Pro Bono
Pro bono support for nonprofits and career changers
Nonprofit Power Platform implementations
I periodically do pro bono projects for nonprofit organizations. If you know a nonprofit that needs help and would benefit from a Microsoft Power Platform implementation, please get in touch.
I do these implementations and training free of charge when I have availability and we have a shared understanding of the scope of my involvement. Microsoft charges minimal nonprofit license fees on top (and in many cases waives them entirely through the Microsoft for Nonprofits program).
Typical engagements are 4-12 weeks of evening and weekend work, scoped to a specific operational outcome (volunteer management, donor CRM, case management, grant tracking). I do not take on full-time pro bono engagements.
Free training for career changers
I teach and coach people who want to break into IT careers — often through low-code and no-code tools, the Microsoft Dynamics + Power Platform stack specifically, and the certifications that move you from "interested" to "hired."
If you are interested in learning to build with Microsoft Power Platform, Power Apps, Dynamics 365, and the AI surfaces around them, and your goal is a high-paying job (or a better one than you have now), send me a LinkedIn message with a paragraph on where you are now, what you have tried, and what role you are aiming for.
The certifications I most often coach people through:
- MB-910 — Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM)
- PL-900 — Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
- PL-200 — Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate
Why I do this
Two reasons. First, the Microsoft business-applications stack is genuinely a force multiplier for small nonprofits — they can run real CRM and case-management systems on Microsoft licensing that costs less than the coffee budget. Second, I came up through software the long way and spent years figuring out career inflection points that an experienced person could have shortcut for me in an hour. So I do that hour for whoever asks.
How to reach me
Send me a message on LinkedIn. Tell me which path applies (nonprofit implementation vs career-change coaching) and I will respond within a few business days. See /contact/ for the full list of channels.