To Strive
/We have been trained too long to strive and not to enjoy. -John Maynard Keynes
Data Centers
/Much of the growing opposition to data centers has come from rising electricity prices. But, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, data centers are probably having only a small effect on residential electricity prices. The researchers calculated that these operations were responsible for just 4 percent of the utility rate increases over the last five years. -Washington Post
25 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Nov 9 - Leveraging AI to Tell Compelling Stories
What: A working session built on lessons from 100+ data story projects with nonprofits like yours. We'll cover the do's and don'ts that separate a visual that lands from one that confuses — including what to
do when your story hypothesis and your data don't quite fit. We'll take an honest look at where AI genuinely helps with analysis and visualization, where it fills gaps convincingly but inaccurately, and why keeping a human in the loop matters.
Who: not publicized
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Mon, Nov 9 - State of the Industry Panel — The Great Fragmentation: PR & Communications in the Streaming Era
What: This panel brings together voices from sports, entertainment and brand communications to discuss how they're adapting: reaching fans across platforms without diluting the message, navigating rights and partnership shifts and rethinking what "reach" even means in 2026.
Who: Brandi Sims, past chair and at-large board member, PRSA Entertainment & Sports Section; founder and CEO, Brandinc PR. Lindsey McElroy, executive vice president, sports and entertainment, Hunter PR Danny Astoria, vice president, head of public relations and integrated communications, Urban One; Derrick McKinney, CEO, Loud Muzik.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: members $40
Sponsor: Public Relations Society of America
Mon, Nov 9 - AI Pulse: Monthly Briefing
What: Practical case studies and advice on what the broader communications/PR profession is missing in today’s AI discussions.
Who: Robert P. Judin, Public Relations Lecturer, Director, Two Bits Creative, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida; Erika J. Schneider, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Interim Director, Weiss Center; Sophie Chaitovitz, Student, Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Public Communications Fred Cook, Fellow PRSA, Chair Emeritus, GOLIN, University of Southern California (USC); Ada Li, Student, USC.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: members $40, nonmembers $60
Sponsor: Public Relations Society of America
Tue, Nov 10 - The New Measurement Model for AI Search
What: We'll break down what each metric means, when to use it, and how to turn the data into reporting clients and leadership can understand.
Who: Chris Donnelly Co-Founder & CEO, Searchable; JP Garbaccio Head of AEO & SEO, Searchable.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Searchable
Tue, Nov 10 - Design at scale
What: You'll explore: How professional designers can incorporate AI into their existing workflows; How generative image and video can support the creative process; How Affinity, Leonardo.Ai, and Canva Enterprise can support professional creative work from craft to scale.
Who: Beau Penton, Canva; Joel Perlgut, Leonardo.Ai.
When: 11 am, Eastern; 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Canva
Tue, Nov 10 - Social Media Foundations, Part 1
What: We’ll teach you practical tips and tools for extending your cause and mission via social media. We cover the basics of using social media for your nonprofit organization and give you handy tips for the most useful social media platforms for nonprofits.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Tue, Nov 10 - 30 Minute Skills: Metadata 101
What: By attending this class, you'll learn: What is metadata? Why should we care? Where can we find it and where can we scrub it?
Who: Davis Erin Anderson, Freedom of the Press Foundation.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition
Tue, Nov 10 - The Marketer’s Guide to Brand Momentum in 2027
What: Learn which brands gained momentum in 2026, which lost it, and why. Join for a first look at the 2027 Brand Momentum Guide from HarrisQuest: six industries, two years of history, and the finding that relevance drives momentum most often, but not always
Who: Sam Kraus, Sr. Director, Research at The Harris Poll.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: HarrisQuest
Tue, Nov 10 - The Media and the Midterms
What: Experts will discuss how the media did covering the midterm elections — what was done well, what was done poorly, smart reporting and missed opportunities and how well the public was served. The discussion will include coverage of domestic and international issues and how America’s diverse communities were represented.
