AI in the Nonprofit sector
We believe improving the way NGOs work with technology will enable increased efficiency and effectiveness at solving our shared goals.
Gen AI is shaking up how organizations operate around the world. The non-profit sector is already behind in grasping, influencing and leveraging Gen AI technologies. Instead of organization by organization efforts, we see a true need for faster collaborative exploration.
The project convenes 15+ INGOs around the topic of AI for joint learning, heated discussion and production of sharable results. The following organisations are involved: The Nature Conservancy, Humanity & Inclusion, International Committee of the Red Cross, Friends of the Earth, WWF, Humanity & Inclusion, UNEP, Caritas Vienna, International Medical Corp, Wildlife Trust, Oxfam, Save the Children, Save the Children, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, BRAC, and DRC.
Gen AI resources created by
the network for NGOs
This is the first version of this set of resources created by members of the network to help you start exploring
Gen AI in your work and your organisation. We will continue to update them over time!
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Article | The nonprofit mission at a Generative AI crossroads: Delivering on potential or defending against harm?*
Nonprofits, focused on delivering societal, humanitarian, and environmental benefits, are uniquely positioned to leverage Generative AI's opportunities while addressing its challenges and ethical implications to maximize its potential for positive impact.
Gen AI
Terms Cheat Sheet*
Short language overview of the most relevant terms with a focus on those that seem most relevant for non-profits.
Organisational Self assessment on Gen AI*
Self assessment tool for staff driving the topic of Generative AI application within an organisation.
Delivering on Your
AI Change Initiative*
A guide to help you integrate and mainstream Generative AI within your organisation. This resource contains a series of initiatives and corresponding activities within a generalised organisational change framework to to serve as examples for others. It includes a facilitator’s guide intended to help teams build their own roadmaps for change.
Potential Personas on the pathway to Gen AI
Intended to help staff working on Generative AI to tailor approaches and identified incentives.
Using ChatGPT for foresight: Futures wheel
How to use chatGPT to quickly produce futures wheels— a key tool for futurists
Christian Graham | Innovation Specialist | Friends of the Earth
* Image created by Google Deepmind AI
Using ChatGPT for foresight: Scenario Development
How to use ChatGPT to develop compelling scenarios — another useful tool in the futurist’s kit.
Christian Graham | Innovation Specialist | Friends of the Earth
This effort is set-up as a working group across INGOs with a combination of Innovation leads, Digital Transformation Leads and Gen AI leads combined in one group. 12 of the members met in Geneva in April 2024 to exchange and produce resources for the network. Some of the questions very present in the group was:
How might INGOs change because of Gen AI?
What are priorities INGOs can focus on when mainstreaming and leveraging Gen AI in their organisation?
Who to involve when discussing the leverage of Gen AI within the org + what discussions are important to have?
What might a positive vision of Gen AI look like?
What are risks & ethical concerns connected to Gen AI within the non-profit sector and how these might be mitigated within and across INGOs?
How will Gen AI neg influence the reaching of an organisation's mission?
Other resources we recommend
Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss how existing A.I. capabilities already pose catastrophic risks to a functional society.
AI for Conservation WILDLAB Group
WILDLAB is a global conservation technology network. Check out this group for news on AI for Conservation.
Organisations that we are collaborating with on the topic that have
further resource pages and trainings to check out
NetHope
Center for Humane Technology
AI experts predict how AIs can be used to model environmental systems so we can learn how to reduce human’s impact on the planet and build a more sustainable planet.
AI for Conservation Seminar series
This series, by WWF and the Fuller Fund, focuses on how AI is being used to support conservation efforts.
Partnership on AI
The most useful AI tools — organized and categorized in one spot.
A starting point for nonprofit organizations that are embarking on their AI journey.
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