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We recently surveyed 4K+ nonprofits to hear where they saw opportunities or obstacles related to using generative AI.  The survey found that four in five nonprofits think genAI may be applicable to their work — but nearly half said their organization is not currently using the technology. The top reasons they cited were: a lack of familiarity with genAI, wanting to better understand how it can make their work streams easier, and questions about how to leverage it responsibly. Today, to help meet that need, Google for Nonprofits launched a new set of bite-size resources tailored to nonprofits to help their teams get time back and further their missions. Check it out and let me know if you have feedback or ideas for what else would be helpful: https://lnkd.in/g7MHnnBB Fiona Soderberg, Kelsey Ford, Annie Lewin, Nicki Anselmo #ai, #socialimpact, #philanthropy, #aiskilling

In case you missed it 👉 Following Vice President Kamala Harris's announcement of a new framework on AI and social issues, Omidyar Network and 9 other leading philanthropies committed $200+ million in funding toward public interest efforts to mitigate AI harms and promote responsible use. While developments in AI have the potential to contribute to economic prosperity, sustained, broadly shared progress requires engaged action from communities, workers, government, and the public. Dedicated and coordinated action across sectors is critical to address existing harms and emerging challenges together. How we plan to work with The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Democracy Fund, the Ford Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation Foundation, Kapor Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and Wallace Global Fund 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eWzn6PWi

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the landscape of philanthropy, offering new ways to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation. Join me, Isabel Muñoz-Colón and Bennett Grassano for this webinar on July 18 @ Noon ET (Register: https://lnkd.in/gkG5QtHy), where we will cover: - Ethical Considerations and Risks: What are the potential pitfalls of implementing AI in the nonprofit sector? - Opportunities for Efficiency and Effectiveness: How can AI be leveraged to streamline operations and improve outcomes? - Creative Strategies and Use Cases: Discover innovative ways nonprofits and funders can utilize AI to better achieve their missions.

How should values drive your AI Policy in #philanthropy? Before we walk too far down the road of policy development and #AI adoption at the Annenberg Foundation, we paused to ground ourselves in the principles of responsible AI. We wanted to ensure that all voices were working together and included in translating these principles across the foundation. To gather input, we invited all staff to participate in an online brainstorming activity we conducted with our AI Strategy Resident, Chantal Forster. If you'd like to try something similar, here was our approach: ◼️ Created a Mural brainstorming board (https://mural.co/) ◼️ Seeded the board with widely accepted AI principles such as those by NIST (https://lnkd.in/gvDdW-Bf)  ◼️ Held a 20 minute “pop-up breakfast” to build out the board together with staff, translating AI principles to align with our values ◼️ Recorded the exercise via Zoom to create the video you see here ◼️ For anyone who missed the activity, we sent a participation link afterwards to capture additional thoughts All voices matter as we navigate the responsible use of AI internally as well as externally with our nonprofit partners. The perspectives shared in this exercise will directly inform the Data Use Policy we aim to adopt later this month. #AIinPhilanthropy #PhilanthropyTech #ResponsibleAI #Annenberg #Philanthropy #PhilanthropyForward

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting various insights from our AI in Small-to-Midsize Philanthropy report. Today, we will be highlighting some interesting findings when you look at the intersection of AI and trust-based philanthropy (TBP). 💡 Organizations who follow TBP practices are more likely to state that their foundation uses/would be open to use AI for nonprofit enablement compared to those who do not follow TBP. 💡 Conversely, those who do not follow TBP practices are more open to using AI to review grants compared to those who said they follow TBP. 💡 When asked to elaborate, we found that those who follow TBP practices stated that they have a greater openness to leverage AI for the benefit of their grantee partners but are concerned about diminishing human interaction when using AI to reduce their team's workload (e.g., by automating tasks like grant summaries). If you want to learn more about the finding from this report, you can download the full report at the link in the comments. #AI #Grantmaking #Philanthropy #NonprofitTech #TrustBasedPhilanthropy

Is AI for the social sector about to enter Sober October? For your Friday enjoyment, I've mapped AI headlines along the #hypecycle, so you can join me in noting that the trough is here for #nonprofits and #philanthropy. What's a forward-thinking organization to do? Stay sober. Approach AI strategically and incrementally with small, meaningful pilots. Keep in mind that individual experimentation amongst your staff is already underway, so use this time to create your AI usage policy and AI evaluation checklist. Communities like Technology Association of Grantmakers can help.

