guide here: technopath.ac-page.com/study-guide-wait-list Are you currently doing the work of what should be 5 separate positions in your small nonprofit, while staring down the business...

  32. Tame the Networking Overwhelm with Sarah Epting

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: echnopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up On this episode listen to Sarah talk about how you can use technology to make true, real-life connections with people even if they start out online. The last few years have made it...

  33. What is Data Literacy? with Ruby Menon

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: echnopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Ruby Menon’s non-linear career path has equipped her with the many diverse skills she bring to help small to medium sized nonprofits leverage their systems, incoporate technology and...

  34. Take the Overwhelm out of Event Technology with Chris Federspiel

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: echnopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Chris Federspiel began his career at a young age, coding websites in middle school followed by Perl and CGI scripts in high school. He later moved into the field of sales and…

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  35. Tame the New Tech Implementation Overwhelm with Watt Hamlett

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: echnopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up When a nonprofit wants to add a new system to their tech stack, what’s the first step they need to take? In this episode Sarah speaks with Watt Hamlett of Hamlett Consulting to find...

  36. Find a Data Analyst Without the Overwhelm - Nathan Eckel

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: echnopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Take Aways from Nathan’s Episode 1. Join a community like our Technopath community to get your technology and data questions answered by experts and others going through similar...

  37. Have More Fun with Your Hybrid Events - Rebecca Tasetano

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter, The Technopath Way Tips, here: echnopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up What is the secret to finally get more people to turn their cameras on during virtual events? How can you get people to actually answer questions and interact? This week on The...

  38. Mini episode: What's Your Tech Love Language?

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week's episode is short and sweet. Did you know even the tech pros out there come across technology they don't love and struggle with sometimes? On The Technopath Way this week Sarah…

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  39. Differentiation - What is it good for? with Sarah and Allyson

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way, Sarah is mixing it up with a discussion on the book "Different" by Harvard Business School Professor Youngme Moon. Professor Moon talks about the increasingly...

  40. Tame the On-Boarding Overwhelm

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Are you getting ready to tell your board about your data? Are you prepared to tell a compelling story using your data, or are you drowning in numbers, reports and spreadsheets? Come to our…

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  41. What else can I do with data? - Kim Hunt

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week on The Technopath Way we welcome Dr. Kim Hunt, Ph.D. Dr. Hunt shares some tips for collecting relevant data, thinking through your nonprofit narrative, and what else your data can do...

  42. Data Tracking - Determining what is important

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week Sarah discusses data she and her family tracks in their personal lives, the usefulness of it, and the little steps nonprofits may be able to take to move the needle forward despite...

  43. Putting the 'fun' back in fundraising with Cindy Wagman

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up We’re so excited to welcome Cindy Wagman, fundraiser extraordinaire, of The Good Partnership to the Technopath Way this week! She brings a wealth of knowledge about how to make fundraising…

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  44. Reflecting on The Good in 2021

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up While so many people are eager to leave 2021 in the dust, it's important to recognize that we can usually find some positives in a situation if we look closely. Today, Sarah is reflecting on…

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  45. Bradley Rice - Leverage LinkedIn to uncover Experienced, Passionate Volunteers

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up Bradley’s Tips for Finding the Right Salesforce Volunteer: Every organization and its needs are unique so you will need to spend time getting the volunteer up to speed on your requirements Get...

  46. Justin Dux: What can a Salesforce Admin Volunteer Do?

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up So often new professionals are advised to volunteer with organizations to gain experience, but what exactly can you rely on someone with no prior experience to do with confidence? Justin Dux…

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  47. Metrics That Matter with Alex Hochberger

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up What should we look for to turn a metric we’re unhappy with, around? First of all, don’t freak out! Next, double check that everything is working correctly. Ie, payment processing isn’t down,...

  48. Impact Measurement: How do you show the world your organization's worth?

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week Sarah talks about the 'why' and the 'how' of impact measurement. The main trick is drilling down to what exactly it is your organization wants to do to make the world, your community...

  49. Is Your Tech Stack Earning its Keep? (Part 1)

    Sign-up for The Technopath Way Weekly Newsletter here: technopath.ac-page.com/the-technopath-way-sign-up This week Sarah dives into the first part of evaluating your tech stack. Are you actually utilizing all the features of those fancy solutions the organization is paying for? Or would a simpler...

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Do you work or volunteer at a nonprofit and need actionable advice on the technology that can make your life easier? This is the podcast for you! We feature interviews from nonprofit professionals and leaders in technology to help tame the overwhelm that happens when serving others.

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