Funders Have a New Tool to Help Navigate the Fast-Moving AI Landscape

Funders Have a New Tool to Help Navigate the Fast-Moving AI Landscape

Philanthropy leaders and staff face the daunting task of deciding whether and how they should implement new artificial-intelligence-based tools. Technology Association of Grantmakers offers some new guidance.

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How TAG’s New Executive Director Aims to Meet the Sector’s “Practical and Aspirational” Tech Needs

How TAG’s New Executive Director Aims to Meet the Sector’s “Practical and Aspirational” Tech Needs

Jean Westrick recently took the helm at Technology Association of Grantmakers, following a stint at Chicago Community Trust. It’s a smaller organization, but one where Westrick could have a very big impact.

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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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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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Foundations May Be Backsliding on COVID-Era Flexibility. Are Grantees Getting Fed Up?

Foundations May Be Backsliding on COVID-Era Flexibility. Are Grantees Getting Fed Up?

A new survey from Technology Association of Grantmakers suggests some funders who relaxed restrictions in 2020 are reverting to old practices. That raises tough questions about the grantee-funder relationship going forward.

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Philanthropy’s Tech Workers Play an Important, Unseen Role in DEI. This Training Seeks to Help

Philanthropy’s Tech Workers Play an Important, Unseen Role in DEI. This Training Seeks to Help

Philanthropy staff in charge of the technology that powers grantmaking play a critical role in diversity, equity and inclusion, but are often left out of such discussions. A new training seeks to remedy that.

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Feel Like Grant Applications Are Wasting Your Time? You’re Right, According to a Recent Analysis

Feel Like Grant Applications Are Wasting Your Time? You’re Right, According to a Recent Analysis

GrantAdvisor and Technology Association of Grantmakers are on a mission to fix grant applications. After painstaking analysis of existing forms, they found that applicants are jumping through many of the same hoops, over and over.

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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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This Membership Organization Strives to Make Nonprofit IT More Accessible and Inclusive

This Membership Organization Strives to Make Nonprofit IT More Accessible and Inclusive

As the ability to access and use technology becomes ever more crucial, the Technology Association of Grantmakers wants to up the nonprofit sector’s IT game. It’s also seeking more inclusive demographics among practitioners.

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