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Harnessing generative AI for good

Candid

Before we get completely swept up, let’s not forget the previous technology hype cycles that have come and gone. The unfulfilled promises of blockchain to advance social good, a proliferation of mobile apps in developing countries that failed to garner adoption , and cheap laptops that were going to change the world are just a few examples.

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Unraveling the Threads App for Fundraisers

sgEngage

Threads, a new app released by Meta, is rushing into the space left by Twitter’s constantly changing policies. With all the hype growing around this new social media platform, you’re probably asking how it might be useful in your fundraising strategy and whether you should jump on the bandwagon. Already made the leap?

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9 Ways to Use Text Messaging for Your Virtual Fundraising Event

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Get event registrants hyped before the big day! Last minute changes and glitches can happen! If you need to get the word out about a scheduling change or technical issue, there’s no better way to share the information than with an instant text message. For example: Hey Lend-a-Paw Volunteer! 3) Send reminders to guests.

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AI in Action: Deploying Responsible, Effective, and Trustworthy AI

sgEngage

Artificial intelligence has been around since the 1950s and it has gone through periods of hype (“AI summers”) and periods with reduced interest (“AI winters”). The recent hype is driven in part by how accessible AI has become: You no longer need to be a data scientist to use AI.

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Putting the AI in Education: Stepping Toward Generative Artificial Intelligences 

sgEngage

The hype is problematic, but the revolution is real. But things forever changed when OpenAI released version 3.5 Generative AIs went from entertaining but ultimately not very useful to possessing, and the change happened overnight.  of ChatGPT last December.

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Google + for Social Change Activists: Dive in Early or Wait?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Momsrising is an early adopter of online tools currently exploring the Google + platform and discussing it in team meetings. Can Google + be a good platform for social change activists? During the Webinar, I polled the group’s general approach. Short answer: too early to tell.

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Charities in the Cloud: Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough

NTEN

The Big Changes the Cloud Brings Changes Culture. Increases Pace and Decreases Cost of Change. Cloud platforms implement "clicks not code" customization, allowing relatively unskilled users to change existing workflows and adopt new ones on the fly. Reliance on third party(ies). Just do it.

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