Who: Ali Harb, a journalist based in Washington, D.C.; Maham Javaid, Politics Reporter, NPR; Chuck McCutcheon an independent writing and editing professional in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area; Richard Eisenberg, an ASJA Board Member.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: members, free; nonmembers $20
Sponsor: American Society of Journalists & Authors
Tue, Nov 10 - Introduction to Proposal Writing
What: The basic elements of a grant proposal, including the need statement, project description, and evaluation plan; A model outline of the essential components of any grant proposal; The "do's" and "don'ts" of writing, planning and submitting a proposal; The methods for building a relationship with a potential funder, from initial outreach to follow-up and reporting.
Who: Dave Holmes, Educational Programming Manager, Candid.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Candid.
Tue, Nov 10 - AI for Product: Are You AI-Exposed? Protecting Your News Organization’s Data
What: The key privacy and security risks news organizations face both from using AI and from having their content used by AI, including a security and tools checklist, and the key steps leaders must take to keep their data and their brand secure.
Who: Jon Accarrino, founder of ORDO Digital.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $29
Sponsor: Local Media Association
Tue, Nov 10 - Anti-Bias & the Role of PR in the Ethical Use of AI
What: We will explore how PR professionals can think critically about bias, equity, transparency, accountability, and trust as AI becomes increasingly embedded in organizational decision-making and communications. The discussion will also consider the responsibility communicators have to question the systems behind the tools they recommend, use, and help organizations adopt; and how PR can play a meaningful role in advocating for more responsible and equitable applications of AI.
Who: John R. Blosnich, Associate Professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Director of the Center for LGBTQ+ Health Equity, and Interim Co-Director of the USC Center for AI in Society; Courtney M. Fowler, Digital Strategist and Consultant.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: members $40
Sponsor: Public Relations Society of America
Tue, Nov 10 - Resilience for Journalists Workshop
What: Learn practical strategies to manage stress, decompress and build resilience.
Who: Matt McDonell, an Afghanistan combat veteran and founder of Next18.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists, Georgia; SPJ’s National Programming Committee.
Wed, Nov 11 - When Journalists Build: From AI Tools to Agentic Workflows
What: Helping newsroom teams turn AI-assisted coding into practical applications, with infrastructure that allows journalists to build, host, and update tools securely; How StudioMaker enables journalists to create their own applications; How StudioFeed brings information together in one place so reporters can act on it; Using AI agents to help journalists and the communities they serve co-design and test new information services.
Who: David Cohn, Advance Local, Rune Ytreberg, iTromsø; Rune Ytreberg, leader of the data journalism lab at iTromsø; Rune Ytreberg, Leader, Data Journalism Lab, iTromsø.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: International News Media Association
Wed, Nov 11 - Social Media Foundations, Part 2
What: You’ll learn a few advanced social media tips and tricks, elevate your social media presence through micro strategies and activate your advocates.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Thu, Nov 12 - Protecting Your Mental Health as a Journalist
What: During the session you’ll learn: How to recognise the signs of stress, including changes in mood, behaviour, sleep and thinking; Practical ways to manage stress and protect your mental health when work becomes overwhelming; How editors, managers and colleagues can support journalists before, during and after difficult assignments
Who: Sian Williams, BBC broadcaster, NHS counselling psychologist and best-selling author of ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’; Journalist Rosemary Griffin who will draw on her own experience of covering major stories including the war in Ukraine.
When: 9:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Women in Journalism
Thu, Nov 12 - What’s next in Motion?
What: You'll explore: How professional motion designers are approaching 2D animation and generative motion design; How data visualization is becoming part of the modern creative workflow; What the future of creative production looks like through a motion lens.
Who: Chris Hardcastle, CEO, Cavalry by Canva; Phillip Tibballs, Motion Creative Director, Canva; Lyndsey Pereira-Brereton, Content and Education Lead Flourish by Canva
When: 11 am, Eastern; 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Canva
Thu, Nov 12 - Beyond the Frame: Human Rights Video in the Age of Generative AI
What: A practical introduction to generative AI and the challenges of identifying and navigating manipulated media.
