Beth Kanter's Blog - Part 2

Sep

2019

04

Will Artificial Intelligence Augment Nonprofit Staff or Replace?

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Will Artificial Intelligence Augment Nonprofit Staff or Replace?

AI4Good, Bots

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, bots, and other automation technologies offer many benefits to nonprofit professionals because it can perform basic and mundane tasks. As a result,  it frees up staff time to focus on higher value activities. Artificial Intelligence can help nonprofits do more with less staff time, including the tasks described below.… Read More

Aug

2019

13

Tips & Tools To Appreciate Your Nonprofit Staff and Build A Culture of Resilience

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Tips & Tools To Appreciate Your Nonprofit Staff and Build A Culture of Resilience

Happy Healthy Nonprofit

As part of my work with nonprofit organizations to help them build a culture of resilience that I wrote about in the Happy Healthy Nonprofit, I have facilitated retreats where staff brainstorm ideas and identify simple ways that they can make working at their organization more enjoyable.… Read More

Aug

2019

07

Nonprofits Are Adding Bots to their Social Media Teams

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Nonprofits Are Adding Bots to their Social Media Teams

AI4Good, Bots

There are many chat bot authoring platforms that make it easy for anyone to create a bot without requiring the technical expertise in natural language programming.  While easy to set up, designing an effective bot for a nonprofit from scratch can be daunting. … Read More

Aug

2019

05

New E-Book: #AI4Good – Nonprofit Trends and Use Salesforce.Org Cases

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New E-Book: #AI4Good – Nonprofit Trends and Use Salesforce.Org Cases

AI4Good

Salesforce.Org recently published an e-book, AI for Good: Nonprofit Trends & Use Cases. It is a good primer for nonprofits (non-techies) who want to understand what the heck AI is and how it might be useful to their nonprofit.

Just a few insights:

  • AI is already part of your life, although it might be invisible to the end user.
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Aug

2019

02

#AI4Good: What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know About AI

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#AI4Good: What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know About AI

AI4Good

Allison Fine, my co-author for the Networked Nonprofit, and I are actively researching the use of AI for Good, in particular to scale giving and to spread generosity.  We are most excited about the human side of AI and how it will augment the work of fundraisers and create a better experience for donors.… Read More