The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing at a rapid pace, and it’s being used in many different industries and sectors including social development. It can help improve customer experience, increase efficiency and productivity, reduce costs and more. If you’re thinking about using artificial intelligence (AI) to power your business or not-for-profit you may want to map things out first.

Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool, but it’s not without its flaws. This can mean that you may end up with inaccurate or incomplete data, and eventually an inaccurate model of your customer, your beneficiary or potential clients. As with everything else you monitor how things are functioning to ensure you show up the way you intend.

Questions to ask before using AI

If you’re thinking about using artificial intelligence, it’s important to ask yourself a few key questions. Firstly, you’ll want to know what the benefits of using AI are and how they can help your business or organization thrive. Then, once you’re convinced that this technology is right for you, it’s time to figure out how it will impact your operations. Then, you’ll need to consider whether your business needs a dedicated team or if you can use AI as a supplementary tool that works alongside existing teams. You should also think about where you’d like to use AI and how it will impact your engagement. Finally, once you understand how this technology impacts your organization, it’s time to start thinking about how it will help solve problems for your customers, stakeholders, clients, or beneficiaries. Finally, you want to make sure that your implementation of AI is in line with your company’s values and mission.

Some useful AI tools available include

(1). Chatbots: These are tools that you can use to automate responses to customer questions and provide them with information about your products or services. You will need to spend time uploading your content for selection once the person who is interacting selects one of your options. You can also use them in place of an FAQ section on your website by creating a bot that answers frequently asked questions.

(2). Virtual assistants: These are programs that act as a personal assistant for employees, helping them do things like schedule meetings and track their calendars. A virtual assistant can schedule meetings and appointments for you, and an email filter that will help you keep track of your inbox. voice-to-text transcription, speech recognition, and conversational AI.

(3). Text transcription: This is the process of converting spoken words into written text. It is useful for recording interviews, dictation, and other forms of audio communication.

(4). Speech recognition: Allows you to use voice commands on your computer or mobile device.

The world as we know it is changing, of course nothing beats human interaction and personally engaging with people. For me knowing that I am engaging with a human that is efficiently addressing my issues makes the world of difference but there are actions which you use the technology for especially where human failing is like remembering dates or a task that must be done.

It's a tough time to be a business owner but taking some action to prepare for the next recession could help you stay afloat. Here are several steps you can take today to be ready for tomorrow.

Have a financial plan.

A financial plan is a detailed document that outlines your goals, how much you have to invest, and what steps you need to take to accomplish those goals. According to Dina Kaplan and Scott Mecum, authors of The Financial Plan Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Your Own Personal Budget, there are three key elements of creating a financial plan:

1. Setting realistic goals based on your values and priorities

2. Understanding the importance of saving regularly and sticking with it

3. Developing an investment strategy that matches your risk tolerance

Have a budget and track your spending.

Once you have identified your goals, it’s time to make a budget. You can use an online calculator or spreadsheet to do this, or just figure out how much money you have coming in each month and subtract that from the total amount of money needed to pay all your bills. The difference will be how much is left over for paying off debt, investing for retirement and other financial goals.

Keep track of what you spend every month on things like food and gas so that when times get tough, there won't be any surprises about how much more might need to go toward necessities such as groceries or transportation costs. In addition to keeping track of these expenses in a paper notebook or digital app like Mint (which allows users access through their computer browser), many people find it helpful to write down their budget numbers directly on their bank account statements so they can see exactly where their hard-earned cash goes each month—and often times where it doesn't go!

Build your emergency fund.

Building an emergency fund can be a daunting task if you're just starting out. The idea of building up to six months' worth of expenses is downright scary, especially if you've never had savings before. But it's important to start somewhere, so here's some advice for how to get started on building your emergency fund:

Start small and work up from there. You don't need to save all $6,000 or whatever in one go—just use the money from each paycheck until you have enough saved up for an emergency (or at least for most emergencies). If this means saving $5 per paycheck, then do it! It'll add up over time and help ensure that when something bad happens—say your car breaks down or there's a big medical bill—you won't have to resort immediately back into debt because there aren't any other options available besides borrowing money at high rates (and potentially losing credit).

