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New Orleans Career Center Community Story: The Emails That Went Unanswered
Austin Richards tells the New Orleans Career Center's story. How the nonprofit got the inbox off his plate and put enrollment answers where families look.
The 18th Ward Community Story: Out of the Inbox, Into the Field
The 18th Ward serves 15,000 New Orleans kids a year. How Lowrey Crews' team stopped answering the same family questions by hand and got back to the field.
Rebuilding Together New Orleans Launches Instant Home Repair Status Checks with Crewgood
Rebuilding Together New Orleans homeowners can now check the status of a free home repair instantly at rtno.org, no phone call needed. Built by Crewgood.
The State of New Orleans Nonprofit Operations H2 2026
What 21 New Orleans nonprofit leaders told us about admin burden, tech sprawl, broken referrals, and the funding cliff, and what less-burdened teams do differently.
Civilized AI Raises $2M Seed Round to Transform City Services Through AI-Powered Solutions
New Orleans-based Civilized AI closes a $2M seed round led by Benson Capital Partners to expand its platform for city services and the nonprofits serving them.
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