Who: Indira Cornelio, Knowledge Building Manager for WITNESS.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Eventbrite
Cost: $15.52
Sponsor: The Video Consortium
Thu, Nov 12 - Building Sustainable Newsrooms Through Evidence-Based Reporting
What: A free training on how to evaluate scientific claims, find and interview expert sources, and confidently incorporate evidence into stories.
Who: Siri Carpenter, Executive Director, The Open Notebook.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Local Media Association
Thu, Nov 12 - Protect Your Grant, Multiply Your Impact: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Using AI with Google Ad Grants
What: Learn how to use AI purposefully for nonprofit growth. We will cover how to streamline ad strategy, write grant-compliant ad copy, and implement strict guardrails against generic messaging and policy violations.
Who: Aretha Simons, Nonprofit Consultant/Coach.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Thu, Nov 12 - Teaching PR Resilience in a Global World: Preparing Communicators for Ethics, Culture and Impact
What: This session offers practical strategies for teaching students not only to inform and persuade, but to lead with empathy, cultural intelligence and ethical responsibility in a world where communicators often stand at the center of crisis, recovery and social trust.
Who: Mary Bemker-Houghtaling, Walden University; Hong-Lim Choi, Korean Advertising and Public Relations Association; Rod Colón, Director of Talent Development & Leaders; Dawn Keshia, Program Coordinator C.H.O.I.C.E, Inc.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: members, $40
Sponsor: Public Relations Society of America
Thu, Nov 12 - How to write story pitches editors will actually read — and commission
What: In in-depth examination of what goes into a fantastic story pitch. How do you structure it? What must be in it, and what should you leave out? How much pre-reporting should you do? How can you head off the follow-up questions an editor will inevitably ask? How do you even find editors to pitch or know what publication to shoot for? We'll cover all that and much, much more in this workshop.
Who: Tim Herrera, author and former editor of The New York Times's Smarter Living.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Eventbrite
Cost: $25
Sponsor: Freelancing With Tim
Thu, Nov 12 - What’s Your Schtick? Personal Branding On & Off LinkedIn
What: Learn how to determine keywords for your resume and LinkedIn profile; Learn tips and best practices for business & networking cards; Create a custom-branded email signature ; Learn the difference between taglines vs. slogans; And more.
Who: Lynne Williams, Executive Director of Great Careers Network.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Widener University
Thu, Nov 12 - Data Journalism In Collegiate Sports And Beyond
What: How could you use data to elevate your reporting that goes beyond game-day coverage? How can you tell powerful and interesting stories in athletic department budgets, NIL, government accountability, public health issues and more?
Who: Peyton Barish, assistant project manager of the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database, housed in Syracuse University.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The News Lab at Penn State
Fri, Nov 13 - How is 'local' working globally?
What: The news environment differs from country to country. Experts weigh in on what’s working and where. Big companies worldwide are merging journalism and entertainment. Experts explore the ramifications.
Who: Peter Erdelyi, Founding Director, Center for Sustainable Media; Adam Auerbach, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Yale University; Matt Elliott, Author, City Hall Watcher Substack.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and the Robert H. Smith School of Business
How AI Shifts Design Decisions
/Even when you try to make a language model behave predictably, the infrastructure running it can introduce variation. Now imagine building a product on top of that model. One that creates freight bookings, updates customer records, or moves medical documents between systems. The problem isn’t that AI can produce different answers. That’s often exactly why we’re using it. The problem starts when those answers turn into actions, and nobody has decided which parts of the process are allowed to be unpredictable. -Michał Krztoń
Finding Time
/We find time for anything we really want to do.
