Retrieval Augmented Generation For Charities: Using AI to Enhance Impact
Introduction
Charities have always played a vital role in our society, bridging the gap between those in need and those who have the resources to help. These organizations work tirelessly to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond, relying on donations and volunteers to carry out their missions.
With the rise of technology, there has been a shift towards using data and analytics to improve the effectiveness of charities. This has led to the emergence of new tools and methods, such as retrieval augmented generation (RAG), that can help charities better understand their impact and reach their goals.
In this blog post, we will explore the concept of RAG and its potential benefits for charities. We will also discuss how this technology can be used by researchers, marketers, and organizations to enhance their understanding, communication, and impact.
The Definition of Charities
Before delving into the specifics of RAG, it is important to first understand what charities are and the role they play in society. Charities are non-profit organizations that work towards a specific cause or mission, such as providing aid to those in need, promoting education, or protecting the environment.
These organizations rely on donations, grants, and volunteers to carry out their work and make a positive impact. They are often driven by a strong sense of purpose and a desire to create positive change in the world.
The Benefits of Analyzing Charities
As with any organization, it is important for charities to have a clear understanding of their impact and how they can improve. This is where data analysis comes into play. By collecting and analyzing data, charities can gain valuable insights into their operations, donor behavior, and the impact of their work.
There are several key benefits of analyzing charities:
For Researchers
Researchers can use data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of charities and the effectiveness of their strategies. By analyzing data from multiple sources, they can identify patterns and trends that can inform future research and help improve the overall impact of charities.
For Marketers
For marketers, data analysis can provide valuable insights into donor behavior and preferences. By understanding what motivates donors and how they interact with charities, marketers can tailor their campaigns and communication strategies to better engage and attract donors.
For Organizations
For charities themselves, data analysis can help improve efficiency, target resources effectively, and measure the impact of their work. By identifying areas for improvement and implementing data-driven strategies, organizations can enhance their effectiveness and make a bigger impact in their communities.
What is Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)?
Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) is a relatively new technology that combines natural language processing (NLP) and data visualization to enhance the understanding and communication of data. It uses large language models, such as GPT-3, to generate human-like text based on a given prompt or query.
RAG has the ability to retrieve relevant information from large datasets and generate human-like text that can be easily understood by non-technical users. This makes it an ideal tool for charities looking to analyze and communicate their data in a more effective and engaging way.
The Potential of RAG for Charities
RAG has the potential to greatly benefit charities in several ways:
Improved Data Analysis
RAG can help charities with data analysis by retrieving and summarizing information from large datasets. This can save researchers and analysts valuable time and resources, allowing them to focus on other important tasks.
Enhanced Communication
RAG can also help charities communicate their impact and data in a more engaging and understandable manner. By generating human-like text, charities can create reports, articles, and other content that is more relatable and accessible to their audience.
Personalized Donor Engagement
With the help of RAG, charities can also personalize their communication with donors by generating customized reports and messages based on donor data. This can help strengthen relationships with donors and increase engagement and donations.
Conclusion
In conclusion, retrieval augmented generation (RAG) has the potential to greatly benefit charities by improving data analysis, enhancing communication, and creating personalized donor engagement. As charities continue to embrace technology and data-driven strategies, RAG will likely become an essential tool for enhancing their impact and achieving their goals.
At Speak Ai, we have integrated NLP, large language models, data visualization, and generative AI into our software to help charities and other organizations better understand and communicate their data. To learn more about how RAG and other AI technologies can enhance your impact, sign up for our software today!
How To Use Speak’s Retrieval Augmented Generation For Charities
Step 1: Create Your Speak Account
To start your transcription and analysis, you first need to create a Speak account. No worries, this is super easy to do!
Get a 14-day trial with 30 minutes of free audio and video transcription and analysis included when you sign up for Speak.
To sign up for Speak and start using Speak Magic Prompts with retrieval augmented generation, just visit the Speak app register page here.
Step 2: Upload Your Charities
We typically recommend MP4s for video or MP3s for audio.
However, we accept a range of audio, video and text file types.
You can upload your file for transcription in several ways using Speak:
Accepted Audio File Types
- MP3
- M4A
- WAV
- OGG
- WEBM
- M4P
Accepted Video File Types
- MP4
- M4V
- WMV
- AVI
- MOV
- FLV
Accepted Text File Types
- TXT
- Word Doc
CSV Imports
You can also upload CSVs of text files or audio and video files. You can learn more about CSV uploads and download Speak-compatible CSVs here.
With the CSVs, you can upload anything from dozens of YouTube videos to thousands of Charities files.
Publicly Available URLs
You can also upload media to Speak through a publicly available URL.
As long as the file type extension is available at the end of the URL you will have no problem importing your recording for automatic transcription and analysis.
