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About The Human Stack
The Human Stack is a dedicated provider of human-centered technology insights, resources, and courses tailored to nonprofit organizations' unique needs. Our expert team is committed to empowering nonprofits by addressing their technology challenges and offering innovative solutions. Our comprehensive offerings equip nonprofits with the tools and knowledge to harness technology effectively, streamline their operations, and amplify their impact. Join us at The Human Stack to transform your organization's technological capabilities and fuel your mission for positive change.
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Tim's Bio
Tim Lockie is the founder of The Human Stack and creator of Digital Guidance®, a methodology helping nonprofits become tech-resilient and mission-focused. With over 20 years in nonprofit tech and a passion for AI, Tim is a recognized thought leader, speaker, and trainer committed to helping organizations harness technology effectively, streamline their operations, and amplify their impact.
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- Academy Bio
- Speaking Bio
- Founder/Leader Bio
AI Bio
Tim Lockie is a nonprofit AI strategist and founder of The Human Stack, where he’s reshaping how the sector approaches artificial intelligence. As the creator of the Upskillerator, a learning community designed to help nonprofit professionals grow their AI skills. Tim brings a human-centered lens to every conversation about emerging tech. His approach? Help organizations unlock leadership buy-in, upskill their teams, and upgrade their tech in ways that feel approachable, ethical, and effective.
Through his AI accelerator cohorts and weekly AI for Anyone Live show, Tim makes AI both accessible and actionable for social impact organizations of all sizes. He’s trained thousands of nonprofit professionals and advised major players like Salesforce, Microsoft, and Fundraising.AI. Whether you’re curious about ChatGPT or planning sector-wide AI integration, Tim is the trusted voice guiding nonprofits through the noise toward meaningful, mission-aligned adoption.
Academy Bio
Tim Lockie is the founder of The Human Stack and the architect of Digital Guidance®, a breakthrough approach to nonprofit tech training that focuses on building confidence, not just competence. With more than two decades of experience in nonprofit technology and over 10,000 professionals trained, Tim’s courses don’t just teach tools. They change how people relate to technology, to each other, and to their mission.
Whether he’s teaching AI basics, CRM best practices, or digital transformation strategy, Tim brings clarity, warmth, and deep sector understanding to the classroom. His teaching is shaped by years of working with both tiny grassroots organizations and massive global nonprofits, every lesson reflects the belief that transformation starts with humans, not software. His courses are built to meet you where you are, and move you forward with purpose.
Speaking Bio
Tim Lockie is an international keynote speaker and nonprofit tech strategist known for making complex topics human, engaging, and surprisingly fun. As the founder of The Human Stack and creator of the Digital Guidance® methodology, Tim has helped thousands of nonprofits move from tech overwhelm to digital confidence by always starting with the humans behind the systems.
He’s spoken on stages around the world from the U.S. and Canada to the UK, Ghana, Amsterdam, and Sri Lanka, sharing insights on artificial intelligence, human-centered transformation, and the future of nonprofit work. A former Salesforce MVP and trusted advisor to organizations like Microsoft and World Vision, Tim brings both credibility and compassion to his talks. Expect stories, frameworks, and aha moments that inspire your team to lead change from the inside out.
Founder/Leader Bio
Tim Lockie is the founder and CEO of The Human Stack, a company committed to flipping the script on nonprofit technology by putting humans first. After two decades in the nonprofit tech space and fifteen years as a founder, including his previous work building the Salesforce consultancy Now IT Matters. Tim realized that no amount of code can solve a people problem. So he built a new model: Digital Guidance®, a methodology designed to help nonprofits grow digital resilience through beliefs, behaviors, and belonging.
He’s advised household names like Catholic Relief Services and MADD, helped shape platforms like Fundraising.AI, and continues to lead with a clear belief: nonprofits are not an industry, they're an economy. And their true currency is influence, not capital. That understanding drives every project he takes on, from leadership coaching to system architecture. Tim is at the forefront of helping social impact orgs navigate complexity with confidence and build the capacity they need to thrive in a tech-driven world.
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Digital Transformation Begins With Your Digital Culture
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Tim's Appearances
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Featured Speaker
- Responsive Nonprofit Summit presented by Virtuous, 2023
- The Nonprofit Marketing Summit presented by Community Boost, 2023
- Good Tech Fest presented by Good Tech, 2023
- NetHope Global Summit presented by NetHope, 2022
- MNA Annual Conference presented by Montana Nonprofit Association, 2022
- Forcelandia, 2022
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Podcasts
- Nonprofit Pulse with Joshua Breland
- Storytelling With A Purpose with Carly Euler
- We are for Good with Jonathan McCoy and Becky Endicott
- What the Fundraising with Mallory Erickson
- Nonprofit Hub Radio with Delaney Mullennix
- The Distributed Truth with Evan Dunn
- The Nonprofit Show
- Nonstop Nonprofit with David Schwab
- Good Marketing Unplugged with Noah Barnett
- Agents of Nonprofit with Alexander Lapa
- Technology in Human Services with Marco Campana
- Heart, Soul & Data with Alexandra Mannerings
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Webinars
- NonProfitPRO - Share Your Impact Through Data: How to Understand Your Organization's Impact and Decrease Staff Burnout by Adopting a Data Culture
Get In Touch!
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