AI for Social Good: Insights From Nonprofit Leaders

Isaac hosted a special episode of “Coffee with Digital Trailblazers” focused on AI in nonprofits ahead of Giving Tuesday.

Participants

Hosted by Isaac Sacolick, CEO of StarCIO

Special Guests – Non-profit executives

• Larry Lieberman, CEO of Mouse.org
• Stephen Rockwell, Chief Innovation Officer of Amplifi
• Teresa Duran, Technology Advisory Council of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
• Glen Ford, Former Director of International Development and Trustee at Aegis Trust
• Derrick Butts, Board President and co-founder, Prostate Health Matters

Digital Trailblazers

• Joanne Friedman
• Liz Martinez
• Joseph Puglisi
• Martin Davis
• John Patrick Luethe

Summary

Featuring a panel of nonprofit leaders discussing their experiences with AI tools to drive impact and reach donors. The episode explored various nonprofit use cases, including education, public benefits access, and health initiatives, with panelists sharing their experiences and challenges in implementing AI solutions. The discussion emphasized the importance of AI adoption in nonprofits, highlighting the need for strategic planning, collaboration with tech companies, and focusing on social impact rather than just efficiency.

Transcript

[00:00:05] Speaker B: Welcome to this week’s coffee with Digital Trailblazers, our 150th episode.

I’m really excited to announce that I’m really excited to have a full house today, our largest speaker panel on this program and we’re talking about something really important to me. I am not an expert around nonprofits, but I have worked in nonprofits and we are heading into the holiday season.

Giving Tuesday is coming up right after the Thanksgiving holiday.

And in planning November’s episodes, I wanted to have just a special episode just talking about not only AI for social good, but just giving some of our nonprofit leaders the mic to talk about all the special things they’re doing to drive impact with their constituents, how they’re using AI, how they’re using technology to drive their cause, how they’re using AI and technology maybe to become more efficient, to reach a wider donor base and obviously to impact their social causes as well.

I have five special guests today an...

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Coffee With Digital Trailblazers
• (00:02:42) - AI for Good: Impact on Nonprofits
• (00:05:02) - Machine Learning in the Classroom
• (00:07:52) - AI for Good with Stephen Rockwell
• (00:10:39) - AI Agents in the Nonprofit World
• (00:13:16) - Interview
• (00:13:39) - Glenn on AI and Non-profits
• (00:18:40) - Champions: Stories of Humanity
• (00:22:53) - CIO Network: Teresa Duran's Charity and AI
• (00:28:11) - Are Nonprofits Ready for AI?
• (00:31:40) - How Nonprofits are Using AI
• (00:36:15) - Coffee With Digital Trailblazers: AI for Social
• (00:37:24) - AI and Nonprofit Governance
• (00:40:27) - Steve Jobs on AI and the New Economy
• (00:41:42) - John and Larry on AI and Nonprofits
• (00:43:24) - Immigration of AI into Nonprofits
• (00:48:44) - Nonprofits and the AI revolution
• (00:50:53) - How to Get Funding for Your Nonprofit with Artificial Intelligence
• (00:52:26) - Working with a nonprofit in the AI world
• (00:56:54) - How to Prevent AI From Dehumanizing Nonprofits
• (00:58:45) - AI for Social Good