The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an opinion piece, “AI Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors But Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls,” a topic that Allison Fine and I have been researching and writing about since 2017. In 2019, we did a deep dive on AI & Giving to look at the landscape of fundraising tools & platforms using AI and the implications. Our next project was the research and writing of the “The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Age … [Read more...]
Using smart tech to reimagine nonprofit work
AI and other smart tech can make work culture more human, but only if you know how the tech works and focus on using it to do what it does best (answer rote questions online) and allow people to do what we do best (e.g. strengthen relationships, tell stories, empathize with others.) Here is an article on the Candid blog that I wrote with the brilliant Allison Fine on how to use smart tech to create more work-life balance for all. The article shares a few themes from our forthcoming book, … [Read more...]
In Search of Bachelors and Philanthropy in Rural Alaska and Video Story Capture Tips
The Story Last week, my adventure in Alaska started with a meeting with representatives from community foundations around the state of Alaska hosted by the Alaska Community Foundation. That's where I met Joe Page from the Jessica Stevens Foundation who told me the amazing story about the Talkeetna Bachelor Society. The Talkeetna Bachelor Society is a program of the Denali Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. The Society's fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor … [Read more...]
Bridging Offline/Online: Tweetups
Networked Nonprofits know how to close the loop between social media and offline actions. They understand that it is a scaffolded process. Whatever channel they use, they're building a bridge from online to onland. They're masters at meeting their audience where they're at and bringing them further along the ladder of engagement. Take Twitter for example. Once a nonprofit has developed a presence and a network - and has integrated regular and engaging tweeting into the work flow, the next … [Read more...]
Twitter Tip for Networked Nonprofits: Follow the Few To Get To the Many
For the past few years whenever I doing a training or speak about nonprofits and social media and more recently when we've presented about the book, The Networked Nonprofit, someone always raises this concern: "Social media is a time suck." Networked Nonprofits are not only experts in using social media, but they know how to streamline their work flow often based on an understanding of applying network theory to their practice. One of the best principles I learned was from Valdis Krebs who … [Read more...]
