The New Math of Success
Why Being Smart Is No Longer Enough in an AI-First Nonprofit World - and What Matters Instead
Articles
Ideas for a sector in motion
Essays on generosity, responsible AI, trust, and the future of social impact.
Latest writing
Articles and field notes
Essays on generosity, responsible AI, and the future of the nonprofit sector.
The Rise of Responsible AI Nonprofit Jobs
How Responsible AI Is Becoming a Leadership Imperative for the Social Sector
Just Because We Can, Doesn't Mean We Should
What America’s AI Action Plan Means for Nonprofits
Artificial Intimacy: Frankenstein, Nonprofits and Seemingly Conscious AI
Trust, Empathy, and the Dangerous Allure of Seemingly Conscious Machines
Wired to Give: Generosity as Humanity’s Greatest Technology
Why the Future of AI Depends on the Oldest Human Instinct
How Much Faith Do You Have in the Human Race?
AGI, Human Values, and the Choices That Will Shape Our Future
The End of Incrementalism
Rethinking Leadership, Learning, and Work in the Age of AI
What If We Get This Right?
Rewriting the Defaults of Generosity: Imagining a Future That Looks Different Than Today
The New Currency of Trust
Why Trust Has Become the Nonprofit Sector’s Most Valuable Asset
Your 2035 Self Is Begging You to Read This
A letter to fundraisers, parents, students, and anyone trying to stay human and relevant in an exponential age
2026 Predictions for a Sector That Can’t Afford to Wait
Experience, AI Agents, and the Reality Check Ahead
Earlier writing
Selected articles on LinkedIn
Seven essays from Nathan’s earlier article archive, preserved here with direct links to the original publications.
Being Human in the Age of Bits and Bots
March 2025 · 7 min read
What it means to protect human agency, connection, and purpose as intelligent systems become part of everyday life.
A ❤️ Letter to the Nonprofit Community: Part Two
January 2025 · 6 min read
A year of gratitude, reflection, and appreciation for the people carrying nonprofit missions forward.
Summoning AI
October 2024 · 6 min read
Lessons from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice for leaders learning to work with powerful new tools.
AI, Scale, Trust and Risk
October 2024 · 6 min read
Why responsible and beneficial AI is a nonprofit imperative, especially as adoption accelerates.
The Curiosity Code
August 2024 · 6 min read
How curiosity becomes a practical superpower for learning, leadership, and adaptation in the AI age.
Humanity OR Utility vs Humanity OVER Utility?
August 2024 · 6 min read
A choice leaders face when efficiency and human value appear to be in tension.
Beyond AI Ethics
May 2024 · 6 min read
The nonprofit sector’s imperative to move from abstract ethics toward responsible and beneficial practice.