508. 9 Nonprofit Trends That Matter in 2024: Upskill in the Age of AI + New Tech - Jon McCoy, Becky Endicott, and Shereese Floyd

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2024 Nonprofit Trends That Matter
This episode is part of our 2024 Nonprofit Trends That Matter Series.

Overview

Welcome back to another week of the 9️⃣ Nonprofit Trends that Matter in 2024 Series! This week, we're delving into upskilling in the age of AI and new tech With technology advancing rapidly, it's essential to work smarter, not harder. Join us as we explore the power of AI, its ethical use, and how to balance it with your human empathy and lived experience. Special guest Shereese Floyd, Founder of AI Consultants for Nonprofits, is sharing her expertise on how we can upskill our teams in this modern era. We’re talking about doubling fundraising with laser-targeted campaigns, streamlining operations with automated tasks and unlocking deeper donor connections. No matter where you are in the AI adoption curve, there's a path forward tailored to your organization's unique needs - you’ve got this📣

💡Learn in this series

Trends that’ll grow and elevate your mission
Pro tips for success
Case studies of who's already doing it well in the sector (because let's replicate what's working!💪)
Ways to infuse joy into your work 😊

“Business as usual is not cutting it anymore. We have to reimagine our work, we have to reimagine connection and it really starts with you.”

— Becky Endicott, We Are For Good, Co-Founder + Chief Storyteller

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Episode Highlights

Tone setting (1:10)
Approaching AI with ethical frameworks (3:45)
Reflections from the We Are For Good Community (4:35 )
Who’s Doing it Well? (6:10)
How Shereese got involved in this work (10:40)
How to work smarter, not harder with AI (12:30)
AI tools to try (17:45)
Advances nonprofits have seen using tech (22:30)
Shereese’s One Good Thing: Take a breath and take the tools off the pedestal. (28:35)
How to connect with Shereese (30:55)

Impactful Quotes

"With a growth mindset, anything is possible." -Becky

“If you can lean into upskilling in the age of AI, if you can embrace this new tech, we're going to be able to lean in and learn things that we never knew about our donors.” -Becky

"Stop and take a breath. No one's behind. You haven't missed anything yet." -Shereese

"A.I. can take care of the grind and we as the people can get out and deliver the mission." -Shereese

“If you don't have a full-time marketing person on your team, and someone is doing the work of two or three different jobs, you want to be able to train these tools in that space to free up people's time. But in order to free up people's time, we have to know where the time is spent.” -Shereese

"Let's just go out here and create some magic." -Shereese