Ai, Authenticity, and Impact - The Apparo Effect Podcast

Nonprofit AI Work: Balancing Authenticity, Innovation, and Community Voice

On this episode of The Apparo Effect, Apparo's Director of Marketing, Bleema Bershad hosts Apparo's Chief Technology Thought Partner, Stephanie McKee, and Oscar Gomez, Marketing Operation Manager with Next Stage.

In this conversation, they dive into:

• Tips for ensuring authenticity, the importance, and challenge of authenticity when incorporating AI into nonprofit work
• Trends in nonprofit adoption of AI
• Updates from Next Stage, including:
  • Their 2025 initiative: Cultivate Impact
  • Next Stage's current work in Community Voice - Helping nonprofits understand and react to the needs of their communities