Leveraging Generative AI for Social Impact Organizations
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Leveraging Generative AI for Social Impact Organizations
Instructors: Barbara Hiltz
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What you'll learn
Understand key capabilities of generative AI that would benefit social impact organizations
Identify specific generative AI applications you can adopt in your social impact organizations
Learn the potential limitations and ethical implications that using AI could have for your organization and other social impact organizations
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There are 5 modules in this course
Leveraging Generative AI for Social Impact Organizations focuses on the issue of resource scarcity commonly faced by social impact organizations and how generative AI tools can help free up limited staff capacity from routine administrative tasks. Social impact organizations often find themselves overwhelmed by repeatedly responding to common inquiries, data management and documentation needs, and other basic functions that limit their ability to fully devote time to core programming and service delivery. In this course, you’ll learn concrete examples of how AI could improve efficiency in areas like automatically answering frequently asked questions, converting information requests into readable reports, or drafting, designing, and distributing communications materials. Gain insight into key opportunities to leverage AI to expand your organization’s bandwidth for mission-critical activities. The course also explores the limitations and ethical considerations of relying on generative AI versus human judgment and nuanced interactions in social programming.
Module 1 covers the foundational knowledge necessary for integrating Generative AI tools into social impact organizations, focusing on understanding AI's importance, effective prompting, and identifying AI's potential applications.
What's included
3 videos6 readings1 assignment
3 videos•Total 12 minutes
- Introduction & Importance•2 minutes
- Tips to Get Started - Part 1•5 minutes
- Tips to Get Started - Part 2•5 minutes
6 readings•Total 53 minutes
- Introduction to the Course•5 minutes
- Help Us Learn About You!•5 minutes
- Activity: Play with Generative AI•10 minutes
- AI Strategies for Social Impact Organizations•13 minutes
- Begin your AI Strategy Plan•15 minutes
- Where to Learn More (Optional)•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
- Module 1 Quiz•5 minutes
Module 2 explores the diverse applications of Generative AI in content generation, illustrating how these tools can be adapted to various contexts within social impact organizations. It enhances learners’ understanding of effective AI usage through lecture videos, guided activities and a detailed prompting guide.
What's included
1 video3 readings2 assignments1 app item
1 video•Total 7 minutes
- Content Generation•7 minutes
3 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Putting AI Content Generation Into Practice: Sample Prompts for Social Impact Organizations•10 minutes
- Introduction to Gamut Gallery Tool•5 minutes
- Where to Learn More (Optional)•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
- Module 2 Quiz•5 minutes
- Practice with the Prompting Guide•30 minutes
1 app item•Total 10 minutes
- Iterate on your AI Strategy Plan•10 minutes
Module 3 addresses the challenges and strategies associated with integrating AI into existing organizational workflows, offering insights through lectures and guided activities.
What's included
3 videos2 readings1 assignment
3 videos•Total 14 minutes
- Challenges Integrating AI Into Workflows•4 minutes
- Strategies to Integrate AI Into Workflows - Part 1•6 minutes
- Strategies to Integrate AI Into Workflows - Part 2•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 25 minutes
- Activity: Creating a Prompt Catalog•20 minutes
- Where to Learn More (Optional)•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
- Module 3 Quiz•5 minutes
Module 4 focuses on using Generative AI for ongoing learning and service improvement. It builds learners’ ability to effectively utilize Generative AI through a combination of lecture videos, readings, and guided activities.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 8 minutes
- Upskilling & Improvement•8 minutes
3 readings•Total 25 minutes
- Mining Your Organization's Wisdom•5 minutes
- Upskilling Practice Activity•15 minutes
- Activity: Planning for Upskilling in Your AI Strategy Plan•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
- Module 4 Quiz•5 minutes
Module 5 examines the ethical considerations and responsible use of Generative AI within social impact organizations, featuring discussions through videos, a podcast, and readings that guide the refinement of the organizational plan with a focus on responsible AI use.
What's included
2 videos5 readings1 assignment1 app item
2 videos•Total 15 minutes
- Ethical Considerations - Part 1•9 minutes
- Ethical Considerations - Part 2•6 minutes
5 readings•Total 52 minutes
- Expanding the Understanding of Local Language Models•10 minutes
- Podcast: Why Nonprofits Must Focus on Beneficial and Responsible AI•17 minutes
- Where to Learn More (Optional)•10 minutes
- Post-Course Survey•5 minutes
- Continue your AI education with the AI Collection from Michigan Online•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
- Module 5 Quiz•5 minutes
1 app item•Total 10 minutes
- Considering Ethics in your AI Strategy Plan•10 minutes
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