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EPISODE · Aug 29, 2025 · 30 MIN

How to Nonprofit AI with Brenda Foster pt 1

from Community IT Innovators Nonprofit Technology Topics · host Community IT Innovators

Vanguard Communications’ Chief of Innovation Brenda Foster shared tips and practical advice on getting started using generative Artificial Intelligence AI tools at your nonprofit in a way that matches your mission and values.Learn how to prompt, when and how to use AI tools, and when not to. Learn how to evaluate the outputs and feel good using AI at your nonprofit.In part 1, Brenda explains the various types of AI and walks through the ethical considerations and trade offs for the environment, community justice, human creativity, privacy and security, and bias. She presents a five question framework for creating your nonprofit AI policy. In part 2, Brenda explores good prompting and the differences between tools in this moment, and takes audience Q&A.Are you wondering where to start with AI?Chances are you and your colleagues are already using it for some things, and wondering how to use it better, or whether you should be using it at all. Your organization may be ambivalent or aghast at AI, have already embraced it, or be unsure where to start. You may have colleagues that are using AI for everything and others who won’t touch it.Brenda Foster is a PRSA-NCC Hall of Fame inductee who has specialized in nonprofit communication for decades. In this webinar, she shares tips and best practices on improving your AI prompts for communication success and explores situations where AI can improve the day-to-day job satisfaction for nonprofit staff. You can hear more from Brenda in our podcast discussion of AI tips here.How can your nonprofit get started ?In this webinar learn how to prompt, when and how to use AI tools, and when not to. Learn how to evaluate the output and ensure that your team feels confident and comfortable using AI to make their jobs more interesting and to better support your mission.As with all our webinars, this presentation is appropriate for an audience of varied IT experience.Community IT is proudly vendor-agnostic, and our webinars cover a range of topics and discussions. Webinars are never a sales pitch, always a way to share our knowledge with our community.Learn how to create an AI Acceptable Use Policy here. The nonprofit sector is deeply concerned with ethics, accountability, the environment, and systemic change. Learn more about ethical AI frameworks here. _______________________________Start a conversation :)Register to attend a webinar in real time, and find all past transcripts at https://communityit.com/webinars/email Carolyn at [email protected] LinkedIn on reddit/r/nonprofitITmanagementon the Community IT websiteThanks for listening. 

Vanguard Communications’ Chief of Innovation Brenda Foster shared tips and practical advice on getting started using generative Artificial Intelligence AI tools at your nonprofit in a way that matches your mission and values. Learn how to prompt, when and how to use AI tools, and when not to. Learn how to evaluate the outputs and feel good using AI at your nonprofit. In part 1, Brenda explains the various types of AI and walks through the ethical considerations and trade offs for the environ...

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