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The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The bot, available via Twitter and Facebook Messenger, polls its followers (called ‘U-Reporters’) on a range of topics and uses the data to help influence public policy. The bots aren’t just a technical challenge for nonprofits, they also present ethical problems, particularly for fundraisers. Unicef’s bot has had some early successes.

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