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Universities Are the Pinnacle of Human Scale; Why That Matters in the AI Age
Human scale isn't about size. A university with 40,000 students can still operate at human scale, and a five-person startup can lose it entirely. Human scale is about whether the systems inside an organization are legible and palpable to the people who depend on them. Can a first-generation student figure out how to register for the right class? Can a faculty member understand why a policy exists? Can a provost trace a decision back to the values that produced it?
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Why AI’s "Move Fast and Break Things" Won't Fly In Higher Ed
There's a piece of startup advice so embedded in tech culture, it barely earns debate anymore: “move fast and break things” (and, quiet part out loud: “ask forgiveness later”). It's produced some remarkable companies, within the safe space of merely breaking beta release code that does little more than raise a few clients’ eyebrows.
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Tag (And Auto-Tag) Your Conversations
Tags are the most versatile way to classify, explore, and operationalize complex content such as user conversations. As a skilly feature, they deliver value in three ways: 1) creating and applying your own tags, 2) having skilly auto-tag conversations for you, and 3) enabling real-time alerts for any conversations that trigger a tag.
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Announcing More Power Together
Announcing More Power Together, a first-of-its-kind conversational directory and digital network redefining how nonprofits, volunteers, donors, community leaders, and residents connect to opportunities, services, and each other.
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Giving Cities a New Digital Voice: How Local AI Guides Are Changing How Communities like Pittsburgh Connect
Search can find information, but it cannot reveal the real expertise, stories, and opportunities that live within a community. Local AI Guides change that by giving cities a digital voice. They allow Pittsburgh’s organizations, cultural destinations, and service providers to speak for themselves, in their own words, through simple conversation. People can now ask real questions and receive clear, human-informed answers that lead to participation, connection, and impact.
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Safe by Design: How More Power Together Keeps AI Guides Accountable
AI is only as powerful as the trust people place in it. At More Power Together, that trust is earned through a network engineered for protection and accountability, where personal data stays private, bias is continuously checked, and every Guide learns to serve communities with care.
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How Skilly Powers and Sustains the More Power Together Network
The power of the More Power Together network comes from the collective knowledge, reach, and trust contributed by each participating organization. Sustaining such a network requires ongoing resources and support to ensure it remains vibrant and accessible to all members.
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What is the More Power Together network?
More Power Together is a transformative network of AI Guides designed to help nonprofit and civic organizations connect people, donors, and volunteers with the right programs and services quickly and effectively.
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The Future of the Nonprofit Website: Why Your AI Guide Might Be It
Website maintenance demands time nonprofits often lack, with constant updates for projects and grants pulling focus from mission work. Traditional sites, even updated, often fail to deliver instant, relevant conversational responses. AI agents solve this by providing verified answers through dialogue and enabling updates via conversation instead of complex systems.
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