{"podcast":{"title":"Third Sector","slug":"third-sector-181065","podcast_index_feed_id":181065,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61517939d72d490013a1158c","website_url":"https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/podcasts","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61517939d72d490013a1158c/1688479617366-31b3e313863d8241e3d076c9a765716b.jpeg","author":"Third Sector","episode_count":308,"summary":"A weekly podcast from Third Sector, the UK’s leading publication for everyone who needs to know what’s going on in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-sector-181065"},"episode":{"title":"A whistlestop AI tour for small charities","slug":"a-whistlestop-ai-tour-for-small-charities","published_at":"2026-02-20T10:48:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-sector-181065/a-whistlestop-ai-tour-for-small-charities","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-sector-181065","url":"https://shows.acast.com/third-sector/episodes/a-whistlestop-ai-tour-for-small-charities","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61517939d72d490013a1158c/e/69983bf94c238f5dcaac9763/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOmZhbHNlLCJzcG9ucyI6ZmFsc2UsInN0YXR1cyI6InB1YmxpYyJ9&sig=dhPtcCkQ7DUcV8mWBAMUmLZyew_hgTYrdy1nzlarQrA","summary":"Andy Ricketts and Dami Adewale are joined by John Fitzgerald, digital evolution project manager at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. John describes some of the easy-to-use AI tools that can improve efficiency in working life and shares examples of charities that are already employing them effectively. He warns of data privacy issues associated with using free services and the risk of “buzzword bingo” when AI is leaned on heavily in funding applications. Tell us what you think of the Third Sector Podcast! Please take five minutes to let us know how we can bring you the most relevant, useful content. To fill in the survey, click here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Andy Ricketts and Dami Adewale are joined by John Fitzgerald, digital evolution project manager at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. John…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1804,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/third-sector-181065/episodes/a-whistlestop-ai-tour-for-small-charities/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-sector-181065/a-whistlestop-ai-tour-for-small-charities.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}