19 Articles about the Business of Running an AI Company
/AI Companies Scramble to Navigate a World Hostile to Data Centers – Wall Street Journal
A nationwide backlash against data centers erupts at the polls – Washington Post
OpenAI might rebrand its data centers as ‘AI compute campuses’ – Tech Crunch
Did the Hardest Problem in A.I. Just Get Much Easier? – New York Times
The AI industry is booming. Women are getting left behind – The Guardian
Tech Stocks Plunge as Doubts Over A.I. Spending Intensify – New York Times
Just 5 years in, interactive chatbot platform Character.AI files for bankruptcy - Tech Crunch
Meta introduced a series of A.I. models as it tries to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI. – New York Times
Inside the Biggest Feud in Artificial Intelligence – The Atlantic
AI agents have a normal-people problem – Axios
What Happens if the A.I. Bubble Bursts – New York Times
AI assessors says current science hasn't caught up to the safety measures people want – NPR
How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector – New York Times
AI Companies’ New Plan to Keep Themselves From Destroying Everything - The Atlantic
Are A.I. Models Being Misled to Act Too Human? – New York Times
The trillion-dollar AI safety paradox – Axios
People Training OpenAI’s AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AI – 404 Media
Google Takes the A.I. Data Center Race to Outer Space – New York Times
Huge data centres rise at 'China speed' to power its AI ambitions – BBC
Only the Start
/In June, Google also used A.I. to find and fix 1,072 bugs in its web browser, Chrome, which was more than it had patched in the last two years. So far this year, it has fixed more severe bugs than the last eight years combined. And this month alone, Microsoft published 1,461 patches, more than the 1,247 it issued in all of 2025. It is likely only the start. -New York Times
Seeing Things
/We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. –Anais Nin
24 Recent Articles about AI & Audio/Video
/Microsoft Patents an AI That Can Literally Put Words in People’s Mouths in Real Time – Futurism
Why is an AI brand focusing on film festivals? – Marketing Brew
The problem with AI music is not necessarily the technology – Washington Post
As fans reject AI-generated music, even boosters are drawing the line – The Guardian
Is 2026 the fakest year in music? – NPR
This $150 lifetime AI-powered app listens while you play piano and coaches you in real time - Mashable
AI Music Startup Suno Bets Anyone Can Be a Rock Star – Bloomberg
Spotify says it removed 50 million ‘slop’ and spam AI tracks this year – NBC News
A South Korean reality dating show is pairing celebrities with A.I. - New York Times
The Best AI Notetakers to Record Your Meetings, Interviews, or Classes – WIRED
Musicians Versus the A.I. Machine. Why Bother Writing Songs Anymore? - New York Times
Man used AI songs and 10,000 bots to collect $8M in fraudulent music royalties, prosecutors say – Fox Business
Sony Music has now asked platforms to remove more than 260,000 AI deepfakes imitating artists like Harry Styles, Adele, and Michael Jackson – Music Business Worldwide
Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs - New York Times
Court rules man should be resentenced after AI video of victim was shown in court – NPR
K-Pop Is Betting on AI and Robots. Will Fans Buy It? – Wall Street Journal
Best AI video generators in 2026 – Jerusalem Post
An A.I. Giant Made an Enemy of Record Labels. Can It Play Nice? - New York Times
Disney has fought AI firms over copyright. Now it’s testing AI lyric videos – LA Times
Musicians Sue A.I. Music Company for Imitating Their Voices - New York Times
Rewriting Copyright Law for Generative AI Would Hurt Everyone – Electronic Frontier Foundation
Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Think A.I. Is Good for Music - New York Times
Fully AI-generated music will be banned from Australia’s ARIA charts – ABC.au
Spotify Will Label A.I. Artists and Avoid Promoting Them - New York Times
Clinging
/We deepen our suffering by clinging to a status quo that is not in our power to preserve. –William Falk
Spot the AI-Generated Music
/Researchers recently conducted a blind-listening experiment in which musically trained listeners were asked to identify music as either AI-generated, human-AI collaborative or human-composed. They could not do so reliably. -Washington Post
AI Definitions: Vibe Coding
/Vibe Coding – Using an LLM to generate code using natural language prompts. Some degree of human oversight, debugging and refinement is needed. This is not the same as software development, where the user reviews the AI coding and can explain it. While the goal is a finished product, in practice, this approach carries risks, such as hidden bugs and subtle security issues. It requires some human oversight before becoming production-ready. Nevertheless, with a few keystrokes, amateurs can now build products that would have once needed teams of engineers. Vibe coding platforms include Claude Artifacts, Creator Hunter, and Cursor.
