LGBT+ Consortium members: free 45-minute session for LGBTQ+ Charity CEOs and senior teams.
AI is already showing up in charity work, whether organisations have formally adopted it or not. Staff, volunteers, trustees and partners may already be experimenting with tools to draft, summarise, plan, research or rewrite content.
For LGBTQ+ organisations, this brings real opportunities, but also specific risks around identity, privacy, safeguarding, bias, misinformation and community trust.
We recognise that people come to AI from different ethical starting points, including concerns about data, safeguarding, bias and environmental impact. This session will take those concerns seriously while focusing on safe, practical first steps.
Led by two former charity Chief Executives with practical AI experience, this free introductory session is designed for CEOs and senior teams who want clear, grounded guidance from people who understand leadership pressure, limited capacity and the need to protect community trust.
What we will cover
In this 45-minute session, we will look at:
what AI and large language models are, in plain English
where AI may already be showing up in your organisation, including informal or “shadow” use
why AI is a leadership, governance, inclusion and trust issue for LGBTQ+ organisations
the key risks around sensitive information, identity, safeguarding, bias and misinformation
where AI can genuinely help with lower-risk tasks, and how to start safely
What you will leave with
By the end of the session, you will have:
a clearer understanding of what AI is, what it can do, and where its limits are
a practical way to think about lower-risk, medium-risk and higher-risk AI use
more confidence to ask the right questions about AI in your organisation
clearer boundaries around what should not go into free or public AI tools
a starting point for conversations with staff, volunteers and trustees
a handout with useful tips and ways to get started straight after the session
The aim is not to turn senior leaders into AI experts. It is to help you make informed, values-led decisions before informal AI use becomes embedded without shared understanding or oversight.
About the facilitators
Katie Vincent (she/her) is a former LGBTQ+ charity Chief Executive and AI practitioner. She has been using AI in her consultancy practice for the last two years and recently achieved a distinction in an AI for Business bootcamp. Her work is rooted in community realities, with a focus on making AI useful, safe and relevant where trust, identity and relationships matter.
April Baker (she/her) is a former charity Chief Executive and Board Chair. She now works as an executive coach, leadership consultant and human-centred AI trainer. April has trained more than 50 charity leaders, as well as staff teams, in the practical use of AI. Her work focuses on building confidence, strengthening governance and supporting safe, ethical and values-led implementation.