Episode 21 - Maritza Nelson - AI Risks Every Nonprofit and Small Business Needs to Know (From a Lawyer's Perspective)
What happens when the world around your organization changes faster than your plans can keep up?
In this episode of the ALC ChangeMakers, host Jennifer Sconyers talks with Maritza “Shay” Nelson, founder of MSN Law Office and longtime General Counsel for ALC, about leading through uncertainty while protecting the mission that inspired your work in the first place. Shay shares her journey from corporate law to building a practice dedicated to small businesses and nonprofits, along with timely insights on funding challenges, AI, employment practices, legal risk, and organizational decision-making.
It’s a practical conversation about navigating change without losing sight of your purpose, your people, or the impact you’re working to create.
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The ALC ChangeMakers Podcast is brought to you by Abundance Leadership Consulting (ALC), a certified MBE/WBE consulting firm helping nonprofits, foundations, associations, and mission-driven organizations navigate change with confidence.
At ALC, we specialize in strategic planning, leadership development, organizational change management, board governance, facilitation, and nonprofit mergers, acquisitions, and mission continuity planning. Through our proprietary F.A.B.R.I.C.™ Framework - Fairness, Accountability, Belonging, Relationships, Inclusion, and Collaboration - we help organizations strengthen culture, build sustainable systems, and achieve long-term impact.
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