Here is a recent roundup of articles, blog posts, and research on the "Age of Automation" and what it means for nonprofits. Special Report: AI for Good: Earlier this month, Allison Fine and I wrote an op-ed for the Chronicle of Philanthropy on the age of automation and it implications for fundraisers. It is part of a special report on AI for Good. While it is behind the paywall, we looked at some early adopters and how they use ChatBots for fundraising, identified specific challenges, and lay … [Read more...]
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Pew Research Report: The Future of Digital Life and Well-Being
The Pew Research Center has released a research report called "The Future of Digital Life and Well-Being." Pew interviewed technology experts and scholars (including me) about the benefits and drawbacks of our digital lives. The expert predictions about the impact of the internet over the next 10 years came in response to questions asked by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center in an online canvassing conducted between Dec. 11, 2017, and Jan. 15, 2018. This … [Read more...]
The Nonprofit Book We've Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power
Back in November, 2014, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans published an article about “New Power” in the Harvard Business Review that caught my eye. The concepts around connectivity and leadership were synergistic with the concept of networked leadership that Allison Fine and I wrote about in the Networked Nonprofit, published in several years before. The article caught fire - not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles - but also business, government, and beyond. Today, after several years of … [Read more...]
Small, But Mighty: A Resource for Small Nonprofit Leaders
Note from Beth: I'm honored to be a member of the Leap Ambassadors Community, a group of people in the nonprofit sector who care deeply about high performance. A recent work product from this community includes "Small, But Mighty," created by a small group led by Debra Natenshon and Karen Walker, the guest post authors. Often, we think of "high performance" as something only for large organizations, but smaller nonprofits can apply the ideas too. As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this … [Read more...]
Do Capacity Building Programs Help Nonprofits Achieve Better Results?
Note from Beth:My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. Her answer to the question about capacity building programs leading to better impact will surprise you. If you know me or have worked with me before you know I like to plan. It is so part of my personality that even on vacation my kids wake up in the morning and ask what's the plan for the day. So, … [Read more...]
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