AMPLIFY
GOOD WORK
Expand impact without undermining values
Build durable judgment about ethical AI use & turn down the temperature of AI conversations in your team with Amplify Good Work, a research-backed, actionable playbook for AI in mission-driven work.
Meet Dr. Karen Boyd
Cited in >450 scholarly articles · Author, Amplify Good Work · Featured in NonProfit Pro, San Diego Union-Tribune, Chronicle of Philanthropy. SD Metro 40 Under 40.
I help mission-driven organizations navigate AI with confidence. She is an economist, researcher, and author of Amplify Good Work. She brings a decade of experience in non-profits, a body of research work on ethical AI and the future of work, and a knack for making complex topics feel approachable. Audiences call her presentations "immediately applicable," "incredibly valuable," and say she makes AI "feel approachable and exciting." Karen is an Economist at the Policy and Innovation Center, co-founder of Our AI Futures Lab, and holds an MBA from the University of California, San Diego & a PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Read the Book
Amplify Good Work is the AI guide built for mission-driven organizations. It covers what AI is, where it helps, where it doesn't, and how to implement it without compromising your values. After reading this book, you will be able to:
Understand how AI impacts sustainability, equity, job security, creative ownership, and lot’s more
Build durable judgment so you can make confident decisions as the technology changes,
Decide how you use, restrict, or refuse AI and explain those decisions clearly to your staff, leadership, and community.
Bridge gapes between enthusiasts and skeptics on your team
Create a concrete plan for adopting AI in line with your values on a safer on-ramp
Get a Free Sustainability Chapter!
Get a FREE chapter from my upcoming book, “Amplify Good Work,” about the environmental impacts of AI. In this chapter, you will learn about:
Water use, energy sourcing, rare earth element mining, and the affects of data centers on the surrounding communities.
How you can reduce the negative environmental impacts of your individual and organizational AI use
Policies to advocate for an organize around to create systemic change
And even how you can leverage AI to improve your sustainability!
“”This session has encouraged me to start using AI. I have been very hesitant. . . but you’ve shown me that there are a lot of ways to use it and how to make it my own.”
- Non-profit leader
"My eyes have been opened to all the ways I can be using AI! Great presentation, very approachable style. Took a huge, overwhelming topic and really distilled it down.”
-Anonymous feedback
“I left with clear ideas on how to integrate AI tools responsibly within my organization.”
- Workshop participant
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