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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Others, like the Ford, MacArthur, and Hewlett Foundations, and Omidyar Network, have focused on building the capacity to address the risks and opportunities posed by a wide range of technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI. The future is now.

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Choosing AI’s Impact on the Future of Work

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AI technology is relatively new, but the impacts of previous high-impact innovations like the power loom, steam engines, electricity, and digital computers shed ample light on what could happen next. The consequences of any technology depend on who gets to make pivotal decisions about how the technology develops.

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Betting on Migration for Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

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Lessons From the Failures of Covax

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Trevor Zimmer In May, the COVID-19 national public health emergency officially ended. As the world emerges from this period of death, economic displacement, and social reordering, it will take years to fully understand how the pandemic impacted households, communities, and countries.

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Debt-for-climate swaps can save the planet. Why aren’t they?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Moreover, developing countries typically lack key technologies and financial resources that could help them become more resilient to climate change and its impacts. Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Nonprofit Technology, and more! The purpose of the conference is to expose future social sector leaders to a vibrant learning experience that promotes best practices, innovative thinking and awareness of the full scope of the sector. Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. Jan 16 - 19.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Nonprofit Technology, and more! The purpose of the conference is to expose future social sector leaders to a vibrant learning experience that promotes best practices, innovative thinking and awareness of the full scope of the sector. Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Philadelphia, PA/ $410. Jan 25 - 27.