AI case study

Improved staff productivity

by
McKnight Foundation
Context

McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based non-profit advancing justice, equity, and the arts, adopted Microsoft 365 Copilot across its staff to improve productivity and focus on strategic priorities. Using Copilot, staff can automate manual tasks such as drafting content, translating interviews, summarizing content across Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook, and improving accessibility in presentations. This allows them to spend more time developing deeper partnerships with grantees and advancing their mission.

Results
Results not reported in the source
Industry
Non-profit
Published
September 9, 2024
Agent type
Employee Agents
AI provider
Microsoft
Models/tools
Not disclosed
ICE score
448
The ICE framework in this database provides a quick way to assess the feasibility and potential impact of AI use cases, with higher scores signaling more actionable opportunities.
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Impact: Potential benefits to the business.

‍Confidence: Likelihood of achieving expected results.

‍Ease: Simplicity of implementation in terms of resources and time.

‍ICE Score: Calculated by multiplying the component scores.

Note:
Each score is AI-generated based on available data and should be viewed merely as a general guideline for deeper exploration of the use cases.
Impact
8
Confidence
7
Ease
8

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Kenya Red Cross Society

Non-profit
Use case
Expand mental health access
Context

Kenya Red Cross worked with Pathways Technologies to develop an AI-powered mental health chatbot called Chat Care using Azure AI services. The chatbot initiates conversations on mental health, suggests ways to help such as breathing exercises and in-person services, operates in English and Swahili, and is available 24/7. It expands the reach of mental health services without overstretching human counselors and helps overcome stigma.

Models/tools

Qatar Charity

Non-profit
Use case
Fragmented call center systems
Context

Qatar Charity partnered with Netways to implement INNOV8 for Copilot Studio on a unified cloud-based call center platform built on Microsoft Azure and Dynamics 365 Customer Service, consolidating disparate communication channels into one integrated interface. They leveraged low-code tools such as Microsoft Power Apps and Azure Logic Apps alongside AI-driven automation via Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Services to streamline call handling processes, consolidate data management, and reduce IT maintenance complexity.

British Heart Foundation

Non-profit
Use case
Increased employee productivity
Context

British Heart Foundation, Europe's largest funder of heart and circulatory disease research, is testing Microsoft 365 Copilot with about 300 employees. Staff are using the AI assistant to stay up to date on office communication, craft emails and documents, and search across the nonprofit’s tech platforms. They delegate tasks to Copilot, which helps them save time on routine tasks and focus on their mission.

Models/tools
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321

companies using

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Use case
Fast content creation
Context

Cox Automotive integrated Claude via Amazon Bedrock into its portfolio by first creating a sandbox environment to evaluate performance metrics and then selecting Claude 3.5 Sonnet for complex tasks and Claude 3.5 Haiku for high-volume content generation. They automated personalized dealer-consumer communications, generated engaging vehicle listing descriptions, and produced SEO-optimized blog posts, while also streamlining internal data governance through automated metadata generation. This integration optimized operational efficiency across marketing and internal data processes.

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2
Use case
Reduce report writing burden
Context

Quillit integrated Anthropic’s Claude to automate qualitative research tasks by summarizing interview transcripts, generating contextual citations, and threading conversation data into comprehensive reports. They implemented the AI tool into their existing research workflow within three months, streamlining report writing, transcription, and analysis while ensuring data security and high precision.

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2
Use case
Faster retail transformation
Context

TCS partnered with Google Cloud to integrate advanced AI and generative AI capabilities into retail service offerings. They launched the Google Cloud Gemini Experience Center at their Retail Innovation Lab in Chennai, enabling retail clients to ideate, prototype, and co-develop tailored AI solutions that optimize supply chain, warehouse receiving, customer insights, and content creation. This approach automated processes using tools like Vertex AI Vision for warehouse receiving and leveraged Vertex AI with Gemini 1.5 Pro and speech-to-text to transform service centers.

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4
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solutions powered by

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Use case
High-volume student queries
Context

Physics Wallah developed 'Gyan Guru', a hyperpersonalized conversational study companion to address the unique academic and support needs of its 2 million daily users. The system was implemented by indexing over one million Q&As and ten million solved doubts in a vector database, then leveraging a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approach integrated with Azure OpenAI to deliver individualized, context-aware responses. This integration streamlined various student interactions including academic queries, product-related issues, and general support, reducing reliance on human subject matter experts.

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1
Use case
Streamlined executive operations
Context

Brandix adopted the Microsoft 365 Copilot suite via the Early Access Program to integrate AI into key executive workflows, automating meeting transcript-based action tracking in Teams, accelerating pitch deck creation in PowerPoint, and streamlining document generation in Word while leveraging AI-enhanced querying in Power BI and efficient information retrieval via Copilot Chat. This implementation transformed internal communications, reporting, and presentation preparation processes by significantly reducing manual effort.

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2
Use case
Future-proof IT operations
Context

University of Oxford’s IT Services department deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot across its 400+ staff as part of a pilot program aimed at embedding generative AI into research, teaching, and administrative workflows. They implemented extensive onboarding sessions, community engagement via Microsoft Teams, and established an acceleration team to integrate Copilot with other business applications. This deployment streamlined routine tasks such as document generation, summarization, and meeting support, fostering innovation within the department.

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1
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Fast content creation
Context

Cox Automotive integrated Claude via Amazon Bedrock into its portfolio by first creating a sandbox environment to evaluate performance metrics and then selecting Claude 3.5 Sonnet for complex tasks and Claude 3.5 Haiku for high-volume content generation. They automated personalized dealer-consumer communications, generated engaging vehicle listing descriptions, and produced SEO-optimized blog posts, while also streamlining internal data governance through automated metadata generation. This integration optimized operational efficiency across marketing and internal data processes.

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2
Use case
Faster tax form processing
Context

Intuit integrated Google Cloud’s Document AI and Gemini models into its GenOS platform to automate the autofill of ten common U.S. tax forms, including complex 1099 and 1040 forms. The solution extracts and categorizes data from uploaded documents, drastically reducing manual data entry for TurboTax customers. This integration streamlines tax preparation workflows and improves speed and accuracy.

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2
Use case
Democratized data access
Context

Block implemented Anthropic’s Claude models (Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3.7 Sonnet) on its Databricks platform to power its internal AI agent, codename goose. They integrated the LLM using secure OAuth-enabled connections and a custom MCP server to connect internal databases and tools, enabling employees across all roles to auto-generate SQL queries, analyze complex data, and automate workflows. This agentic integration streamlined software development, design prototyping, and data analysis by translating user intents into actionable insights.

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2
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