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AI for Nonprofits

Do more good with limited time and budget. Use AI across grant writing, donor communication, campaigns, volunteers, social media, operations, and impact storytelling — always honestly.

Intermediate8 modules20 prompts3–4 hoursFree

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Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot. No experience or credit card required.

What you’ll learn

Welcome — More Mission, Less Busywork
Small teams, big goals. AI can give your nonprofit hours back every week for the work that matters.
Module 1 — Grant Writing, Faster
Turn your real work into compelling, well-structured proposals — you keep the facts, AI helps the words.
Module 2 — Donor Communications
Warm, personal, timely donor messages — at a scale a small team can manage.
Module 3 — Fundraising Campaigns
Plan and write a whole campaign — themes, emails, and asks that work together.
Module 4 — Volunteers & Community
Recruit, coordinate, and celebrate the people who power your mission.
Module 5 — Social Media & Marketing
Consistent, compelling outreach — without a marketing department.
Module 6 — Operations & Reporting
Offload the admin that eats your week: reports, policies, and meeting prep.
Module 7 — Impact Storytelling & Ethics
Tell true stories powerfully — and hold the line on honesty and dignity.

Free prompts from this course

Copy these straight into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot. This is a sample — the full course has 20 ready-to-use prompts plus interactive exercises.

Draft a grant section

Act as a grant writer. Using ONLY the facts below, draft the “Statement of Need” for a grant proposal. Compelling but honest, ~300 words.

OUR PROGRAM: [describe]
WHO WE SERVE: [describe]
THE PROBLEM & DATA: [paste real facts/numbers]

Tailor to a funder

Here's our program description and a funder's priorities. Rewrite our description to align with what this funder cares about — without overstating anything.

OURS: [paste]
FUNDER PRIORITIES: [paste]

Answer a tough application question

Help me answer this grant application question clearly and specifically, using only our real information below. Keep within [word limit].

QUESTION: [paste]
OUR INFO: [paste]

Fundraising appeal

Write a heartfelt year-end appeal email for our nonprofit. Warm and specific, one clear ask, and a short story of impact. Under 250 words.

ABOUT US: [describe]
THIS YEAR'S IMPACT: [real details]

Personal thank-you

Write a warm, personal thank-you to a donor who gave [amount] to support [program]. Make it about their impact, not us. Under 120 words, genuine, no jargon.

Campaign plan

Act as a nonprofit fundraising strategist. Help me plan a [4-week year-end / giving-day] campaign. Suggest a theme, a simple timeline, the emails/posts we need, and one clear goal. Ask me 3 questions first. Our context: [describe].

Email series

Draft a 3-email fundraising series for our campaign: (1) kickoff story, (2) mid-point progress + urgency, (3) final call. Warm, honest, each under 200 words. Impact facts: [paste].

Match gift / urgency

We have a matching gift of [amount] until [date]. Write a short, energizing message that explains the match simply and creates honest urgency to give now.

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