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Awesome Tools & Opps, PCDN AI for Impact Newsletter, March 17 2025

March 17, 2025

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Our Key Impact AI Tools

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the ones that power our work every day.

While we’re always testing new options, these tools bring a lot of joy to our workflow, helping us streamline tasks and freeing up time to focus on creating real change. We use a lot more than just these but highlighting some of our favorites.

Using the affiliate links (marked with *) supports PCDN’s work while leveling up your own.

✨ Perplexity - It has become our go to AI tool and has amazing features.

Audiowave.ai - We’ve tried many AI text to voice tools, many are low-quality and disappointing or too expensive. We recently used Audiowave to produce our most recent Career Campus Podcast and it is both affordable and great.

🤖 ChatGPT from OpenAI  Whether I’m brainstorming ideas, organizing research, or generating content, ChatGPT adapts to all kinds of tasks. Customized GPTs are especially awesome.

📬 beehiiv*: The world’s best platform for newsletters, designed for both creators and subscribers. Makes it easy to build and engage your audience, with robust analytics and powerful growth tools and they are building at an amazing speed.

✍️ LEX-page: The word processor we all want for the 21st century. Lex helps you write with flow and consistency, making your content sharper and more impactful. It is mind blowing!! This is one tool many people don’t know about but should.

Butter* Effortlessly plan, run and recap super-engaging workshops, trainings, and meetings with Butter’s built-in agenda planner, integrated collaboration tools and auto-generated recaps—all in one place. butter.cello.so/8ZOU3eFqxy8

CastMagic* Turn 1 Media File Into 100 Content Assets Automate all the tedious work that comes in editing & copywriting and say hello to your new best content editor. We use the tool for our podcast, videos and so much more. It is amazing!!

🌐If You've Been Holding Back on Creating a website, Check Out Butternut AI Build your dream website in 20 seconds with AI. World's first text-to-website builder that creates full-fledged, multipage websites from a single prompt! It is Awesome. Try it out 

🔍 Afforai*: For researchers, analysts, policymakers, Afforai makes managing research, citations, and document analysis simple and efficient.

📹 Wave.video. Video Editing & Live Streaming*: A comprehensive platform for creating, editing, and live-streaming video content. It’s a must-have for producing professional video work. Has tons of AI Features

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AI for Impact Opportunities

Terms of Reference Consulting Subject-Matter Expert Gender-based violence + Technology-facilitated gender-based violence - India

Program/Project Management Consultancy in India about Gender and Protection and Human Rights, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from Girl Effect; closing on 21 Mar 2025

Head of Operations / Founding Generalist | Kairos, Remote

Head of Operations / Founding Generalist Summary Are you looking for an impactful role in AI safety? Look no further! Kairos is a recently founded AI safety fieldbuilding organization that aims to mitigate the risks from advanced AI by helping fill talent gaps and needs within the field.

Asimov - Researcher, Asimov Press (Contractor)

Our mission at Asimov Press is to tell compelling stories about the science and technologies that enable a flourishing future. We publish essays, science fiction, and books that highlight progress, argue for new ways of thinking, and explain how engineered living systems are enabling outsized benefits to humanity. We are searching for a part-time Researcher on a 3 month contract to help build this publishing initiative.

Digital Development Specialist (Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital Government), Manila

The position of Digital Development Specialist (Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital Government) is assigned to the Digital Sector Office (DIG) within the Sectors Department 2 (SD2). SD2 aims to deliver impactful sector strategy, initiatives, and integrated solutions that advance ADB’s strategic agenda in the region.

Associate, Ventures (Software Infrastructure) in Palo Alto, California

As an Associate, you will play a key role in sourcing new investment opportunities, conducting in-depth due diligence, and working closely with founders to assess and support high-growth startups.

Generation - International Employer Partnerships Consultant-Grow Program (Ghana/Remote)

CONTRACT OVERVIEW We are looking for an International Employer Partnerships Consultant to create relationships with employers who can provide high-quality remote work opportunities for our graduates, globally. This Consultant will develop and maintain international employer and client partnerships to create work opportunities for the graduates of our programs in Ghana, with a focus on employers in North America and Europe.

Investment Principal Africa — Co-Develop

The Role
This is an exciting role for an action-oriented problem-solver who is keen to build something that can be transformative for Africa. There are two aspects to this role: i) launch, fund, and oversee initiatives that localize and drive ownership of DPI work in countries throughout Africa; and ii) curate and execute investments in Africa that drive safe and inclusive DPI adoption.

OPEN DATA WATCH IS SEEKING A Program Manager, US

Open Data Watch (ODW) is a nonprofit organization working with national statistical offices, international agencies, and non-governmental organizations to increase the availability and impact of development data.

Consultancy: EdTech for Good Strategist, Helsinki, UNICEF

the Learning Innovation Hub seeks a seasoned EdTech strategist to drive the EdTech for Good Initiative forward through designing and implementing models for the key building blocks of the initiative, including positioning, business and governance models, partnership strategies, community engagement, and content management.

Apply for the AI for Good Impact Awards

Celebrating AI excellence for sustainable and inclusive solutions

AI for Gender Equality: UN Women AI School Opens for Changemakers

UN Women AI School, an innovative learning program designed to equip gender equality advocates with the knowledge and skills to harness AI for social change, advocacy, and organizational transformation.

Kairos Fellowship - Director of Organizing, US

Kairos is working for liberation at the intersection of technology, racial justice, and democracy. We believe we can both bring organizing into the 21st century while transforming technology

Facilitation of impact storytelling workshop for CAN Fellows

with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data

Communications Director, Remote

The Communications Director will craft and execute a strategy to amplify LawAI’s research, programs, and policy engagement. As the first full-time hire for our Communications Team, this role will help position LawAI as a trusted advisor on and source of original research in AI, law, and policy.

Take your Social Impact to the Next Level| Millennium Fellowship

The United Nations Academic Impact and MCN proudly present the Millennium Fellowship. The Fellowship is a semester-long leadership development program on your campus to take your social impact to the next level. Access to world class training, connections, and credentials is just an application away

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News & Resources

😄 Joke of the Day
Why did the AI get kicked out of art class?

Because it couldn’t draw its own conclusions! 🎨

🌍 News

🔬 AI Advances in Protein Folding – Scientists have developed a new AI model that predicts protein structures with remarkable accuracy, accelerating drug discovery and disease research. Read more

🚗 Estonia Ditches Speed Cameras for AI – Estonia is replacing traditional speed cameras with AI-powered traffic monitoring, enhancing road safety and efficiency. Read more

📢 EU Calls for AI Transparency – European officials stress the importance of AI companies disclosing model details and risks to ensure responsible development. Read more

🇨🇳 China’s AI Search Engine Challenges Google – DeepSeek, a new AI-driven search engine from China, aims to revolutionize online search with advanced natural language capabilities. Read more

💼 Organization to Watch
ClimateChangeJobs.com – A platform connecting professionals with climate-focused job opportunities, including AI-driven sustainability roles.

🔗 LinkedIn Connection
Catalina Escobar Bravo – A leader in social impact, leveraging AI to drive positive change in underserved communities.