Doing the
Work Without
Doing IT
How Business and Nonprofit Leaders Can Increase
Impact by Letting Go of Technology Responsibilities
September 16, 2026 | 1:00 pm
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Session Description
In many organizations, technology slowly becomes a leadership responsibility – not by design, but by necessity. When systems feel fragile or decisions feel risky, executive directors and senior leaders often step in to manage vendors, troubleshoot issues, or act as the final decisionmaker for IT questions. Over time, this pulls leaders away from mission, people, and strategy.
This workshop helps business and nonprofit leaders understand how to stop “doing IT” without losing control, visibility, or trust, and maximizing mission impact. Using real-world nonprofit examples, the session explores why technology so often lands on leadership’s plate and how clearer ownership, guardrails, and decision-making structures can turn IT into a stable foundation rather than a constant distraction.
Participants will leave with a practical leadership framework for delegating technology responsibilities responsibly – freeing up time and energy to focus on what truly drives impact.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify how IT and technology quietly consume leadership capacity.
- Distinguish between technology decisions leaders must own and those they can delegate.
- Understand how unclear IT ownership creates risk, burnout, and slow execution.
- Apply a practical framework for delegating IT while maintaining security and accountability.
- Take concrete next steps to reduce day-to-day technology involvement and refocus on mission and impact.
About The Speaker
Brian Place is the founder and CEO (and Chief Cat Herder) of Interplay, a managed IT services firm he launched in 2001 after deciding there had to be a better way to support growing organizations. He works closely with clients to design secure, reliable, low-drama IT environments that let teams focus on their work instead of their stuff.
Brian is known for translating complex technology into practical strategy, building high performing teams, and ensuring clients get the highest quality IT services — hands-on, responsive, never outsourced or offshored. Outside of work, he enjoys lifting heavy things, experimenting with cocktails, cooking, and travel—generally applying the same curiosity and optimization mindset he brings to technology.