Our innovation team has created three free playbooks on AI for nonprofits. We've heard consistent feedback that it's hard for nonprofits to find reliable information on AI and change, so these playbooks have been created to provide guidance, inspiration and help with decision-making. 1. An intro to AI for nonprofits Everything a nonprofit leader needs to know about AI. It answers where it’s come from, how it’s impacting every system in society and the risks involved. 2. AI for impact Lots of inspiring examples of how AI is being used by nonprofits, including WWF, Earth Species Project, World Food Programme, RNIB, and Girl Effect. 3. Shaping an AI strategy An approach to navigating the changing landscape, based on research and experiments, and our recent projects with clients. You can access them all here: https://lnkd.in/erVfEVj3 And you can join Edd Baldry and I for a webinar, Feb 1st, 10am - where we'll share why all nonprofits MUST have an AI strategy and where to start. Well, tbh, I'm not doing much, just keeping Edd company :) Find out more and register your spot: https://lnkd.in/ezs2X7u2 #ArtificialIntelligence #SocialImpact #TechForGood #AIForGood #DigitalInnovation #NonProfitTech #AI

I found this insight to be fascinating and somewhat counterintuitive. Based on the data, it seems that grantmakers who have adopted trust-based philanthropy practices may be slower to adopt AI tools to aid organizational efficiency due to concerns around diminishing human interaction. From my perspective, introducing AI tools to key areas of the grantmaking process would actually allow for grantmakers to spend more meaningful and strategic time with grantees. It will be interesting to continue to follow the intersection of AI adoption and trust-based philanthropy to see how this evolves!

New research reveals critical insights for donors interested in AI adoption in the nonprofit sector. The AI Equity Project 2024 report, by Meenakshi (Meena) Das and Michelle Flores Vryn, CFRE, found that while 82% of nonprofits use AI, implementation remains largely ad hoc. This presents an opportunity for strategic donor investment. Key areas where donor support can drive transformative change: ⚡ Funding AI and data equity training programs ⚡ Incentivizing responsible AI practices ⚡ Advocating for robust AI governance policies ⚡ Supporting innovative research in AI equity Read this article to explore how donors can play a pivotal role in empowering nonprofits to harness AI effectively, ethically, and equitably. https://lnkd.in/gtd9q8th Giving Compass is a proud sponsor of this research. #AINonprofits #StrategicPhilanthropy #AIEquity #SocialImpact

Newsflash: Using AI productively can be a bit overwhelming at first! In fact, the biggest question we heard in talking to nonprofits about AI over the last three months was also the simplest: How do you get started? Enter: Decoded Futures, a project of the Tech:NYC Foundation. Last week, Decoded Futures hosted a pilot event at Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop to help workforce development and education nonprofits in New York City enhance their capacity with AI. Some 40 nonprofit leaders, under the direction of Decoded Futures Entrepreneur in Residence Jake Porway and Program Director Bethany Crystal, learned AI fundamentals and got the chance to build custom GPTs with our partner Playlab AI. Among the highlights from the event: ✅ One group transforming an 18-page research report into short-form content for LinkedIn, blog posts, and more.  ✅ A nonprofit developing a choose-your-own-adventure quiz for students to identify the best plants for their hydroponic systems.  ✅ Meeting Elmo! Check out our takeaways from the event and how you can get involved in Decoded Futures: https://lnkd.in/eS7s_G7N And of course, big thanks to our partner Playlab AI and our supporters Robin Hood, Google, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). #AI #Nonprofits #AIForGood #NYC #NYCTech Bryan Lozano