YouTube URLs
Speak is compatible with YouTube videos. All you have to do is copy the URL of the YouTube video (for example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKfcLcHeivc).
Speak will automatically find the file, calculate the length, and import the video.
If using YouTube videos, please make sure you use the full link and not the shortened YouTube snippet. Additionally, make sure you remove the channel name from the URL.
Speak Integrations
As mentioned, Speak also contains a range of integrations for Zoom, Zapier, Vimeo and more that will help you automatically transcribe your media.
This library of integrations continues to grow! Have a request? Feel encouraged to send us a message.
Step 3: Calculate and Pay the Total Automatically
Once you have your file(s) ready and load it into Speak, it will automatically calculate the total cost (you get 30 minutes of audio and video free in the 14-day trial – take advantage of it!).
If you are uploading text data into Speak, you do not currently have to pay any cost. Only the Speak Magic Prompts analysis would create a fee which will be detailed below.
Once you go over your 30 minutes or need to use Speak Magic Prompts, you can pay by subscribing to a personalized plan using our real-time calculator.
You can also add a balance or pay for uploads and analysis without a plan using your credit card.
Step 4: Wait for Speak to Analyze Your Charities
If you are uploading audio and video, our automated transcription software will prepare your transcript quickly. Once completed, you will get an email notification that your transcript is complete.
That email will contain a link back to the file so you can access the interactive media player with the transcript, analysis, and export formats ready for you.
If you are importing CSVs or uploading text files Speak will generally analyze the information much more quickly.
Speak will automatically embed your data in a well-architected vector database which allows you to use retrieval augmented generation for Charities.
Step 5: Visit Your File Or Folder
Speak is capable of analyzing both individual files and entire folders of data.
When you are viewing any individual file in Speak, all you have to do is click on the “Prompts” button.
If you want to analyze many files, all you have to do is add the files you want to analyze into a folder within Speak.
You can do that by adding new files into Speak or you can organize your current files into your desired folder with the software’s easy editing functionality.
Step 6: Select Speak Magic Prompts To Analyze Your Charities
What Are Magic Prompts?
Speak Magic Prompts leverage innovation in artificial intelligence models often referred to as “generative AI”.
These models have analyzed huge amounts of data from across the internet to gain an understanding of language.
With that understanding, these “large language models” are capable of performing mind-bending tasks!
With Speak Magic Prompts, you can now perform those tasks on the audio, video and text data in your Speak account.
Retrieval augmented generation is what makes these Magic Prompts work so well.
Step 7: Select or Create Your Assistant Type
To help you get better results from Speak Magic Prompts, Speak has introduced “Assistant Type”.
These assistant types pre-set and provide context to the prompt engine for more concise, meaningful outputs based on your needs.
To begin, we have included:
- General
- Researcher
- Marketer
- Sales
- Recruiter
Choose the most relevant assistant type from the dropdown.
You can also create your own custom Assistant Template Type.
If you visit the new page Account Preferences, you can see there is now an area where you can create your own custom Assistant.
This allows you to set the context of the engine for higher quality and more consistent outputs.
For example, you could say:
“We are [COMPANY NAME]. We are analyzing [DATA] to understand how to improve [GOAL]. We want all responses to be concise and in table format.”.
This becomes a reusable template in any of your manual or automated Magic Prompts.
You can create multiple templates for different use cases.
As an example, the analysis you run on a focus group may be different than a one-on-one interview.
Step 8: Create Or Select Your Desired Prompt
Here are some examples prompts that you can apply to any file right now:
- Create a SWOT Analysis
- Give me the top action items
- Create a bullet point list summary
- Tell me the key issues that were left unresolved
- Tell me what questions were asked
A modal will pop up so you can use the suggested prompts we shared above to instantly and magically get your answers.
If you have your own prompts you want to create, select “Custom Prompt” from the dropdown and another text box will open where you can ask anything you want of your data!
Step 9: Review & Share Responses
Speak will generate a concise response for you in a text box below the prompt selection dropdown. With Chat enabled, you can also continue to query that data to reveal more insights and reformat the information to your needs.
In this example, we ask to analyze all the Charities in the folder at once for the top product dissatisfiers.
You can easily copy that response for your presentations, content, emails, team members and more!
Speak Magic Prompts Pricing
Our team at Speak Ai continues to optimize the pricing for Magic Prompts and Speak as a whole.
Right now, anyone in the 14-day trial of Speak gets 100,000 characters included in their account.
If you need more characters, you can easily include Speak Magic Prompts in your plan when you create a subscription.
You can also upgrade the number of characters in your account if you already have a subscription.
Both options are available on the subscription page.
Alternatively, you can use Speak Magic Prompts by adding a balance to your account. The balance will be used as you analyze characters.
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