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About AI for Non-profits

Who we are.

Katie Vincent (left) and Kirsty Passmore (right)

AI for Non-profits exists to help non-profits use AI in ways that are practical, responsible and genuinely useful.

We bring together non-profit leadership, organisational change, governance and hands-on AI experience. That means we start with your work, your people and your purpose, not with a shiny new tool.

AI for Non-profits is being developed by two former non-profit-sector chief executives. Between us, we bring decades of experience in non-profit leadership, organisational change, governance and practical AI.

More importantly, we know what it is like to make difficult decisions with limited time, limited money and a very long list of things that apparently all need doing today.

Why we exist.

AI is moving quickly, but most non-profits do not have spare digital teams, unlimited budgets or time for another huge transformation programme.

Meanwhile, staff may already be experimenting with AI. Leaders and trustees are being asked to make decisions about tools they are still trying to understand. The risks are real, but so is the potential to make some work easier.

We want responsible AI support to be available to non-profits of different sizes, not only organisations with specialist teams. That means clearer questions, proportionate governance and practical help that fits the realities of non-profit work.

What matters to us.

  • Start with people, purpose and the problem you are trying to solve, and keep human judgement firmly involved.
  • Protect confidentiality, dignity and safety. Be fiercely trans-inclusive, anti-racist and anti-ableist.
  • Be practical and proportionate. Be honest about uncertainty and risk.
  • Build people’s confidence and capability, rather than creating dependency.

AI should never replace judgement, invent facts, flatten lived experience, hide risk, make decisions about people or undermine trust.

How we work.

We help organisations understand what is already happening, agree sensible boundaries and start with something useful and lower risk.

That might mean preparing, organising, summarising, researching or drafting. It might also mean deciding that AI is not appropriate for a particular task.

The aim is not to put AI everywhere. It is to help people make better-informed choices, test things carefully and keep learning.

Start somewhere manageable.

You do not need to have all the answers. Our free AI Governance Check will help you understand where your organisation stands and identify three practical next steps.

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