If technology is meant to advance social good, how does this commitment show up inside our own organizations? To explore this question, NPQ will join leaders at the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference—an annual gathering of those who use technology to make the world a better place. In anticipation of this event, we are launching this series, Wellbeing Is Infrastructure: Leveraging Tech for Sustainability and Workplace Wellness, to share perspectives that examine how technology, systems, and processes shape our work conditions and the stability of organizations.

Wellbeing Is Infrastructure is a seven-part series where we dive into two dimensions: One highlights the pervasive, systemic realities that often impede workplace wellbeing, and efforts to change those conditions; the other explores the ways technology can be leveraged to create sustainable infrastructure and how we might navigate the challenges along the way.

Part 1: Can Investing in Nonprofit IT Capacity Help Reduce Burnout?

  1. “Backlash, Burnout, and POC Leaders” by Mistinguette Smith

Backlash, Burnout, and POC Leaders

  1. “Why Nonprofit Control of Information Technology Matters” by James Lomastro

Why Nonprofit Control of Information Technology Matters

Part 2: Nonprofits as Catalysts for Workforce Equity in the Age of AI

  1. “AI and Racial Justice: Navigating the Dual Impact on Marginalized Communities” by Dr. Denise Turley

AI and Racial Justice: Navigating the Dual Impact on Marginalized Communities

  1. “AI Disruption and Marginalized Communities: Nonprofits as Catalysts for Workforce Equity” by Dr. Denise Turley

AI Disruption and Marginalized Communities: Nonprofits as Catalysts for Workforce Equity

Part 3: Beyond Checklists: Caring for Leaders and Modernizing Nonprofits

  1. “Avoiding Burnout and Preserving Movement Leadership” by Tiloma Jayasinghe

Avoiding Burnout and Preserving Movement Leadership

  1. “From Wish List to Reality: Managing Tech Change in Nonprofits” by Afua Bruce

From Wish List to Reality: Managing Tech Change in Nonprofits

Part 4: Centering Staff Voices: How Organizations Can Align Policies and Practices with Staff Wellbeing

  1. “Pro-Black Organizations Lead the Way for Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing” by Nineequa Blanding

Pro-Black Organizations Lead the Way for Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing

  1. “Questioning the Hype: Intentional Tech Adoption in the Nonprofit Sector” by Amy Sample Ward

Questioning the Hype: Intentional Tech Adoption in the Nonprofit Sector

Part 5: Mission over AI Efficiency: Why Worker Power Matters

  1. “We Organized Our Nonprofit and Lost Our Jobs, But We’d Do It Again” by Abbie Harper

We Organized Our Nonprofit and Lost Our Jobs, But We’d Do It Again

  1. “How Nonprofits Can Resist the AI Efficiency Trap” by James Lomastro

How Nonprofits Can Resist the AI Efficiency Trap

Part 6: From Consultants to Code: Nonprofit Workforce Trends and Digital Strategy

  1. “Can We All Become Nonprofit Consultants?” by Michelle Flores Mvryn

Can We All Become Nonprofit Consultants?

  1. “Digital Transformation, a Nonprofit Primer” by James Lomastro

Digital Transformation, a Nonprofit Primer

Part 7: Evolving Nonprofit Culture and Designing Workplaces that Support Staff Wellbeing

  1. “Return to Office: What’s Happening in the Nonprofit Sector and Why?” by Sydney Nicole Sweeney

Return to Office: What’s Happening in the Nonprofit Sector and Why?

  1. “Confronting Nonprofit Burnout: A Conversation with Beth Kanter” by Beth Kanter

Confronting Nonprofit Burnout: A Conversation with Beth Kanter