Digital Adoption for Nonprofits
This section covers digital adoption for nonprofits, including digital tools for HR, digital upskilling, hiring technical talent, IT management, cybersecurity, and AI integration, along with best practices and policy guidelines.
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Digital Adoption Overview
Digital Adoption Overview
Recommendations and resources for digital upskilling
The work environment for nonprofits is evolving quickly, especially with the rise of new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the shift toward data-informed decision-making. Nonprofit leaders are now under immense pressure to keep up with these changes, integrate new technol...
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Digital Adoption Overview
Key digital tools for managing teams at a nonprofit
Investing in digital tools to support people management makes good business sense for nonprofits. Digital tools streamline HR processes, decrease administrative tasks, increase team collaboration and improve the overall employee experience.Below is an introduction to some key digital tools to consid...
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Digital Adoption Overview
Introduction to digital transformation in nonprofit HR
Digital transformation in HR is about harnessing the power of technology to streamline processes, improve decision-making, and enhance employee experiences. It represents a shift from a tactical and heavily manual HR practice to a dynamic, strategic approach.When we refer to HR digital transformatio...
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IT Management
IT Management
Cybersecurity essentials for nonprofits
In Canada, cybersecurity incidents are capturing more public attention – especially as they increase in severity and frequency.A prevalent myth about nonprofit cybersecurity is that cyberattacks only happen to large organizations, however, this is not the case. Unfortunately, cybersecurity attacks...
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IT Management
Introduction to IT management for nonprofits
In the nonprofit sector, the focus is often on impact — driving change, supporting communities, and making a difference. To truly elevate your mission and operate efficiently, however, nonprofits must embrace the same strategic approaches and advanced technologies that power the world's most succe...
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AI in the Nonprofit Sector
AI in the Nonprofit Sector
Generative AI acceptable use policy outline & checklist
IntroductionThis template is a preliminary guide to creating an acceptable use policy for generative AI in your nonprofit organization. It includes checklists for each of the steps, examples, and process questions to consider.As you create your generative AI acceptable use policy, you may want to vi...
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AI in the Nonprofit Sector
Key considerations for integrating generative AI at your organization
As a nonprofit leader, adopting artificial intelligence (AI) may seem like a future consideration for your organization. However, recent studies reveal a striking reality – generative AI, tools like ChatGPT, have already permeated the workplace, often without an official acceptable use policy.The ...
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