{"product_id":"the-smart-nonprofit-staying-human-centered-in-an-automated-world-hardcover","title":"The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeth Kanter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllison H. Fine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pragmatic framework for nonprofit digital transformation that embraces the human-centered nature of your organization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Smart Nonprofit \u003c\/b\u003eturns the page on an era of frantic busyness and scarcity mindsets to one in which nonprofit organizations have the time to think and plan -- and even dream. The Smart Nonprofit offers a roadmap for the once-in-a-generation opportunity to remake work and accelerate positive social change. It comes from understanding how to use smart tech strategically, ethically and well. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmart tech does rote tasks like filling out expense reports and identifying prospective donors. However, it is also beginning to do very human things like screening applicants for jobs and social services, while paying forward historic biases. Beth Kanter and Allison Fine elegantly outline the ways smart nonprofits must stay human-centered and root out embedded bias in order to success at the compassionate and creative work that only humans can and should do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Smart Nonprofit\u003c\/i\u003e is a jargon-free roadmap for nonprofit staff, boards, volunteers and funders. It describes the ways that smart tech will automate many of the time-consuming administrative tasks that make work feel overwhelming and endless, and that lead to burnout and a lack of forward progress. Smart nonprofits are organizations of any size that use artificial intelligence and other \"smart\" technologies to create a \"dividend of time,\" a gift of new time that can be spent with clients and donors, preventing crises, or even thinking, learning and dreaming! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmart tech does rote tasks like filling out expense reports and identifying prospective donors. However, smart tech is also beginning to do very human jobs like screening applicants for jobs and social services, while paying forward historic biases. Beth Kanter and Allison Fine elegantly outline the ways smart nonprofits stay human-centered, anti-biased and continue to do the compassionate and creative work that only humans can and should do. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces the basic concepts and history of smart technology in nontechnical language. The authors lay out a set of principles for the ethical use of AI, provide a slew of practical advice and case studies for introducing smart tech into nonprofit organizations, and present a stirring manifesto that will inspire us all to work toward a better, smarter, and more human-centered future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE SMART NONPROFIT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I can't imagine a more relevant and timely book, overflowing with practical advice. \u003ci\u003eThe Smart Nonprofit\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers everything they need to know to leverage AI and other automated technology to its fullest (and safest) potential to enable nonprofit leaders to do what they do best: impact the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--MEG GARLINGHOUSE, VP of Social Impact, LinkedIn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Smart Nonprofit\u003c\/i\u003e explores whether we are going to use smart tech--or whether it is going to use us. Smart tech cannot help us understand the nuance of race, class, gender, disability, and the intersections of those identities, but smart nonprofits can. Read this book to learn how smart tech can address systemic racism and classifications and ultimately power, and how can we use it for healing, accountability, connection and community.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--DESIREE ADAWAY, Racial Equity Practitioner and Principle of The Adaway Group \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Smart Nonprofit\u003c\/i\u003e is a splendid, timely book with important insights into our near future. Written in everyday, accessible language, this book enables people to listen more, relate more, build, plan, and dream together more--to be, in fact, more human.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--HALI LEE, Co-founder of Donors of Color \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Racing to adopt new automation in nonprofits can be dangerous. As Kanter and Fine discuss, the answer isn't that these new tools can't be used, but that they need to come with active anti-bias work inside organizations.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--AMY SAMPLE WARD, CEO of NTEN and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tech That Comes Next \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Smart Nonprofit\u003c\/i\u003e delivers actionable insights and approachable, real-world advice that can help anyone in the C-Suite of a nonprofit update their organizational strategy for the 21st century. This is a must-read for smart leaders who plan to ensure their organizations remain both human-centered and impactful within this fluid, innovative era of AI and automation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--CHERYL CONTEE, CEO of The Impact Seat Foundation and Founder of Do Big Things \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Smart Nonprofit\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading. It takes on key trends and technologies that are changing all of our lives...for better and worse. This book will help you keep ahead.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--HENRY TIMMS, President of Lincoln Center, Co-founder of #GivingTuesday and co-author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNew Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBETH KANTER\u003c\/b\u003e is a thought leader in digital transformation and well-being in the nonprofit workplace. She is the co-author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eHappy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author with Allison Fine of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Networked Nonprofit.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALLISON FINE\u003c\/b\u003e is among the nation's preeminent writers and strategists on the use of technology for social good. She is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eMomentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eMatterness: Fearless Leadership for a Social World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159509667975,"sku":"9781119818120","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b42a57a4cf67af37187e002d7f5137b3.webp?v=1733267114","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-smart-nonprofit-staying-human-centered-in-an-automated-world-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}