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The philosophy behind NonprofitNext: what people first AI means for boards, leaders, staff, and the people you serve.
While I have worked with nonprofits for over 25 years, I have had a disability for my entire life. No technology has opened as many doors for me…
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People First AI is an order of operations. Work through mission, staff, and the people you serve first, and the right tool becomes obvious. Here is the order…
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Last week, OpenAI released a policy document titled “Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First.” If you work in the nonprofit sector, it is…
Every nonprofit organization exists because someone, somewhere, needs support they are struggling to provide for themselves. The people at the center of that work are the reason your…
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People first AI for nonprofit staff starts from a simple promise: the technology handles the paperwork, and you keep the human work you came for.
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People first AI for nonprofit leaders means making the technology decisions in the right order: your team’s reality first, the tool last. The pressure on executive directors is…
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AI governance for a nonprofit board does not require anyone at the table to become a technical expert. It requires the oversight you already practice, pointed at a…
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People first AI means adopting technology in a way that serves your staff and the people you exist to help, rather than the other way around. It keeps…
Read the full story: What Does “People First AI” Mean for Your Organization?
I spent over 25 years in the nonprofit sector. I started as a volunteer, worked the front lines in service delivery for several years, and eventually led organizations…