How Might AI Impact Nonprofits and Foundations? Here's a Crash Course

How Might AI Impact Nonprofits and Foundations? Here's a Crash Course

Artificial intelligence is all the rage these days, but what exactly does that mean for nonprofits and their funders? Here’s a primer on nonprofit AI, including key issues and potential pitfalls to keep in mind.

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What These Three Funders Can Teach Philanthropy About Supporting Nonprofit IT

What These Three Funders Can Teach Philanthropy About Supporting Nonprofit IT

It wouldn’t be a huge stretch to say all funders are IT funders these days, given the centrality of tech tools to so much nonprofit work. We look at how that plays out through the lens of three grantmakers on the front lines of IT funding.

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Could “Subscription Philanthropy” Help Nonprofits Afford Subscription-Based IT Services?

Could “Subscription Philanthropy” Help Nonprofits Afford Subscription-Based IT Services?

Nonprofit tech expert Adam Rosenzweig walks us through why, in an era of increasingly subscription-based IT services, funders need to change how they back nonprofits’ tech needs — and start doing so, period.

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What Will It Take to Reach Critical Mass on Nonprofit IT Funding?

What Will It Take to Reach Critical Mass on Nonprofit IT Funding?

The pandemic brought home how critical IT needs can be for nonprofits. A new report from the Technology Association of Grantmakers makes a case for more holistic, hands-on funder support.

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Why These Two Very Different Family Foundations Agree On the Importance of Nonprofit IT

Why These Two Very Different Family Foundations Agree On the Importance of Nonprofit IT

Based in two different parts of the Midwest, the Shavlik Family Foundation and the Pierce Family Foundation are distinct in many ways. But they’re both committed to a cause that often gets short shrift—nonprofit IT infrastructure.

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