AI for Nonprofit Leaders: Practical Applications Without the Hype
Most AI workshops are either built for individuals with significant technical knowledge or are academic presentations that don’t give you that hands-on experience. This isn't that.
This is a hands-on, interactive session designed specifically for nonprofit executive directors, COOs, and senior leaders who need to understand what AI can actually do for their organizations—without the technical jargon or unrealistic promises.
We'll cut through the hype and focus on practical applications that make sense for nonprofits: grant writing, donor communications, board reporting, research, program evaluation, and operational efficiency. You'll leave with specific tools you can start using immediately and a clear understanding of where AI can (and can't) help your mission.
Format: 60 minutes, virtual, highly interactive with breakout sessions where you'll work on real examples from your own organization.
What You'll Learn
By the end of this workshop, you'll be able to:
Identify high-impact AI use cases for your organization
Use AI effectively for common nonprofit tasks
Navigate AI implementation realistically
Apply AI to a challenge from your organization
Key Takeaways
You'll walk away with:
✅ Specific AI prompts you can use immediately for your most common tasks
✅ List of AI tools relevant to nonprofit work
✅ Framework for deciding which tasks to automate and which need the human touch
✅ Example from your own work that you practiced during the workshop
This is NOT:
❌ A sales pitch for expensive AI software
❌ Technical training requiring coding or engineering knowledge
❌ A lecture where you sit and listen for an hour
❌ Generic AI overview that doesn't address nonprofit-specific needs
Who Should Attend
Executive Directors looking to increase organizational efficiency
COOs and Operations Directors managing stretched teams
Development Directors wanting to scale donor communications
Program Directors seeking better evaluation and reporting tools
Any nonprofit leader feeling overwhelmed by AI hype and wanting practical guidance
Hosted By
Allison McMillan, Founder & CEO of Tavlin Consulting. Tavlin Consulting leverages over 25 years of facilitation expertise combined with Engineering leadership experience to run workshops, trainings, and offsites. They navigate both group dynamics and the actual substance of time together to ensure concrete learning outcomes and decisions that stick, not just team bonding and forgotten action items. Check out Tavlin Consulting for more info.