AI Definitions: Vibe Coding
/Vibe Coding – Using an LLM to generate code using natural language prompts. Some degree of human oversight, debugging and refinement is needed. This is not the same as software development, where the user reviews the AI coding and can explain it. While the goal is a finished product, in practice, this approach carries risks, such as hidden bugs and subtle security issues. It requires some human oversight before becoming production-ready. Nevertheless, with a few keystrokes, amateurs can now build products that would have once needed teams of engineers. Vibe coding platforms include Claude Artifacts, Creator Hunter, and Cursor.
25 Articles about AI & Teaching
/How teachers are remaking classrooms for the AI age – Reuters
AI surge prompts more Penn professors to go no-tech - The Daily Pennsylvanian
An audit finds serious flaws in research on AI in education – Hechinger Report
AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see ‘no point’ in grading homework – Daily Californian
New 'Art of AI' course at the University of Central Florida sparks controversy about the technology's place in the arts – UCF Student Newspaper
In the age of AI, I'm teaching my students how much of writing is not writing – WBUR
Don’t Worry About Professors’ Rules, AI Executive Tells Students – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Universities Are on an AI Philosopher Hiring Spree – Inside Higher Ed
As AI reshapes coursework, humanities professors rethink the role of take-home writing assignments – Brown Daily Herald
Don’t Write With AI, Say People Who Write With AI – The Atlantic
Who Cares Whether Academics Use AI to Write? – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Why My Conversations With ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Made Me Very Worried – New York Times
A new college course proposal, "Living AI" – Axios
How AI Suspicions Are Undermining Student-Teacher Relationships – EdWeek
AI Slop Coming to a Library Near You - Inside Higher Ed
Most Academics Haven’t Used AI to Write but Think Limited Use Is OK, Chronicle Survey Finds - Chronicle of Higher Ed
Professors are tearing their hair out over AI detectors. – The Atlantic
I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. - New York Times
The Future of Plagiarism – Chronicle of Higher Ed
These teachers fight AI cheating with classes that force students to show they are learning – Washington Post
AI is becoming more common in uni courses. What can students gain and what might they lose? – The Conversation
AI policies are repeating every mistake of plagiarism policies – Times Higher Ed
Pangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. Should You Trust It? – WIRED
NYC’s public school district, the largest in the country, will ban the use of A.I. in elementary and middle schools. – New York Times
Living Out Truth
/We can only acquire the truth as part of the process whereby we learn to live out the truth. -C. Stephen Evans
Judge the Quality Rather Than the Source
/"We have begun to judge analytical writing not by its content but by its suspected origin, which no reader can verify. Because an analytical essay is an argument, and an argument can be evaluated, professional analytical writing should be judged as it always has been: by its quality." -Chronicle of Higher Ed
The Shape of our Lives
/We become so accustomed to the shape of our lives that we are convinced no other is possible. And yet, of course, it is.
28 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Nov 2 - Together We Rise: TikTok Edition
What: This is an informal dialogue and discussion space to be together, to share experiences, and to remind one another that we are part of a supportive community that cares deeply about learning, justice, and human dignity.
Who: Marie Celestin, podcaster; Renee Hobbs.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Media Education Lab
Tue, Nov 3 - Beyond the CPU: Exposing AI Attacks in the GPU Stack
What: We will break down the GPU attack surface layer by layer, from orchestration and container runtime risks to driver exploits, side channels, cryptojacking, and ROME-class attacks. He will show what attackers gain, what current tools actually see, and what security teams can do to close the visibility gap.
Who: Chris Hosking, Director of Accelerator & AI Research, Stealthium.
