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Here is how to choose AI tools for nonprofits without wasting money: name the task you need done, ask four questions about data, cost, friction, and exit, and…
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While I have worked with nonprofits for over 25 years, I have had a disability for my entire life. No technology has opened as many doors for me…
Read the full story: AI Accessibility for Nonprofits: What Disability Taught Me
Your staff are already using AI. The 2026 Nonprofit AI Adoption Report, a survey of 346 nonprofits from Virtuous and Fundraising.
Read the full story: Nonprofit AI Policy: A Practical Guide for Getting Started
People First AI is an order of operations. Work through mission, staff, and the people you serve first, and the right tool becomes obvious. Here is the order…
Read the full story: People First AI: Why the Tool Comes Last
Donor communication is the safest, highest-value place for a nonprofit to start with AI. Here are three tasks it handles well, the work it should never touch, and…
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Nonprofits should keep AI out of hiring decisions. AI in nonprofit hiring can quietly replicate bias and screen out qualified candidates, which undermines the equity most nonprofits work…
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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…
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The risks of AI for nonprofits go well beyond wrong answers or even the exposure of client data: transparency with funders, an ethical footprint, bias, and liability. For…
Read the full story: The Risks of AI Use Go Further Than You Think
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…
Read the full story: Does Your Nonprofit Have an AI Use Policy? Nearly Half Don’t.