Consider putting part of your savings into a high-yield online bank account like Ally Bank or Capital One 360 so that interest will build faster than what you'd get with most traditional financial institutions; remember though that these types of accounts generally charge higher fees than traditional banks so keep this in mind when making decisions about where best

Don’t try to time the market.

A recession is a time of uncertainty, and it's natural to think about what might happen. But the truth is that no one knows exactly how bad a recession will be or when it will start. Trying to time the market can be an expensive and stressful experience, so don't do it. Instead, focus on your long-term goals and stick with them through good times and bad.

Reduce or eliminate discretionary spending.

To reduce or eliminate discretionary spending, it's important to know exactly what you're saving for. The best way to do this is by setting a budget and sticking with it. If you don't already have a budget, start with one of the dozens of free online tools available that can help you create one.

If your income is adequate, try not to change anything about your lifestyle — just cut back on frivolous things that aren't necessities like eating out often or buying new clothes. You should also be sure not to spend money on things that aren't necessities: if something breaks in your house while you're using it as part of an experiment (such as breaking through ice), fix it instead of replacing it with something new.

Conclusion

Now that we’ve covered all the basics of preparing for a recession, we hope you feel a bit more confident in your ability to make smart financial decisions during these uncertain times. Sure, it can be scary to think about losing your job or having trouble paying the bills, but with some careful planning and preparation, you can minimize that fear and even come out on top when the recession is over. Remember: nothing will protect you 100% against everything that could happen. But when you take an active role in planning ahead like this, you can reduce your worry and be better prepared in case something does go wrong.

You're not writing an essay.

People often mistake proposals for essays. The purpose of a project proposal is to convince someone to give you what you want, whether that be funding for your project or an extension on a deadline. Your audience is going to be made up of other professionals in their field, who sometimes have limited time. So, make sure that you're crafting something they can quickly read and understand how it will benefit them based on what they know about their organization's goals and objectives.

Stick to the facts.

●     Be specific. A well-written project proposal will be tailored to the needs of its audience. This means that you need to focus on your project and how it plans to solve a problem rather than waxing poetic about the many ways in which you are awesome and want to do this thing for them.

●     Avoid jargon and buzzwords. If a word or phrase isn't familiar, skip over it without thinking twice—it's not worth taking up space in your proposal with something that will only confuse people reading it later down the line (or even worse, make them think you have no idea what's going on).

●     Use bullet points and lists whenever possible; they make information easier on the eyes by guiding readers through complex content in an organized manner while still allowing them freedom of choice when deciding which parts interest them most at any given moment during their reading process--and let's face it: as a writer who has spent countless hours crafting an excellent piece of writing only for someone else to read it once before making their decision about whether or not they like what was written enough to give feedback regarding improvements needed so future revisions can be made accordingly (or not), we all know how frustrating those times can feel!

Don't get discouraged by failure.

The first time you submit a proposal, prepare yourself for failure. Don't get discouraged when you don't hear back from the client, or if they reject your proposal. The reasons for rejection are usually not due to the quality of your work, but rather something in the way you presented it. A formal submission letter is an opportunity to improve your proposals and become better at writing them!

When a client or prospective donor rejects a project proposal, take some time to dissect their critique and find ways that you can improve future submissions based on their feedback. If they give suggestions about what worked well in other projects but not yours, learn why those projects succeeded where yours did not so that next time around it will be easier for clients to say yes!

Make it easy for them to follow up.

Once you have submitted your proposal, make it easy for the decision-makers to follow up with you. You should provide contact details of people who can answer any questions and possible times when you will be available to meet. Also, keep in mind that your proposal may be passed between various stakeholders, so make sure to send it in an easily accessible format (PDFs are most common).

