Privilege creep — forgotten permissions quietly piling up — is how it happens. A temp. A consultant. An employee who changed teams. The projects end. The access doesn't.
The question worth asking today: who in your org still has access they no longer need?
Stop asking, “Did AI write this?”—it misses the point.
Using AI doesn’t replace authorship any more than Excel or Word does. What matters is the thinking: the ideas, judgment, and intent. The better question: Is it accurate, clear, and any good?
Foundations face a unique cyber risk handling highly sensitive, high-impact information. Cybersecurity in philanthropy is less about IT—and more about protecting trust and mission.
Microsoft just unveiled Microsoft 365 E7 — the “Frontier Suite” — bundling Copilot, AI agents, and enterprise security into a bold all-in-one vision. At $99/user/month, the real question isn’t the promise — it’s whether organizations are actually ready to use what they’re paying for.
Matt Sharp, after 30 years inside private foundations, puts it simply: credibility is the balance sheet. A ransomware attack doesn’t just cost money—it costs trust with grantees, partners, and boards. And the belief that “we’re too small to be a target” can be an expensive belief?
AI guardrails, apologies, refusals, and reframing we see are less about machine judgment and more about human values embedded at scale. In other words: your AI didn’t become wiser… it just learned what humans clap for.
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Your AI didn’t suddenly get wiser — it got trained. Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback rewards answers that feel safe, and institutionally acceptable. So when AI hesitates, apologizes, or redirects your question, you’re seeing someone’s definition of good behavior scaled to billions.
The next digital divide will be about AI access. Microsoft’s new partnership with Starlink aims to connect remote communities so they can participate in the emerging AI economy.
Agentic AI is AI that pursues outcomes — not just prompts.
It doesn’t simply generate answers. It plans, takes action, checks progress, and pushes work forward across systems.
Traditional AI says, “What’s your question?”
Agentic AI says, “What’s the objective? I’ll handle the steps."
Cybersecurity fatigue is when employees, IT staff, and leaders become overwhelmed by too many security alerts, rules, and tools. It shows up as people ignoring warnings, resenting phishing tests, IT teams drowning in alerts, and leaders unsure where to prioritize.
If your files, folders, and Teams were already overshared, AI will happily help people find them faster. The “problem” isn’t Copilot; it’s years of messy permissions and digital clutter.
Technology is now central to how organizations operate, stay secure, and move their missions forward. Our nonprofit and foundation partners aren’t chasing shiny new tools—they’re asking how to use technology more intentionally, more safely, and in ways that truly support their people and programs.
Holiday scammers are hitting harder than ever this year, using AI-polished emails, fake stores, deepfake calls, and delivery-text scams that look almost perfect. Review the red flags because the phish are out in full force this season. #CyberSecurity #Phishing #HolidayScams #AIThreats #InfoSec
ChatGPT kept telling me Whole Foods’ Thanksgiving ordering wasn’t open—until I checked the store-specific page and found everything live. It was looking at the wrong page. Turkey ordered; ChatGPT on probation. #AI #Thanksgiving #ChatGPT #TechLessons #HolidayPrep
I let ChatGPT babysit my Thanksgiving turkey. 🦃
Told it once: “Check Whole Foods pickup slots and ping me when they open.”
Now it does the watching — no apps, no stress. Works for flights, RFPs, or grants too.
Less busywork. More pumpkin pie. 🥧 #AI #ChatGPT #Automation
Doing good shouldn’t make you an easy target. AI tools like INKY, ActZero, and Microsoft security let nonprofits punch above their weight — fighting hackers with brains, not budgets. Protect your mission. Outsmart the threat.
Nonprofits are getting smarter about cybersecurity — but so are attackers.
The latest Nonprofit Cybersecurity Incident Report shows progress on training and MFA, yet AI-driven phishing and MFA bypasses are on the rise.
It’s progress… with a warning.
#Cybersecurity #Nonprofits #AIThreats #CGNET
Moby-Dick taught me patience.
AI taught Deloitte a $440,000 lesson.
Use the tools — but don’t hand over the wheel.
Read “The AI Shortcut Trap”:
The article emphasizes that AI has become nearly ubiquitous in software teams, with 90% of professionals now using AI tools and spending around two hours per day on AI-assisted tasks.
ChatGPT: From Work Tool to Everyday Companion
I feel like most people I know have at least experimented with ChatGPT or another generative AI tool by now. . Here is a study that quantifies that observation.
#ChatGPT #GenerativeAI #FutureOfWork #AIForGood
AI will evolve from a useful assistant into a true collaborator that expands boundaries — one that shapes decisions, fuels creativity, and transforms how we solve problems.
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