Somewhere between burnout and breakthrough, a new kind of builder is emerging. In this episode of UnTangled, Ryan Baillargeon pulls back the curtain on the emotional whiplash of AI: the fear of becoming obsolete, the grief of watching an industry change overnight, and the unexpected rediscovery of creativity on the other side of it. What starts as a conversation about fundraising technology slowly becomes something deeper — a reflection on purpose, identity, and the people quietly carrying the digital weight inside nonprofits every single day. Beneath the chaos of the AI revolution is a simple question: what if these tools could finally give exhausted humans room to breathe again?

AI is moving faster than most institutions can process — and the social sector is being forced to make decisions before the rules even exist. This conversation with Abby Lupi explores the uncomfortable space between innovation and ethics, where nonprofits, researchers, and technologists are all trying to navigate a future that still feels unfinished. Beneath the discussion about tools and systems is a deeper question: who gets to shape what comes next, and what happens when trust breaks before progress begins? Thoughtful, honest, and quietly urgent, this episode challenges the idea that staying out of the conversation is neutral.

What happens when you stop asking how AI can make your existing work more efficient and start asking how AI would solve your problem in the first place? Leah Lundberg of Engine 9 and Fracture joins Jen on UnTangled to explore that shift, plus the very real possibility of building a production-ready website in a day without a developer in sight.

The AI conversation has a gate. And it wasn't built by accident. Women are showing up to AI differently, slower, sharper, asking the questions no one else is asking. Anne Murphy (She Leads AI) and Jen Frazier sit down to talk about what happens when you refuse to stay on the consumer side of the biggest shift in a generation. No hot takes. No hype. Just two women in the arena.

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Jen sits down with Ian Hager, Firefly's Client Relationship Manager, to talk candidly about our adventures with no code website builders. There are so many fun things to experiment with these days. Are they perfect yet? No, but it is an interesting moment in time to document where things are with these tools and hear what others have learned in their forays as well.

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Jen and Jen got into the weeds of what sustainable AI can look like for folks in the social sector who care deeply about these issues. It is more than just picking the right tools, it is about what goes into responsible adoption, creating meaningful guardrails for your team, and thoughtful use. Take a listen!

Dirk from DTG in Vancouver BC shows off a few AI Agents that can help your website visitors navigate through donation workflows, event registrations, volunteer sign ups, grant applications, and more. Tune in to see what folks can build and place on their site in all sorts of strategic ways.

Sal Salpietro from Dataro and Jen break down the basics of predictive AI: What it is, how long it has been around, and what sorts of amazing things it can tell you about your donors and prospects.

Read more: https://fireflypartners.com/resources/video/untangled-with-sal-salpietro-the-ai-your-fundraising-team-should-already-be-using/

Jen and Rachel talk through some concrete ideas for nonprofit leadership to get their organizations moving into AI adoption with care and values alignment.

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Jen and Bree did a run down of some of the best sessions at the Cool/Scary AI Summit the day before NTC. It was less, what is this crazy AI thing and more What are the amazing cool things people are already building with AI? It was great fun, eye-opening, and thought-provoking.

Read more: https://fireflypartners.com/resources/video/untangled-live-from-ntc-with-bree-benn-hot-takes-from-the-cool-scary-ai-summit/