AI ADOPTION WORKSHOPS
The organizations that use AI well don’t just have access to the tools. Their teams know how to use them.
Most nonprofit staff are already experimenting with AI. The ones who get real value from it have learned a handful of specific skills that make the difference between output they can trust and output that wastes their time. We teach those skills in the context of your organization’s actual work.
Context
We know nonprofits. That means understanding the people you serve, the funders you answer to, and the constraints your team operates under every day. Our AI guidance is built around your reality, not a corporate template.
Candor
We’ll tell you when AI isn’t the right answer. We don’t sell tools and have no incentive to recommend them. Our job is to help you make good decisions — including the decision not to invest.
Continuity
If we’re already building or maintaining your software, AI advisory is integrated — not a separate relationship. The people who know your systems are the same people advising on your AI use.
Generic AI training teaches people features. It shows staff what buttons to push in ChatGPT. What it doesn’t teach is how to get AI to produce a grant draft that actually sounds like your organization, how to catch the errors that look correct but aren’t, or how to know which tasks are worth handing to AI and which ones aren’t.
We build each workshop around your team: your programs, your workflows, and the specific places where AI can save real time without creating new risks. Staff leave with practical skills, a shared set of guidelines, and enough confidence to keep building on their own.
What Your Team Will Learn
- How to get AI to do exactly what you need — Most people get generic results from AI because they’re too vague. Staff learn how to give AI clear enough direction that the output is actually useful — not just a first draft that needs to be completely rewritten. This is especially valuable for grant writing and donor communications, where your organization’s voice and specifics matter.
- How to know when to trust the output — AI produces confident, well-written responses that can be wrong in ways that aren’t obvious. Staff learn to review AI output the same way they’d review any important document before it goes to a funder or a client — with the right critical eye, not blind trust.
- How to use AI in ways that preserve your voice — One of the biggest concerns communications staff have is that AI makes every organization sound the same. We teach staff how to give AI the context it needs about your programs, your audience, and your organization’s tone — so the output sounds like you, not like everyone else.
- What should and shouldn’t go into an AI tool — Staff learn concrete guidelines for your organization: which workflows are a great fit for AI, which require human judgment, and what information should never be shared with a public AI tool. This session ends with a clear, agreed-upon policy your organization can actually use.
Format Options
- Half-day Foundation Workshop — The essentials: getting useful output, reviewing it well, and protecting your organization’s data and voice. Right for teams new to AI or looking to establish a shared baseline.
- Full-day Workshop — The full curriculum with hands-on practice in role-specific groups. Grant writers, communications staff, and operations staff each work through examples from their actual work.
- Workshop Series — Two to four sessions spaced over weeks, with real work between sessions. Best for organizations that want lasting behavior change rather than a one-day awareness event.
- Leadership Session — A focused half-day for Executive Directors and senior staff. Covers AI strategy, the right questions to ask vendors, how to evaluate whether an AI investment is worth making, and how to answer your board’s questions with confidence.