How to navigate nonprofit AI adoption with a clear framework 

The AI Governance Framework for Nonprofits was developed with insights from nearly two dozen nonprofit leaders to help organizations navigate AI adoption and management. The framework was sponsored by Microsoft and created by noted AI advisor, Afua Bruce, author of The Tech that Comes Next, founder and principal of ANB Advisory Group, and faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University.

The framework aims to provide nonprofits with a clear and actionable roadmap for governance and AI adoption. The training includes video overviews and downloadable documents tailored to organizations’ current AI implementation status, with a focus on real-world use cases and productivity-driven scenarios. Download the kit to receive:

Internal AI policy templates
Examples of AI use
Materials for board discussions
Six modules for comprehensive guidance on AI implementation.

Download the full kit with videos, templates, and frameworks here.

Chart showing AI policy framework based on producivity-driven scenarios, community-informed approach, modular design, easily understood and usable, and anchored in real-world use cases.

Meeting nonprofit challenges with AI

We know based on research that over half of nonprofit workers are unsure of how to use AI, highlighting the need for training and a framework to guide responsible AI use within organizations. Yet nonprofits, facing a crisis of funding and staffing constraints, are most poised to benefit from the productivity, time saving, and creativity that AI can bring to their important work.

Chart showing the spectrum of AI adoption at nonprofits with 22% identified as Power Users, 53% saying they are unsure of how to use AI, and 19% saying they had one-time training.

Balanced, responsible AI

Afua Bruce’s framework emphasizes the importance of implementing AI policies now, to help nonprofits balance creativity and responsibility in AI tool usage, and to ease administrative burdens while being mindful of AI’s limitations. 

AI should complement, not compromise, the core values of empathy, human-driven service, and critical service provision that define nonprofit organizations. The framework brings a human-centered approach that keeps nonprofit missions at the heart of its adoption strategy in an accessible step-by-step format.

Download the full kit with videos, templates, and frameworks here.

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