2 Special Guests Talk about Time Tribbles and AI

 

  📍  📍  📍  📍  📍  There are, are two special guests that I have brought on to talk about cause writer, AI and the different things it can do as well as this concept that we have been talking about. Called time Tribbles and well, I'll just let these two folks.  Talk it out for you.  There is one thing, though, I'm going to let you know. Toward the end, if you haven't figured it out.    📍 we're tackling something today I think a lot of us struggle with,  creating compelling content when you're juggling a million other things for your nonprofit.   📍 Yeah, it never ends, right? Never. Today we're looking at whether AI can help, uh, lighten that load. And we're not talking just any AI, but a platform built specifically for nonprofits.

Right. CauseWriter. ai. Interesting. We actually got our hands on their 2024 brochure, and they're making a pretty bold claim.   📍  📍 They say they can help you conquer what they call the first draft time tribble. The what? Yeah. First draft time triple. We'll unpack that metaphor a little bit later. But basically, it's about how even those tiny little writing delays can snowball into, you know, missed deadlines, missed opportunities, and a whole lot of stress.

And that's a really key point because I think it highlights why those generic AI writing tools often miss the mark for nonprofits. Um, it's not just about spitting out words. Right. It's about understanding the nuances of your organization. Yeah. The tone, the goals, who you're actually trying to reach.  📍 

Your audience. Exactly. And it seems like CauseWriter. ai gets that. They really emphasize that their platform, Learns your organization's unique style, their tone, and even draws on your existing data. It's like having an AI assistant who already did all their research on your nonprofit before they even started working with you. 

 📍 Yeah, that's huge. Yeah. And it really addresses a big concern people have with these generic tools. They often sound. Well, generic. Right. And CauseWriter. ai seems to be positioning themselves as that more tailored, specific solution.   📍  📍 They say they can help you conquer what they call the first draft time tribble The what? Yeah. First draft time triple. 

I have to admit, I chuckled when I first read that in their blog post. It's a pretty clever way to describe something I think a lot of us non profit professionals really struggle with.   📍  📍 You know, that procrastination, those little writing delays that just seem to multiply like crazy. Yeah, it's like those triples on Star Trek.

They look all cute and fuzzy at first, but then they just Takeover everything. Exactly. And those little delays that seem so insignificant in the moment can suddenly turn into a huge problem. Think about all those little tasks we push aside. Oh, tell me about it. The thank you notes to donors, the grant proposal drafts, even social media posts.

  📍 Oh, yes. All of that gets put on the back burner. You know that feeling when you're staring at a blank screen, cursor blinking, and suddenly reorganizing your desk seems like the most productive thing you could possibly be doing. Oh, I've been there. We've all been there. Yeah. And the thing is, those delays, they have a ripple effect.

  📍 And it's like all those little things just pile up and suddenly you're drowning. Exactly. Drowning in content. So how does CauseWriter. ai actually help with this? What do they do? Well, their brochure goes into a bunch of features they have, all to try to make content creation easier. Especially those first drafts.

  📍 Those are always the worst. Yeah, the worst. I did notice they talk a lot about customization. Like, they really highlight these content processors, basically, AI models that are already trained up for specific things you need to write. Grant proposals, social media posts, even website copy. Right. And what's really cool is they're not just using one generic AI model for everything.

They actually bring in The big guns, they've got OpenAI's GPT 4 in there, Anthropic's claude models, even Google's Gemini Pro. So it's like having a whole team of AI specialists working for you. That's the idea, yeah. And by combining all of them, it's supposed to give you that nuanced, really adaptable solution, no matter what you're writing.

   📍 If CauseWriter. ai can free up your staff time by taking over some of those tedious writing tasks,  think of what your team could accomplish. Seriously. Imagine your development director actually having time to build relationships with funders, or your program staff sharing all those amazing impact stories they have instead of being stuck writing reports.

  📍 Right. It all goes back to taming that content monster. Those pesky time tribbles, whatever you want to call them, that just eat up time and energy. Ugh. The worst. But while this all sounds amazing so far, we do need to talk about the elephant in the room, which is data privacy. That's a big one for non profits, right?

  📍 You're dealing with donor information, personal stories, all kinds of sensitive stuff. You don't want that just floating around out there. No, absolutely not. And that's something I was really glad to see that they address head on in the brochure data security.  It's all right there. 

And you know, that's kind of the gold standard, especially for organizations working internationally. Yeah, for sure. And it's more than just checking a box for them. They're very clear that any data used to train their AI is anonymized. So no worries about like, Accidentally seeing someone's donation history in a sample grant proposal.

 

 📍  📍  📍 Especially for non profits, trust is everything. And that includes how they use technology. Big time.  So, to kind of wrap things up here, it sounds like CauseWriter. ai could be a really valuable tool for non profits, especially those who feel like they're drowning in content demands. I think so. It definitely has potential, but like with any tool, and especially with AI, you gotta be thoughtful, you gotta be strategic.

Right? Don't just jump in because it's trendy. Really think about your needs, what you want to get out of it. And of course, those ethical considerations are still key. Yeah. At the end of the day,   📍  📍  📍 AI should be there to support you, to help you do more, but not to replace that human element. That's what makes the nonprofit sector so special.

Perfectly said. So if you're feeling overwhelmed by content, maybe take a look at CauseWriter. ai.   📍 See if it might be a good fit. But remember, even with the coolest tech, it's still your passion, your creativity, that's going to make the real difference.  I don't have too many. Wow. Moments and AI any more I'm playing with this stuff constantly. I I've seen a breadth of things that it can do. I've already come to grips with the fact that AI. Effectively is going to commoditize most of the writing being done, but I actually thought that it would take a little longer to do the type of.  Creative like podcasting. Those were AIS. 

Those are two AIS. Having an independent conversation about yes. Themes that I gave it content I gave it and prompted it to do, but I didn't write that script. I basically just told a.  And Google AI. Two. Mash it together and create something that.  Would be a conversational podcast, a. It.  It was disturbingly. 

Good. And so what does that ultimately mean for, I guess when I think about podcasting, I have loved doing for like a decade now.  Do you keep doing it? Does it get commoditized? Does it change? People's consumption. Uh, does it flood the market, frankly, with a lot of, I would say B B minus type stuff, which may be enough to drown out others. Um, does it bring down the cost of production for folks that have important concepts and topics, but don't like the medium, uh, yes. 

To all of the above. Do I continue podcasting? Probably yeah. Uh, will I be using this more? Probably. Yeah.  I don't know though. Uh, I thought it was going to take a little longer for AI to be able to.  Reliably convincingly past the uncanny valley when it came to sort of speech conversation.