I’m launching a founding cohort and the people in this community are exactly who I built it for. It’s called You Deserve a Chief of Staff Even If You Can’t Afford One. Over six weeks we meet live every week on Zoom, you receive a new AI-powered Chief of Staff skill file each week, and you leave with a full suite of strategic infrastructure tools that you can use immediately inside your organization. We cover time and strategic alignment, people and team operations, program design and evaluation, strategic planning and goal tracking, financial health, and fundraising and grant management. You also get one private 1:1 coaching session with me during the cohort window. This is the first time I am running this and I am keeping the cohort intentionally small. Founding members get the lowest price this program will ever be offered at and your feedback will directly shape how it grows from here. If you want to know more, I would love to get on a quick call with you next week. Just reply to this post or send me a DM and I will send you my scheduling link. I’ll also put it in the comments and you can schedule directly. Thank you for being here. This community is the reason this program exists. I can’t wait to share this with you all! ~Dr. Cassandra Brentley

As we head into the last full working week of 2025, I want to invite you to pause for a moment. Not to plan. Not to optimize. But to reflect. This year asked a lot of nonprofit leaders. And you showed up anyway. Before we rush toward what is next, take a beat to acknowledge what you have already done. The systems you improved. The time you reclaimed. The moments where AI stopped being overwhelming and started being useful. Growth does not always look flashy. Sometimes it looks like fewer late nights. Clearer decisions. More capacity to focus on the mission and the people you serve. If you feel comfortable, share a win in the comments: - How has your understanding of AI helped you save time? - Where did it help you build capacity for your organization or team? - How did it support the work that matters most in your mission? Big wins. Small wins. Quiet wins that only you notice. They all count. Let’s finish this year grounded in what we have learned, proud of how far we have come, and clear about why this work matters. I cannot wait to celebrate you.

Hi everyone, I wanted to check in and see if we could find a different time to meet each week, because it seems that the Friday at 12 PM Eastern time is not working for a lot members. I wanna make sure that we find a time that works best for everybody so in the comments, please let me know what time would you prefer?