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Practical, jargon-free training built specifically for nonprofit teams — so you can draft better grant proposals, stretch every dollar further, and finally have a 90-day AI plan your board will actually approve. No IT department needed.

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AI for Good

"My goal is simple: when you finish this school, you should be able to walk back into your organization on Monday and start using what you've learned — no IT department, no big budget, no waiting."Shari Johnson

What you'll learn

What you'll be able to do

  • Audit your nonprofit's workflows and identify the highest-impact areas where AI tools can save time and reduce costs
  • Use AI writing assistants to draft grant proposals, donor emails, and impact reports in a fraction of the usual time
  • Build and deploy a simple AI-powered chatbot to handle volunteer and donor FAQs on your website
  • Analyze program data and donor trends using AI-assisted tools to make evidence-based decisions without a data analyst
  • Create an ethical AI use policy tailored to your organization's values, privacy obligations, and community trust
  • Design a realistic 90-day AI adoption roadmap your board can approve and your staff can actually execute

How it works

A school that adapts to you

This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.

We learn your level

A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.

Lessons adapt as you go

Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.

Your AI coach keeps you moving

Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.

The curriculum

What's inside your school

6 modules · 27 lessons

1

AI Foundations for Nonprofit Leaders

Builds a shared, jargon-free understanding of what AI is, how it works, and why it matters for mission-driven organizations.

  • 1.1What AI Actually Is (and Isn't)Included
  • 1.2The Nonprofit AI LandscapeIncluded
  • 1.3How AI Fits Your MissionIncluded
  • 1.4Your AI Readiness Self-AssessmentIncluded
2

Auditing Your Workflows and Spotting AI Opportunities

Teaches staff to map existing workflows, identify bottlenecks, and prioritize the highest-impact areas for AI adoption.

  • 2.1Mapping Your Nonprofit's Core WorkflowsIncluded
  • 2.2Identifying Time Drains and Cost SinksIncluded
  • 2.3Prioritizing Opportunities for Maximum ImpactIncluded
  • 2.4Building Your AI Opportunity ShortlistIncluded
3

AI Writing Tools for Fundraising and Communications

Equips fundraising and communications staff to use AI writing assistants to produce high-quality content faster than ever before.

  • 3.1Getting Started with AI Writing AssistantsIncluded
  • 3.2Crafting Grant Proposals with AIIncluded
  • 3.3Writing Donor Emails and Appeal LettersIncluded
  • 3.4Producing Impact Reports and Social ContentIncluded
  • 3.5Editing, Fact-Checking, and Keeping Your VoiceIncluded
4

Building a Simple AI Chatbot for Your Website

Guides non-technical staff through planning, building, and launching a chatbot that handles volunteer and donor FAQs without coding.

  • 4.1What Chatbots Can Do for Your NonprofitIncluded
  • 4.2Choosing a No-Code Chatbot PlatformIncluded
  • 4.3Designing Your Chatbot's ConversationsIncluded
  • 4.4Building and Testing Your ChatbotIncluded
  • 4.5Launching and Improving Over TimeIncluded
5

Using AI to Analyze Data and Drive Decisions

Enables program managers and fundraisers to extract actionable insights from donor and program data using accessible AI-assisted tools.

  • 5.1Data Basics Every Nonprofit Leader NeedsIncluded
  • 5.2Analyzing Donor Trends with AI ToolsIncluded
  • 5.3Measuring Program Outcomes with AI AssistanceIncluded
  • 5.4Turning Insights into DecisionsIncluded
6

Ethical AI, Policy, and Your 90-Day Adoption Roadmap

Brings everything together by guiding leaders to create an ethical AI policy and a board-ready implementation plan their team can execute.

  • 6.1Ethical Risks and Responsibilities in Nonprofit AIIncluded
  • 6.2Data Privacy, Consent, and Community TrustIncluded
  • 6.3Writing Your Organization's AI Use PolicyIncluded
  • 6.4Designing Your 90-Day AI Adoption RoadmapIncluded
  • 6.5Getting Board Approval and Leading ChangeIncluded

Who it's for

Is this you?

Nonprofit Executive Directors

You need a board-ready AI strategy and a realistic plan for implementation — without becoming a tech expert yourself.

Fundraising Professionals

You want to write stronger grant proposals and donor appeals faster, without losing the authentic voice that connects with supporters.

Program Managers

You're sitting on program data but lack a data analyst — AI-assisted analysis can help you measure outcomes and make the case for your work.

Communications Staff

You're a team of one (or two) producing content across every channel — AI writing tools can multiply your output without multiplying your hours.

Operations & Admin Leaders

You manage the workflows and feel the time drains acutely — this school helps you identify exactly where AI saves the most effort.

Board Members & Advisors

You want to understand what responsible AI adoption looks like so you can ask the right questions and champion it confidently in the boardroom.

Questions

Frequently asked

Your teacher

A note from your teacher

Shari Johnson

Shari Johnson

I know what it feels like to look at your to-do list and realize that half of it is administrative work that has nothing to do with why you got into this sector in the first place. Writing the same kinds of grant narratives over and over. Manually sorting through donor data trying to spot a trend. Answering the same FAQ emails from volunteers week after week. If that sounds familiar, I want you to know: it doesn't have to be that way — and you don't need a big budget or a tech team to change it.

That's exactly why I built AI for Good. Not as a technology course, but as a mission-effectiveness course. The technology is just the lever. What we're really working on is freeing your team to spend more time on the work that only humans can do — building relationships, serving communities, driving change — and less time on the tasks that a well-configured AI tool can handle in minutes.

Every section of this school was designed around the real constraints nonprofit professionals face. We start with an honest assessment of where you are and what's actually worth automating, because not every AI application makes sense for every organization. Then we move through the highest-impact areas one by one: writing and fundraising communications, website chatbots, data analysis, ethics and policy, and finally a full adoption roadmap you can take to your board. No detours into enterprise software your organization will never use. No jargon that requires a glossary.

I want to be direct about something: AI is not a magic fix, and I won't pretend otherwise. It has real limitations, real risks — especially when it comes to data privacy and community trust — and it requires thoughtful implementation. That's why a full section of this school is dedicated to ethical use and policy-writing. The goal isn't to adopt AI because everyone else is; it's to adopt it deliberately, in ways that genuinely serve your mission and the people who depend on you.

What I hope you take away isn't just a set of tools — it's a new level of confidence. Confidence that you understand what AI can do for an organization like yours, that you can evaluate new tools critically, and that you have a concrete, board-approved plan for moving forward. You've already done the hard work of building something that matters. Let's make sure you have everything you need to sustain it and grow it.

If you're ready to stop wondering whether AI is worth exploring and start actually putting it to work, I'd love to have you in the school. Let's do this together.

Shari Johnson

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