When: 6 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: BrightTALK
Tue, Nov 3 - Write Into Art: Creative Writing Inspired by Visual Art
What: Discover how visual art can inspire creative writing and how writing can offer a powerful way to experience art. This course of three online workshops explore essential elements of writing and styles through close looking, word-sketching, and imaginative response to prompts.
Who: Mary Hall Surface, the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s popular Writing Salon.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $45 members, $55 nonmembers
Sponsor: Smithsonian
Tue, Nov 3 - Reclaiming Creativity
What: Join a panel discussion, the first episode of Canva for Creatives. Hear from leading creative and industry voices about what's shifting, what the new standard of professional creative work looks like, and how the best in the business are responding.
Who: Deanna German (Affinity); Liza Enebeis (Studio Dumbar/DEPT); Lisa Smith (Uncommon); Alex Bec (It's Nice That); Ollie Scott for Reclaiming Creativity.
When: 11 am, Eastern or 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Canva
Tue, Nov 3 - Designing ‘Sizing Chaos’: Creating engaging, interactive visuals
What: You’ll learn: The story behind the story of “Sizing Chaos,” and how the award-winning visual essay was brought to life; Tips on the craft of visual storytelling that powers The Pudding, a decorated media platform where innovative design meets culture journalism; How to use data and present visuals that capture readers’ attention and tell journalistic stories in unique ways.
Who: Amanda Sakuma is a freelance journalist, editor, and content strategist; Jan Diehm is the editorial director and a journalist-engineer at The Pudding and its sister studio, Polygraph.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Press Club Journalism Institute
Tue, Nov 3 - Beyond Search: From Keywords to AI-Integrated Discovery
What: How AI can work alongside lawyers and investigators.
Who: Wendy Robinson, Director, HKA Global, Dubai UAE; Dan Reed, CEO & Founder, R3nquist; John Tredennick, CEO & Founder, Merlin Search Technologies; William Webber, Chief Data Scientist, Merlin Search Technologies.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Electronic Discovery Reference Model
Tue, Nov 3 - Preparing Your Nonprofit for 2027: Technology, AI, and Digital Strategy
What: We will guide nonprofit leaders through the key planning considerations that will shape technology and AI strategy in the coming year. Topics include: How to evaluate and prioritize platform investments; How to build a practical AI roadmap for your organization; How to plan for staff capacity and skill development; Which emerging trends are worth acting on now versus monitoring for later.
Who: Aretha Simons, founder of Multiplying Talents International.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Tapp Network
Tue, Nov 3 - AI Works When People Do
What: This webcast will show you how to move past isolated pockets of adoption to build a strategy that sticks at every level. We’ll cover: How to turn AI driven disruption into team opportunities; The first steps leaders should take to kickstart AI adoption; The critical human behaviors that unlock AI adoption at scale.
Who: Kwesi Johnson Senior Consultant, Franklin Covey, Enterprise Consultant Team.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Tue, Nov 3 - Open Source + AI: Where Attackers Move Next in 2027
What: We will identify the threat vectors set to define risk across open-source software, AI systems, and supply chains. The session will turn the hard lessons of 2026 into actionable foresight. Expect clear guidance on where advanced attackers are likely to strike next, which structural weaknesses enable those moves, and what defensive architectures can close the most critical gaps.
Who: Yesenia Yser, Founder, Yes2Tech- Software Security Engineering Consulting.
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: BrightTALK
Wed, Nov 4 - Practical AI for Small Business: What’s Possible, What’s Worth It, and What Isn’t
What: We’ll cover the most common places automation shows up in a small business; How to audit your own operation for tasks that are good candidates; How to evaluate whether a task is actually worth automating; What this realistically costs and what the return looks like, using real numbers from real implementations; and more.
