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The AI Avatar Uncanny Valley Problem (and Solution)

Whole Whale

When it comes to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the nonprofit sector, there’s an emerging trend that organizations need to be mindful of – the use of humanoid AI avatars. As these avatars become more human-like, people’s positive responses towards them tend to increase.

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5 Oculus Quest Tips for Nonprofits New to the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To ease your travels through the Horizon Metaverse, it’s recommended to turn on Voice Commands under Settings. Create your Oculus Avatar. Have fun with your avatar! That said, to create and customize your avatar, hover over and select your profile icon in your universal menu and then select Edit Avatar.

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Five Nonprofits That Have Found Their Twitter Voice

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Finding your Twitter voice is an accomplishment only earned through a process of trial and error and conscious experimentation. They have personality and its obvious that there is a human being behind the avatar. Five Nonprofits That Have Found Their Facebook Voice. Finally, they put their community first and marketing second.

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Five Types of Tweets Nonprofits Should Never Post on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit is not getting retweeted on Twitter, then you haven’t yet found your Twitter voice. Retweets ensure than your nonprofit’s avatar get increased exposure on Twitter which ultimately results in more followers and click-through rates. They want to know there’s a human being behind your avatar.

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[TV Interview] Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

over being “Heather Mansfield,” but writing and promoting Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits has required that I step out of my comfort zone a bit and put a face and voice to human being behind the “Nonprofit Organizations” avatar.

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Social Media for Social Good :: Your Nonprofit Tech Checklist

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Hire a graphic designer to design a square avatar(s). Find your Facebook voice. Find your Twitter voice. Create a 6- × 6-inch hard copy of your nonprofit’s avatar for photo check ins, if applicable. Create a Google account. Sign up for Google Alerts. Experiment with social media dashboards. Purchase a digital camera.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Over time and through implementing the best practices listed below and those yet to come, you will find your Google+ voice. A unique, authentic Google+ voice.

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