Artificial intelligence is transforming how we work, engage communities, and deliver services across Canada. Nonprofits, municipalities, healthcare systems, and grassroots organizations are adopting AI to improve efficiency and reach. But alongside this innovation, we must ask the hard questions. As AI spreads, it can reproduce (or even accelerate) existing racial, environmental, and social inequities. For … Continue reading AI Can Create Racial and Environmental Disparities: What Volunteer Managers Can Do About It Through Volunteer Centered Service Design (10 Tips)
Life Skills for the Modern Age: Why Prompt Intelligence and Digital Hygiene Matter
January, being January, arrives with its familiar energy of optimism and new year intentions.This year, mine are modest and practical. I want to befriend artificial intelligence instead of resisting it, and I want to be more mindful of my online footprint, not in a grand, manifesto‑like way, in the everyday sense, paying attention, adjusting, retraining … Continue reading Life Skills for the Modern Age: Why Prompt Intelligence and Digital Hygiene Matter
Artificial Intelligence, You’re Not the Boss of Me! How to Embrace Your Own Writing Voice in an Era of Artificial Intelligence
Eight Tips for Writing With AI Without Giving Up Your Voice Let me take you back to when I was a teenager. My next door neighbour used to pay me twenty dollars at the end of each week. What for, you ask? For walking over, getting her two kids dressed, feeding them breakfast, and walking … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence, You’re Not the Boss of Me! How to Embrace Your Own Writing Voice in an Era of Artificial Intelligence
The Future Is Friendly (I Think?): Tips for Integrating AI & Technology in Volunteer Administration
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days - from helping us draft emails to suggesting what to watch next. But for those of us in the volunteer world, it can feel a little… complicated. We want to save time, streamline admin work, and maybe even make volunteer screening faster - but not at the cost … Continue reading The Future Is Friendly (I Think?): Tips for Integrating AI & Technology in Volunteer Administration
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