Project proposals are important in the nonprofit world and writing one will be a time-consuming process.

Project proposals are important in the nonprofit world because they represent a chance to get funding for projects. A bad proposal will be rejected, while a good one will be approved and funded. As such, it is important that organizations understand how to write winning proposals that will get them the support they need to carry out their missions.

There is no easy way around writing convincing project proposals; it takes time and effort to create one that meets all the requirements of your organization's funders or donors (if you're applying for grants). The best thing you can do when preparing your proposal is keep in mind exactly why you're proposing this project in particular—what problem does it solve? Does it have measurable results? What kind of impact does your organization hope this project will have on its community or audience?

Is proposal writing something you need to start doing? If yes, all it takes courage to begin and keep trying until you improve.

So, over the years we have tried all types of tools to help with work organisation to ensure deadlines are met within time and budget, additionally, ensuring protocols and policies are observed while working within the frame of an organisation. It can be plenty!
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2. Evernote – for taking notes at meetings and writing minutes and follow-up items quickly.

3. Trello and Asana – for task-oriented projects and overall one-on-one client management.

4. Visio – Process maps are friendly – you can map an entire process which can help to create standard operating procedures quickly.

5.Toolkits/ Manuals/ Books/ Frameworks – for training and completing important deliverables that are specific in a content type.

6. Microsoft Suite – all of it.

7. MUSIC and it is in caps for a reason.

8.Vision book/ board - keeping ideals visible so at any time there is a reminder of what the why.

9. The mobile phone – appointments, calendars, grocery lists, voice notes.

10. BOOKS another caps.
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While tools are great, having an approach to work helps. Doing the recurring stuff every single day (call, add your entries on the finance spreadsheet, put in your deliverables, update, check dashboard). Soon you will have a system with a logical flow, triggered by one action to the next.
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Having a process and a system has helped to free up time for creativity and brainstorming and it is easy to delegate eventually. When things don’t go as planned, having a system and process helps so tweaking is easy to suit the situation.
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How open are you to receiving honest feedback? If we think on it for a while as humans, we are quite open to receiving positive feedback for a number of reasons. But… receiving ‘negative’ feedback? it is a little bit tricky. We would say it depends on how it is delivered. No?  

But for many of us who are providing different goods and services, we know how important it is to have good service quality.

What are some ways you can receive feedback both internal and external? Here are a few of ours:

1.       Anonymous mechanisms – more effective for internal feedback

2.       Online Surveys to reach a wider audience

3.       Product or Service reviews for clients and customers – online as well.

4.       Timed assessment (mid-term, end line or continuous)

5.       Focus groups

6.       Set up a specific mechanism for open communication

There are endless ways in which you can design or create your feedback mechanisms it can be simple or complex. Our preference though is simple. Having an openness to receiving and acting on feedback will improve your service quality.

Feel free to reach out to us if you need support.

During the two decades of doing development work, we have worked with organisations driving profound impact normally supporting and improving resilience among people. A key observation is that more than 95% of these organisations had no strategic plans, and for the few who had strategic plans, those plans were either very close to expiring or outdated. Those organisations often had great credibility and were managing large and vital projects. These organisations found themselves in a bind whenever a project ended. Having a strategic plan that is respected and owned by internal personnel and stakeholders is an important ingredient towards ensuring sustainability.

Strategic plans map your approach to defining your future for the next 3-5years. You examine your current status in relation to your environment and chart your future based on trends and of course your mission. But, there is an inherent challenge, what if your environment changes or what if you are unable to be agile enough to capitalise on an opportunity or an option which presents itself while you are implementing your plan? So whilst plans are important the interplay between leadership, being alert and your organisational culture may impact your level of eventual success.

Despite unplanned variables, strategic plans once completed and committed to will onset a most positive trajectory.

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