Practical AI tips, real nonprofit stories, and actionable strategies — written by people who’ve done the work.
There is no universal AI policy template that fits every nonprofit. The right policy for a large urban hospital system looks very different from the right policy for a small community organization. What follows is a set of questions and considerations to work through as your leadership, staff, and board...
AI tools, particularly large language models behind tools like ChatGPT, consume significant amounts of energy and water. When an organization’s mission is connected to environmental justice, sustainability, or community wellbeing, there is a real question about whether the tools being adopted are consistent with the values being advanced. That does...
Nearly half of all nonprofit organizations have no AI governance policy. That number comes from the 2026 Nonprofit AI Adoption Report, a benchmark study of 346 organizations published this past February by Virtuous and Fundraising.AI. Both organizations have a commercial interest in the nonprofit technology space, but their findings are...
Last week, OpenAI released a policy document titled "Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First." If you work in the nonprofit sector, it is worth a close read. The document calls for a public wealth fund to share AI's economic gains more broadly, fast-response safety net...
Every nonprofit organization exists because someone, somewhere, needs support that they are struggling to provide for themselves. A family navigating a housing crisis. A young person who needs a mentor. An individual living with a disability. A community working to recover from something.
You didn't take this job because you wanted to spend your afternoons filling out forms. You took it because you wanted to make a difference. Because the work matters. Because the people you serve deserve someone in their corner. And yet, if you are honest about how your days actually...
During your board meeting last night, someone asked whether the organization is being responsible about using AI. You recently learned that one of your staff members was using AI to help write clear case notes while another shared they are wondering whether AI might impact their job in the future.
"Should we be using AI?" One of your board members has read an article, attended a conference, or talked with someone from another organization that just launched something new. And the board member wants to know where the organization stands.
You have heard a lot about artificial intelligence over the past year or two as it has moved into the workplace. Some people are excited. Others are worried. Many are simply overwhelmed and unsure if and how it can be useful for them. In the nonprofit sector, those feelings come...
've spent over 25 years working in the nonprofit sector. I started as a volunteer, got hired and worked on the front lines in service delivery for several years, and eventually led organizations at the executive level. Across all of these experiences, one thing stayed constant: the people doing this...
