For nonprofit Executive Directors
A different version of this career is within reach. One where the mission is well supported and your life still belongs to you.
Most nonprofit operating models were built a little at a time, revised under tight budgets, and patchworked together by deeply capable leaders. Everyone brought good intentions. The result still left the Executive Director carrying a burden that was too heavy for one person.
Start here
You do not have to move through every offer in order. Begin with the kind of support that fits the decision in front of you.
Free guide
A policy starting point and practical boundaries for your team.
Get the free guide02Digital Resource Collection
Paid editorial editions translated for the seat you are in.
Explore digital resources03The Founding Cohort
Live guidance with ten nonprofit leaders and individual attention.
Now enrolling · Begins August 19Explore the cohort04AI Readiness Assessment
A focused two-week assessment and board-ready path forward.
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Free field guide + editable policy starting point
Your team may already be using AI on grant drafts, donor letters, meeting notes, or client-facing work. A clear policy replaces guessing with a shared standard before a tool gets approved by accident.
Delivered through Flodesk. Educational information only; review policies with qualified HR and legal counsel before adoption.
The Jule Group® Press
Paid editorial guidance for nonprofit Executive Directors leading through the AI era.
I turn years of headlines, hands-on lessons, failures, and wins into the decisions you need to make next.
Each edition stands on its own and is made to be kept, marked up, and returned to. Becoming, Collection 001, begins with the weight you carry and a more useful way to think with these tools.
The real return
Dinner without the laptop. A walk before dark. Sleep that begins before tomorrow’s list. The open hours do not need another assignment.
Now enrolling · The Founding Cohort · Ten seats
Confidence, possibility, and a baseline you can use.
I spent years working through the confusing parts of these tools. I bring those lessons to a small room of nonprofit leaders as cleanly and practically as I can. The room is intentionally small so we can go deep with questions, concerns, and the places where you need individual attention.
Enrollment is open for the founding cohort. The room is capped at ten, and this first group begins August 19.
Tricia Smith · Founder
I completed my master’s in Organizational Leadership with current working philosophies still fresh. I also lived the job as a nonprofit Executive Director.
Residing in Greater Seattle, serving clients nationally.
Read Tricia’s storyPrivate organizational consulting
The AI Readiness Assessment gives your leadership team a clear current-state picture, a practical risk view, and a board-ready path forward in two weeks.
The engagement is designed to cause as little disruption as possible. I concentrate the interviews, review the work between meetings, and return with the policy, priorities, and decisions your organization needs next.
Speaking and teaching
Bring Tricia into the conversation
Planning a conference, leadership session, panel, podcast, or interview? Tell me about the audience and what you want them to leave understanding.
Keep reading
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The Jule Group® Newsletter
Practical guidance for nonprofit leaders who need the part that matters, without another pile of reading. Begin with the free guide, then stay with me through Flodesk as the newsletter settles into its weekly rhythm.
Get the guide + join the listDiary of the In-Between · Substack
Jobs, the economy, trends, and the data points that do not fit neatly into one headline. This is where I write about what the changing AI landscape may mean for leaders next.
Read Diary of the In-BetweenLeadership and consulting testimonials
“The Jule Group® never cut corners, allowing me to focus on my current team while they handled the process from start to finish.”
Chris M.
“The Jule Group® had the best judgement for tricky situations and changed the relationships across teams, leading to successful transformation.”
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“I’ve really appreciated The Jule Group®’s dedication to understanding all involved stakeholders’ perspectives when addressing a problem and solution.”
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Common questions
I know how hard nonprofit money is to earn. Every dollar spent began with a grant, a donor, an event, or a board decision. You deserve enough detail to ask your questions and decide whether this work belongs in the budget.
Begin with the free Before Your Team Touches AI guide. It gives you practical boundaries, an editable Acceptable Use Policy starting point, and a way to begin the conversation with your team.
A live, online working group for ten nonprofit Executive Directors. You complete short publication-led pre-work, then build a practical AI foundation for your organization together over four Wednesdays.
You leave with an organizational AI constitution, an Acceptable Use Policy, documented voice and identity guidance, a stronger philosophy for creating instructions, repeatable workflows, and a governance habit your team can continue using.
The AI Readiness Assessment is a focused two-week consulting engagement. It gives your leadership team a current-state assessment, risk and policy guidance, quick wins, and a board-ready roadmap before you make a larger investment.
No. The work begins with leadership decisions, safe-use boundaries, and your nonprofit’s identity. The tool comes later.
The foundation is tool independent. You can work in the AI platform your organization can access and support. The judgment, structure, and working habits travel with you when tools change.
No. Tricia resides in Greater Seattle and serves clients nationally. The Founding Cohort is live and online.
A path that meets you where you are
