Andrew Urban

Andrew Urban has had the privilege of working with technology in the nonprofit sector for 17+ years. His first book, The Nonprofit Buyer (2010), was written as a guide for nonprofit organizations in how to apply technology buying to mission success. He is passionate about mission-oriented technology decision processes but even more so about how those processes can amplify the impact to the causes they support. Andrew has been active in multiple youth charities around Austin, TX, his hometown, and he and his wife enjoy spending their free time around the music and outdoor activities Austin has to offer.

Articles by Andrew Urban

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Outcomes Measurement

Return on Mission: A Framework to Measure Success at Philanthropic Organizations

For years, we’ve used language from for-profit businesses to explain nonprofit organizational activity. However, that's made it more difficult to explain the critical connection between financials, fundraising, and mission delivery.

October 4, 2018 | 4 min Read