S7E10: From Capacity Strain to Capability Strength: Rethinking Nonprofit Transformation w/ Dianne Clarke

REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan

REVUP Your Leadership with Hilda Gan
S7E10: From Capacity Strain to Capability Strength: Rethinking Nonprofit Transformation w/ Dianne Clarke
Feb 03, 2026 Season 7 Episode 10
Hilda Gan

Nonprofits are facing rising demand, limited budgets and digital gaps, which can quickly become overwhelming without the right strategy and expertise.

CharityVillage is partnering with Trendspire's ProEdVentures to launch a Nonprofit Transformation Partner Certification Program to train staff, consultants, and recent grads as in-house transformation leaders, blending strategy, data, process, and AI, including a real capstone project to deliver practical, sustainable change across the sector

In this episode, we are joined by Dianne Clark, who has over 25 years of experience leading a consultancy in digital operations transformation, assisting nonprofit leaders to explore digital tools and strategies for continuous improvement. Growing capacity to manage employees, engage stakeholders, make informed decisions, and more. Dianne is vendor-neutral and fluent in hundreds of software products.

In this episode, we explore Dianne’s journey, the CharityVillage collaboration, and how nonprofits can drive practical digital transformation with the program’s seven units, the role of AI and more.


0:00 - Intro

3:42 - Dianne’s journey / about the program

11:03 - How organizations can benefit from Digital Transformation

13:03 - Collaboration with Charity Village

17:11 - 7 Units of Digital Transformation

27:45 - AI and Nonprofits

35:15 - Nonprofits and ROI
43:35 - Where to find Dianne



Visit Dianne’s website - https://www.trendspire.com/

Learn more about ProEdventures - https://www.proedventures.com


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Hilda Gan is a sought-after expert on effective HR strategies, work culture enhancement, and employee engagement. Unique among HR consultants, Hilda combines over 25 years of HR expertise with business acumen and business owner experience.

People Bright Consulting is an award-winning HR Management Consulting firm that helps leaders of companies build the foundations for successful hiring, healthy and inclusive work culture, and engaged staff. It starts with listening to our clients and finding pragmatic customized business solutions to HR problems.

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