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AI for MEL
Write better donor reports in half the time: a prompting workflow
The five-block prompt structure that turns a quarterly report from a 3-day task into a 1-day task, without sacrificing quality.
ICTs for Development
Running AI offline: what field teams actually need
16GB RAM, Ollama, and a sync ritual. Here's the minimum viable setup for AI-assisted data work without internet.
Budgeting
AI costs for a 10-person NGO team: the real numbers
Subscriptions vs API access, nonprofit discounts, and why the mixed model saves $2,300/year for most teams.
Data Governance
The 5-second habit that prevents AI data incidents
One question before every paste, attach or upload: which rung are you on? Plus what to do in the first hour if something goes wrong.
Data Science
Zero licences, zero data exposure: the open source MEL stack
KoboToolbox, Python, and Metabase. A complete data pipeline your organisation owns, with AI assistance that never sees your data.
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