Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2018

With over 100,000 bots created on the Facebook Messenger platform and the rise of AI and conversational user interfaces (think SIRI), Gartner analysts predict by 2020 the average person will have more conversations with bots than their spouse. Artificial intelligence has become the new customer service department.

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Candid

AUGUST 10, 2023

2) Fast follow The Gartner Hype Cycle captures the euphoria new technologies tend to generate in the early days. One way I’d gauge when generative AI is ready for primetime is when it begins to replace core business functions like the home page of Google. But training and running large language models is expensive.

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Generation Hype Gartner Benefit 98

sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

How Automation Can Help You Retain Fundraisers Automating business processes saves time and resources so your team can focus on support for your cause and the more challenging elements of the job, instead of the repetitive, monotonous tasks that sap energy and so much of a fundraiser’s time.

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Knowledge Worker Fundraising Gift Gartner 62

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Let’s face it; every day we use our smartphones and mobile technology to get through daily and simple tasks, from finding information, to exercise, to learning new languages, even finding the nearest grocery store. The best part about both of these gamified spaces is that they are 100% free to the user. Target Audience. Player Goals.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Automations are becoming so essential, in fact, Gartner estimates that by 2025, 70% of new applications developed by enterprises will be based on low-code or no-code tools (in 2020, it was less than 25%). You don’t need to know a single programming language. 4 Steps to Building Your Business Case. And the best part? Automation.

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ROI Project Business Build 91

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2011

Last week, Gartner “the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company” issued a press release around the results of a worldwide survey of CIO’s in the commercial sector. Author: Tad Druart. The survey identified cloud computing as the top technology priority for CIOs in 2011.

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Gartner Convio Survey Press 24

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Gartner predicts that by 2026, developers outside formal IT departments will account for at least 80% of those using low-code development tools. There are now even natural language prompts powered by AI. Essentially, it makes coding less about code and more about programming logic with drag-and-drop features.

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