We're in the midst of yet another emerging tech hype cycle as AI washes over almost every conversation around the globe. How we navigate AI in the social sector remain to be seen, but the general lesson is clear - we've been here before. And we'll be here again. With every tech hype cycle - the web, social media, big data, AI, and everything in between - the social sector is thrown into disarray to keep up with the trend, often asking the same questions again and again: "How can nonprofits best use this tech when they're already so resource constrained?" "How will this tech potentially harm our constituents?" "What tools should I buy vs. build?" These questions force a scrambling of unproductive activity, wasted money, and ineffective action that distract us from becoming the tech-driven sector we could be. In this talk, Jake Porway will offer thoughts he and Andrew Means have for ending this cycle and building on the lessons of the past to build a responsible tech-enabled social sector for the future.