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Recap: Nonprofits & AI – A Conversation with Devi Thomas

Beth Kanter

I was thrilled to have a conversation with Devi Thomas from Microsoft Philanthropies. Reflecting on Devi’s comment, I do believe that AI is a learning opportunity for everyone, but it is important to create psychological safety where people can ask questions and make it okay to experiment.

Ethics 101
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We Can’t Make People Philanthropic But We Can Deepen or Discourage Their Philanthropy

iMarketSmart

The seeds of philanthropy were already within them. The more we deepen ourselves, the more we help others do the same and together give more meaning to philanthropy itself. That was beyond my ability. Everyone had made the decision to give at some point on their own. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

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Beyond Survival: Post-Disruption Nonprofit Culture Strategy

Bloomerang

For years now, there’s been a powerful evolving discussion in the social benefit sector around “ culture of philanthropy ” and why it’s so critically important to fundraising success. Fund in the United States and the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy in the U.K. . Be ethical. Fundraising is a servant to philanthropy.

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A Fundraiser’s First Obligation

iMarketSmart

A fundraiser’s first obligation is to philanthropy itself. All ethical fundraisers and fundraising organizations must commit themselves, at a bare minimum, to do no harm to philanthropy. At best, they must commit to engaging in practices that reinforce, renew, and reignite the philanthropic spirit.

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Comfort Zones: The Places That Foster the Fullest Expressions of Philanthropy

iMarketSmart

Philanthropic facilitators work from precepts, principles, instincts, and ethics; they don’t work from a script. What so much more of it should focus on is how to find and work from your own comfort zone when seeking to facilitate philanthropy. Jim Langley is the president of Langley Innovations.

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A Fundraiser’s First Obligation

iMarketSmart

A fundraiser’s first obligation is to philanthropy itself. All ethical fundraisers and fundraising organizations must commit themselves, at a bare minimum, to do no harm to philanthropy. At best, they must commit to engaging in practices that reinforce, renew, and reignite the philanthropic spirit.

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Your Top-Secret Fundraising Tool? Empathy.

Bloomerang

That’s what philanthropy is all about The word literally means the feeling of love ( philos ) towards humankind ( anthropos ). The human tool to unlock philanthropy: empathy. Let’s get back to the powerful notion of philanthropy as love (a strong emotional feeling) of humankind. All philanthropy is a value-for-value exchange.