​For nonprofit staff who want to use AI to save time on grants, donor outreach and reporting.

• ​Who it is for: executive directors, development and grants staff, program managers and communications teams

• ​What you will do with AI: find foundations, draft grant proposals, write appeals to lapsed donors, build board and impact reports, and automate recurring tasks

• ​Tools covered: Claude desktop, Claude Cowork, Skills, scheduled tasks and connectors

• ​Prerequisites: none. No prior AI experience needed.

• ​Bring: a laptop with Claude desktop installed and signed in to a paid Claude Pro or Team plan. Nonprofits can get discounted Team and Enterprise plans.

​You will leave with

• ​A draft AI use policy ready for your board

• ​A reusable grant-writing skill built on your mission, programs and voice

• ​At least one automated workflow for your organization

• ​Certificate of completion

​About the workshop

​Nonprofits are being asked to do more with less. AI can drive large efficiency gains. Used irresponsibly, it can harm your reputation and the people you serve.

​This hands-on workshop covers how to use Anthropic's Claude models responsibly. You work on your own organization's materials or our sample nonprofit kit, with help on the spot. Attendance is capped at 20.

​Session 1, 8:30-10:00 AM: Foundations

• ​Learn how AI models work and why they are sometimes confident but wrong

• ​Decide when not to use AI and protect sensitive data when you do

• ​Draft an AI use policy that holds up to board scrutiny

• ​Tour Claude desktop's features

• ​Practice prompting techniques that get reliable results

• ​Compare Claude models and effort settings on quality, speed and cost

​Session 2, 10:15 AM-12:00 PM: Workflow Lab

• ​Find foundations that fit your work using connectors

• ​Draft a grant proposal from your existing materials, tailored to one funder

• ​Build a reusable grant-writing skill

• ​Find lapsed donors in sample data and draft individualized appeals with Claude Cowork

• ​Turn program data into board and impact reports

• ​Set up scheduled workflows, such as weekly gift acknowledgment drafts and a monthly board update

​Your instructor

​Nick Wagner is the founder and CEO of Learning Journey AI where he has taught over 1,000 people how to use AI to better their lives. Before founding Learning Journey AI, he spent five years at the Institute for Defense Analyses using and evaluating AI systems for the Department of Defense. He was also an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation and holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. Organizations he has taught AI for include the U.S. State Department's U.S. Speaker Program, the Special Competitive Studies Project, ACT Now Education, the Upskilling Labs and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

​Pricing

​Early bird pricing ends October 16. For an organization invoice, email info@learningjourneyai.com.

​This is an independent workshop and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.