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Today’s guest post on ethical nonprofit storytelling is from Caliopy Glaros. Caliopy is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Philanthropy Without Borders, a firm with expertise in ethical storytelling, donor engagement, and strategicplanning. This article was originally published on her blog.
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Ethical Leadership Leadership also requires ethical decision-making. Ethical leadership training fosters skills like integrity, honesty, and accountability. This helps leaders develop the ability to make decisions that are ethical and align with their organization’s values.
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In this blog post, we’ll explore both the positives and negatives of using AI for nonprofit grant writing. This efficiency allows your team to focus more on strategicplanning and relationship-building with funders. Ensuring that AI tools comply with data privacy regulations and ethical standards is crucial.
Ask yourself, “Is it accurate, current, inclusive, unbiased, ethical? To help avoid the bias that may be embedded in the content from which AI draws, eliminate bias from your prompts. Critically review and challenge AI’s output. Does it take into consideration the specific context of the organization and its clients and other stakeholders?”
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