April 2024

Adopting a human-first AI strategy

Nonprofit staff are adopting tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT for scheduling and managing meetings, processing email, writing drafts, summarizing long reports, analyzing data, and creating efficiencies in other common workflows. The most important skill nonprofit leaders can learn and teach their teams is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills, and more importantly, increasing human-to-human engagement must be a part of any AI adoption strategy. 

AFP hosts Focus on Philanthropy conference April 12

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Northeast Ohio Chapter will host the Focus on Philanthropy conference, Friday, April 12, 8 a.m. at Bounce Innovation Hub. The event will feature keynote speaker Dr. James Knight, along with sessions about CRM (customer relationship management) tools, AI, grant-writing and more.

Candid, ACF present free grant, proposal-writing courses

The truth behind five cybersecurity myths

You may think only high-profile people in your organization can be targets of cyber attacks, but this is one of a number of myths and misconceptions about cybersecurity. Here are some dispelled myths and tips to help keep your organization more secure and aware.

How donor-advised funds help charities stay afloat

You're no doubt familiar with donor-advised funds, especially if some of your donors use their donor-advised funds at the community foundation to support your organization. What you might not know is that the national average annual "pay-out rate" for all donor-advised funds is 18 percent, and most donor-advised funds make at least one grant per year. Furthermore, donor-advised funds help many individuals and families get involved in organized giving at a low barrier to entry. 

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