UnTangled: AI for Social Good

Jen sits down with Ben Freda from BFC Digital to talk through how nonprofits can start to chart a path forward toward AI Adoption inside their organization. Somewhere between panic and fear, there is a middle ground to learning, staying true to your values, and creating efficiencies.

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Jen and Emily Goodstein trod the well-worn territory of why your tech problems are usually people problems with some new ideas on the topic. Tune in and listen for some ideas on how to break through the chaos and identify the root problems behind your outreach and engagement woes.

WARNING: The audio on this file is a bit choppy!

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Jen chats with Sade Dozan from Borealis Philanthropy to talk about the importance of keeping the people front and center in the work—especially if it's equity-centered and movement work. Technology and tools will never take the place of human interactions and personal relationship building that is essential for fundraising and movement building.

Read more: https://fireflypartners.com/resources/video/people-before-platforms-real-talk-from-untangled/

Jen welcomes Maureen Wallbeoff to UnTangled to talk through her top five tips to help nonprofit teams manage their tech platforms like a pro.

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Anna Hetzel of Strange Birds joins Jen on UnTangled to discuss strategies and fresh ideas around how to stay true to your mission with your messaging, even in the scariest of times. If you do any equity-minded work and have been struggling with how to describe what you do and stay true to your mission without drawing too much unwanted attention, this episode is for you.

Read more: https://fireflypartners.com/resources/lashing-our-boats-together-messaging-bravely-in-rough-waters/

In this episode, Jen is joined by Brad Caldana from the Center for Digital Strategy to discuss the mindset shift that nonprofits must make to thrive with AI. We break down some of the types of AI and ways it can be beneficial for nonprofits to adopt low-hanging fruit to make their teams more efficient. Brad does a real-time walkthrough of using ChatGPT, a generative AI tool, to create personas and talks about how nonprofits need to just start diving in and using the tools to become more familiar with them. Once they see the benefits, the possibilities really start to open up.

Jen Frazier of Firefly Partners and Tommy Spann unpack the myths and fears around the notion that AI is here to take our jobs. Listen in for some practical tips and ways to think about AI adoption as a good thing for your organization rather than something to fear or dread.

Read more: https://fireflypartners.com/resources/video/before-you-plug-in-the-robots-what-nonprofits-need-to-get-ai-ready/