In this episode of Giving Growth, we sit down with Richard Kostro, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Share Our Strength (the organization behind No Kid Hungry), to unpack how fixing a decade of donor data unlocked new growth and collaboration across fundraising, finance, and IT.

Richard shares how a cross-department effort re-coded 10 years of donor data in just 90 days — transforming how Share Our Strength tracks restricted giving and opening new corporate funding opportunities. He explains why true data transformation isn’t just about clean systems, but about trust, teamwork, and a willingness to “get dirty” together to solve the right problems.

Richard discusses:

• Turning bad data into a growth opportunity
• Collaboration between IT, fundraising, and finance matters more than ever
• The business impact of clean, integrated donor data
• How Share Our Strength rebuilt 10 years of data in 90 days
• Leadership lessons from the Army that can strengthen nonprofit culture