I hate artificial intelligence (AI) in nonprofit settings. There I said it. And I won’t take it back. Before you label this former journalist as a person who hates technology because it’s “taking our jobs,” I’m not.  I despise the use of AI to write communications and appeals for nonprofits not because I’m a writer, …

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away there lived frantic Fran, a development director with a big gala looming on the horizon. More diligent than Santa, she made her list and checked it thrice. Volunteers- check. Silent auction items – check. Jamming DJ – check. Messaging theme for the night…messaging…theme?! *Insert Macaulay …

BY BRANDEE A. THOMAS As a little girl, if you couldn’t find me, I was guaranteed to be under my covers or in a quiet corner reading a book. Sometimes Ramona Quimby, but mostly The Babysitter’s Club. (I’ve always appreciated strong, female leads who created their own paths.)  Somewhere in those pages I read about …