Author: Beth Kanter

Staying Sharp: Practical Strategies for Preserving Cognitive Skills in the Age of Generative AI

October 1, 2025 No Comments

The concern? Our rush to save time with AI might come at the cost of core skills.Although nonprofit leaders are stretched thin, today’s shortcuts may undermine the strategic thinking their organizations need tomorrow. We risk becoming “AI passengers” in a driverless taxi rather than “AI drivers” who actively navigate working with AI tools.

Beth Kanter

Beth Kanter is an internationally recognized thought leader and trainer in AI skilling and well-being in the nonprofit workplace. She is the co-author of the award-winning Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact without Burnout and co-author with Allison Fine of The Smart Nonprofit. Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and recipient of the NTEN Lifetime Achievement Award, she has over three decades of experience in designing and delivering training programs for nonprofits and foundations. As a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader, she has presented at nonprofit conferences around the world to thousands of nonprofits and works with nonprofits and foundations to provide training and capacity building services.. Learn more about Beth at www.bethkanter.org.