Free AI resources for mission-driven teams
Eleven free resources. Five are interactive tools we built and keep updated; the rest are worksheets, checklists, and guides.
Five questions below: your own work, what’s safe to share, where AI fits, policy, and budget.
Not sure where to start? The AI Opportunity & Risk Snapshot takes about seven minutes and gives you something to bring to your leadership.
Want to find new ways to use AI in your own work?
30 AI Use Cases for Purpose-Driven Orgs
Practical ways to use ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to reclaim your time.
Last updated: April 2026
For anyone who suspects AI could save them time but can’t picture how it applies to their actual job, or an experienced user checking for something in their field they haven’t tried lately.
Delegating to an AI Assistant
A guided workbook to uncover and test AI augmentation in mission-driven work.
Last updated: November 2025
For someone who’s used ChatGPT a few times and wants a method for deciding what to hand over and what to keep.
Looking for training for your whole team rather than a self-serve resource? See our Education programs.
Not sure what’s safe to put into an AI tool?
Can I Use AI for This Workflow?
Answer a few questions about your workflow and data. You’ll get either a ready-to-use safety checklist or a clear safe next move.
Last updated: April 2026
For staff with a specific document or dataset in front of them right now, or a manager who needs a defensible answer when someone asks.
Gen AI Safety Quick Cards
Look up your AI providers and plans to understand their risk profiles and what to do.
Last updated: July 2026
For individuals who want to know whether the plan they’re on trains on their data, and what to do about it.
Can You Make This AI Prompt Safer?
Practice safer AI decisions with realistic nonprofit examples.
Last updated: April 2026
For someone who wants to practice on realistic cases, or a team lead looking for something to run in a staff meeting.
Need to work out where AI fits your organization?
AI Opportunity & Risk Snapshot
Three minutes of honest answers -> a picture you can bring to your leadership: where AI is helping your mission, where you’re exposed, and the two or three moves worth making.
Last updated: July 2026
For directors and program leads who need a defensible read on where the organization stands before the next board meeting.
From Stuck to Strategic
A structured exercise to help nonprofits reinvest AI time savings into what matters most.
Last updated: February 2026
For teams who saved real hours with AI and can’t say where the time went, or a manager planning what to do with capacity before it disappears.
Need a policy that will hold up?
Already have a draft? Start with the Health Check. Starting from nothing? Start with the Roadmap.
AI Policy Health Check
Paste your AI policy and get a free scored report of where it’s strong and where it won’t hold up per stakeholder group.
Last updated: July 2026
For anyone holding a draft who needs to know what a funder, board member, or staff lawyer would object to, or someone who inherited a policy they didn’t write.
Responsible AI Roadmap
A 1-page cheat sheet on the top 9 categories of AI risks and the top mitigations for each. Grouped by stage of AI adoption.
Last updated: April 2026
For whoever has to bring a risk summary to a board or committee and needs it on one page.
Gen AI Policy Exposure Map
Details on AI tools mined from their policies and actions.
Last updated: July 2026
For the person choosing which AI tools the organization will approve, who needs to compare vendors on more than marketing claims.
Paying for AI on a nonprofit budget?
AI Discounts and Grants for Nonprofits
A working list of the discounts, free tiers, and grant programs currently open to nonprofits.
Last updated: August 2026
For small teams pricing AI tools against a budget that doesn’t have room for them, or anyone writing a grant budget who needs to know what to ask for.
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