Microsoft has launched an online community space for nonprofits to talk about technology and AI, with each other and with Microsoft itself.
The initiative grew out of the first Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit held on January 31st.
The community, called the Microsoft Nonprofit Community, includes discussion spaces where nonprofits can connect and learn from peers about AI, strategy, leadership, fundraising and program management, and finding the right technology solutions. Here, nonprofits can post questions and seek solutions from each other.
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Microsoft uses the blog to share learning resources, perspectives, stories, and announcements from our partners, nonprofit influencers, and our own experts. Meanwhile, our events calendar includes virtual and in-person learning opportunities, demos, collaborative live events, and more. -Demand webinars.
Additionally, Microsoft is also building Group Hubs, A place where nonprofits can find and join groups of peers with common interests and working on the same challenges.
Devi Thomas, Global Head of Nonprofit Community Capacity at Microsoft Philanthropies, said in a blog announcing the initiative that Microsoft is working to understand what the sector is experiencing so it can respond. He said he was thinking of doing so. She also said nonprofits have an opportunity to lead AI transformation, saying: “Combining the power of AI with the community we are building here means everyone can participate in the AI opportunity at this critical inflection point.”
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