Date
September 26, 2023
It feels like every week of 2023 has seen some new huge developments in artificial intelligence (AI). Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the hype has been immense. The technology – and similar products that can generate text, images and video – promise a huge disruption, like the personal computer or the Internet itself.
This session will use live and interactive examples to demonstrate how ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies can grow fundraisers in three distinct ways:
- By acting as a partner in the process of generating and developing ideas, strategies, options and opinions, saving time and making them stronger and more fit for purpose.
- By providing an assistant to undertake tasks that can be labourious or complicated, freeing up time and energy for other priorities.
- By acting as a new team member, bringing in additional skills and support to teams and individuals in new areas.
Not engaging with generative AI now is not a viable option for fundraisers. ChatGPT will soon be part of Windows and the Microsoft Office suite – making clear that generative AI is going to be part of the way we work in the very near future. This practical session offers the opportunity for fundraisers to engage with technologies before they are rolled out to all fundraisers – and to identify how they can already help them be more productive, efficient and effective in their day-to-day work now.
Session take-aways: ChatGPT and generative AI
Agenda and prompts
Downloads and resources
- Video and recap of the session on Butter.us
- Storybird.ai: The Digital Ally. The storybook created during the session (”In the heart of London, Sarah, a senior fundraiser, discovers an unexpected ally in her quest for a game-changing donation.”)
Take aways presentation: created in Gamma.app8482.2KB
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Try-it-at-home example prompts for ChatGPT (and some other tools)
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ChatGPT as a Assistant
Write a story as an inspiration for my team around how ChatGPT helped a fundraiser get a major donation
Write a story as an inspiration for my team around how ChatGPT helped a fundraiser get a major donation
Act as: A storyteller
Tell me the Excel formula to categorise donors based on an amount donated, then count how many donors in each category
Tell me the Excel formula to categorise donors based on an amount donated, then count how many donors in each category
Act as: An Excel formula wizard
Rewrite a piece of English that is full of complicated idioms into something in plain English. Then translate it
Rewrite a piece of English that is full of complicated idioms into something in plain English. Then translate it
Act as: An editing translator
Rework a meeting transcript into paragraphs and topics
Rework a meeting transcript into paragraphs and topics
Act as: A minute taker
Review a piece of copy found on based on a predefined criteria (clarity, alignment, authenticity, urgency, ethics…)
Review a piece of copy found on based on a predefined criteria (clarity, alignment, authenticity, urgency, ethics…)
Act as: A copy reviewer
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ChatGPT as a Partner
Be an English tutor for a Spanish speaker
Be an English tutor for a Spanish speaker
Act as: A language teacher
Identifying questions and concerns a Board Member could raise to a business investment proposal
Identifying questions and concerns a Board Member could raise to a business investment proposal
Act as: A persona / impersonator
Undertake a risk assessment of the MSF UK / IE strategy goal 2 based on changes since the pandemic
Undertake a risk assessment of the MSF UK / IE strategy goal 2 based on changes since the pandemic
Act as: A risk assessor
Run an hour long training course on developing digital skills
Run an hour long training course on developing digital skills
Act as: A professional tutor
Preparing for a conversation with the Executive Director for them to understand fundraising is a marathon, not a sprint
Preparing for a conversation with the Executive Director for them to understand fundraising is a marathon, not a sprint
Act as: A negotiation coach
Develop creative ideas to reduce the number of meetings taking place in the fundraising department
Develop creative ideas to reduce the number of meetings taking place in the fundraising department
Act as: An opportunity engine
Developing an engaging and participatory agenda for a fundraising team leaders planning meeting
Developing an engaging and participatory agenda for a fundraising team leaders planning meeting
Act as: A co-designer
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ChatGPT as a Team member
A researcher that investigates and explains a topic in multiple ways, including diagrams, analogies and more
A researcher that investigates and explains a topic in multiple ways, including diagrams, analogies and more
Act as: A researcher
Develop new strategies and tactics to reach a younger, more tech-savvy audience for fundraising
Develop new strategies and tactics to reach a younger, more tech-savvy audience for fundraising
Act as: An innovations lead
Community fundraiser and events specialist organising an event
Community fundraiser and events specialist organising an event
Act as: An events coordinator
Create a diagram based on text description
Create a diagram based on text description
Act as: A visual communicator
Analyse the registrations at a webinar
Analyse the registrations at a webinar
Act as: A data analyst
Create a personal marketing launch plan for a podcast
Create a personal marketing launch plan for a podcast
Act as: A content strategist
Develop a marketing plan based on a donation page, including KPIs, audiences, owners
Develop a marketing plan based on a donation page, including KPIs, audiences, owners
Act as: A content strategist
Write donation page copy based on a news article, employing different messaging frameworks and to appeal to different emotions
Write donation page copy based on a news article, employing different messaging frameworks and to appeal to different emotions
Act as: Copywriting Assistant
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Generative AI Tools database
AI chatbot
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Bing AI
Bing AI
Need to use Edge Browser and have a Microsoft account
Bard
Bard
Not available in EU
Claude.AI
Claude.AI
Currently only available in the UK and US.
AI image creation or manipulation
DALL-E
DALL-E
Midjourney
Midjourney
Used within the Discord app
Ideogram
Ideogram
ChatGPT Plugins
Change
Change
Diagrams
Diagrams
Wolfram
Wolfram
Speechki
Speechki
Voxscript
Voxscript
Whimsical Diagrams
Whimsical Diagrams
Show Me Diagrams
Show Me Diagrams
ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis
ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis
Included in ChatGPT Pro subscriptions, used to be called “ChatGPT Code Interpreter”
Copywriting
Dataro AI Assist
Dataro AI Assist
Fundraising Copywriting AI assistant
Fundraising Copywriting AI assistant
Nick Scott’s side project
Jasper.AI
Jasper.AI
Contact Nick Scott
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nicholasmscott
Email: nick@nickscott.digital