This is Judith’s story: When my sons were small, we looked for a way to forestall tantrums and teach them delayed gratification. So when they wanted something we didn’t have, like graham crackers, we would put it on the grocery list and promise to get it the next time we went to the store. It worked so well that on one occasion, when my tearful toddler wanted applesauce and we didn’t have any, he whimpered and said, “Put it on the wist?”. We adopted WIST as our name in order to honor both who we are as a company and the family that has poured so much into this work. If you need something done, put it on the WIST!
 

WIST was born from a simple family phrase that meant, “We’ll take care of it.” When something was needed, it went on the list. It was a promise that it wouldn’t be forgotten.
 

That spirit is still at the heart of WIST Data Solutions today. When something in your systems feels overwhelming, unclear, or constantly pushed to the side, you can put it on the WIST. We step in as partners who understand both the pressure of fundraising and the power of well-managed data, so nothing critical falls through the cracks.