Who: Barb Donnini is the President and Founder of Boxplot.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Temple University
Wed, Nov 4 - Media Literacy in a Time of War: Voices from Palestine
What: This session presents findings from Media Literacy: Critical Thinking for an AI World, a 21-month program that trained 17 Palestinian educators, reached 138 youth, and drew 4.9 million views on Instagram for youth-created media work. Learn what the data revealed about teaching media literacy competencies amid propaganda, deepfakes, and "conflict entrepreneurs" who profit from polarization and why educators described media literacy as civic survival.
Who: Jad Melki of the Lebanese American University, author of Media Literacy of the Oppressed.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Media Education Lab
Wed, Nov 4 - SEO Fixes for AI Search Visibility in 2027
What: In this session, you’ll watch a couple experienced auditors work through a real site from first check to final priority list. You’ll leave knowing which problems deserve your next dollar of dev time.
Who: Loren Baker, founder of SEJ; Vahan Petrosyan, head of SEJ technology; Katie Morton, Executive Editor, Search Engine Journal.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Search Engine Journal
Wed, Nov 4 - AI Across the Employment Lifecycle
What: This webinar will examine AI’s developing role in hiring, pay, promotion, performance monitoring, and termination, with a focus on discrimination and accommodation risks, federal and state law developments, recent litigation and related takeaways, and mitigating attendant risks when using AI for employment decisions. Attendees will learn practical strategies to capture AI’s benefits while keeping consequential workforce decisions defensible.
Who: Katy Bell Bremmer, Of Counsel, Carlton Fields; Lucas Michelen, Of Counsel, Carlton Fields.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Carlton Fields
Wed, Nov 4 - AI Impact Hour for Nonprofits
What: A practical, interactive conversation designed for executive directors, staff, board members, and volunteers who want to understand what AI can realistically do in a nonprofit setting. You’ll see simple demonstrations and real examples, and you'll have a chance to share your experiences, challenges, and insights with the group.
Who: Aretha Simons, TechSoup’s Webinar Producer.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Wed, Nov 4 - Donor Outreach Made Easy: How to Leverage AI but Maintain Authenticity
What: We will explore how fundraisers can use AI and automation to make donor outreach more timely, personalized, and authentic. We’ll share strategies on how to streamline donor communications, tailor outreach based on donor information and engagement, and use AI to save time without losing the human connection that makes fundraising effective.
Who: Marissa Minter, Product Marketing, Velora.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Nonprofit Learning Lab
Wed, Nov 4 - Agentic Super Intelligence and the Future of the Department of War’s Materials Science & Technology Enterprise
What: This workshop will explore how advances in super intelligence (SI) can help overcome longstanding barriers to transitioning promising research and development into practical applications, manufacturing capabilities, acquisition programs, and operational deployment.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Wed, Nov 4 - Weakest Link: How Security Gaps and Bad AI Hygiene Can Kill a Business
What: We will walks through the security gaps and bad AI habits he sees most often in real organizations: free tools that keep or train on what employees type, shared and orphaned logins, sensitive data pasted into public AI, and AI agents wired into business systems with no owner and no oversight. He'll show how these small gaps chain together into a business-ending incident, and why adopting AI without a plan means adopting risk without a plan.
Who: John Hansman, CEO, Tru.
When: 5 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: BrightTALK
Wed, Nov 4 - Transform Marketing with Storytelling
What: Discover how to share your story in a way that helps people connect with you and what you do.
Who: Mariah MacInnes of Content Queen.
When: 8 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Gippsland Women in Business
Thu, Nov 5 - Rethinking your Creative Stack
What: Why creative teams are reconsidering long-standing tools and workflows; What drives the decision to adopt a new creative stack; What teams can learn from making the transition in the real world.
Who: Duncan Clark (Canva); Eddie Opara (Pentagram); Luca Gonnelli (Algo & Illo); Tim Siddons (Blackmagic Design).
When: 11 am, Eastern or 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Canva
Thu, Nov 5 - Developing critical thinking skills with primary sources in the age of AI
What: How AI is influencing research. They’ll explore approaches to AI literacy and how technology can enhance discovery and engagement with primary source material.
