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AI for Nonprofit Leaders: Responsible AI Adoption

Move from curiosity to responsible adoption: screen AI use cases, set clear staff guardrails, and plan a 30-day pilot.

Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for nonprofits — and new questions for the leaders responsible for them. Where can AI genuinely help? What information should never go into an AI tool? How do you introduce AI without creating unnecessary risk or anxiety for your team? This is a leadership course, not a technology course — no technical background required.

You'll work through the GGA Responsible AI Adoption Framework — Understand, Evaluate, Protect, Prepare, Lead, Adopt — with a downloadable worksheet for every module. By the end, you'll have the foundation of a 30-Day Responsible AI Pilot Plan for your own organization.

What you'll learn

• Explain what generative AI can and can't do, so you can separate real capability from hype
• Screen potential AI use cases with the MVRR method: Mission, Value, Risk, and Review
• Spot confidentiality, accuracy, bias, ownership, security, and overreliance risks before your team relies on AI
• Create Green–Yellow–Red guidelines showing staff which AI uses are fine, which need review, and which are off-limits
• Plan and lead conversations that address staff concerns and build trust when introducing AI
• Design a 30-day AI pilot, measure the results, and decide whether to stop, adjust, continue, or expand

Who it's for: nonprofit executive directors, CEOs, and senior leaders; program, operations, development, and communications managers; board members; and leaders at foundations, associations, academic programs, and international development organizations.

8 sections · 20 lectures · about 1 hour of video · 5 downloadable resources · certificate of completion

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