Who: Sarah Morris, Library Director, Educator and Curriculum Designer, Oglethorpe University; Hannah Phillips, Associate Director for Editorial Production, AM.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: AM
Thu, Nov 5 - AI Voices vs Humans: What We’re Learning and What It Means Speakers
What: This session unpacks the latest market stats on AI voice adoption Research-based comparisons of learner outcomes; Practical use cases for AI and human narration; What the options are in AI vs voice actors vs DIY in-house recording; A model for quantifying the decision between AI vs humans; Strategies to blend the strengths of both for future-proof training.
Who: David Goldberg CEO, Prosody; Kerri Acheson, CEO, WordsCompany.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Allego
Thu, Nov 5 - How to Limit Risk and Exposure from Agentic AI
What: We will contextualize the fundamental shift occurring in 2026, including the "Bring Your Own Agent" phenomenon where autonomous agents are now integrated directly into operating systems and corporate workflows. We'll dissect the real-world threat vectors that security teams must address—from indirect prompt injection attacks and software supply chain compromises to the architectural trade-offs between cloud-based frontier models and self-hosted alternatives.
Who: Pascal Geenens, VP of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Radware; Simon Ratcliffe, Independent Management & Technology Consultant.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: BrightTALK
Thu, Nov 5 - AI at the VA: Current Uses, Governance, and What’s Ahead
What: An overview of the benefits and risks of using AI in public services, examine the current uses and governance of AI tools at the VA (with a focus on high-risk tools), and explore the future challenges and opportunities as AI at the VA continues to evolve. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how AI tools are currently being used at the VA, as well as the potential risks and benefits that come with those uses.
Who: Hannah Quay-de la Valle, Senior Technologist on the Center for Democracy & Technology’s Equity in Civic Technology team.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Military Veterans in Journalism
Thu, Nov 5 - AI for Small Business Finance — Know Your Numbers, Grow with Confidence
What: You’ll use AI tools to understand cash flow, explore pricing and profit scenarios, and turn confusing numbers into actionable insights. End the session with a clearer financial picture and a repeatable process for making confident, number-driven decisions.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Widener University
Thu, Nov 5 - No Budget Marketing Tips to Give Your Nonprofit More Buzz!
What: In this session, you will learn easy and inexpensive marketing tips to better communicate your mission and give your nonprofit more buzz! How to use your smart phone to capture quality images/videos and transform them into compelling promos for your nonprofit.
Who: Nonprofit fundraiser and marketer for 20+ years Michael Hemphill.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $40 members
Sponsor: Public Relations Society of America
Thu, Nov 5 - Archival & Clearance for Today’s Storytellers
What: We will pulls back the curtain on one of the most overlooked pillars of nonfiction production. Topics covered include: How to integrate clearance thinking from day one, not as a final step; What E&O insurance actually requires and how to prepare for it; Fair use in documentary: what it covers and where it ends; How to clear footage, music, life rights, and third-party IP; When you need a legal opinion letter, and when you don’t.
Who: VC member Teddy Cannon, an Archival & Clearance Producer and the founder of Crux Entertainment, Inc.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Video Consortium
Thu, Nov 5 - Beyond the Final Score: Stronger Sports Reporting and Storytelling
What: This session will cover: Finding compelling stories beyond traditional game coverage Fresh angles that engage readers Building productive relationships with sources Conducting stronger, more revealing interviews
Who: Scott Dochterman covers national college sports for The Athletic.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: Online Media Campus
Thu, Nov 5 - Preparing Students for the AI-Powered Ag Tech Workforce: Real-World STEM Connections
What: We will share how educators can prepare students for careers in agricultural technology (Ag Tech). Learn how AI, math, computer science, and real farm challenges come together to make STEM feel relevant to students.
Who: Deborah Crawford, Coordinator of Secondary Mathematics, Frederick County Public Schools (VA); Laura Rice, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, Penn State University; and Alan Ireland, Brand Marketing Lead, CodeVA.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pitsco Education
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