Introducing Generative AI: Unlocking Our Capacity
AI is already changing how we work. For nonprofits and mission-driven teams, the opportunity is about capacity. Done well, AI clears the desk, joins us as a collaborator, and even helps us think more clearly.
Explore three modes of working with AI
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Efficiency: clear the desk
Routine tasks get handled faster. From drafting donor thank-yous to formatting proposals, AI takes the friction out of work that shouldn’t consume your energy.
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Collaborator: create together
AI doesn’t just record; it contributes. It can generate provocative questions, surface patterns, and help a team move further in less time. Think of it as a teammate who always keeps pace.
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Thinking Partner: make better sense
At its best, AI holds your long-arc thinking. It tracks threads across weeks and months, challenges your assumptions, and helps you refine judgment before big decisions.
Across all three modes, the unlock is relational. When the system knows your voice, has your context, and remembers continuity, it grows with you and helps you work better over time.
AI Workshops & Packages for Teams
Core AI Learning Lab
Best For Teams new to AI who want a practical, experiential introduction
3-hour hands-on workshop (with breaks)
Up to 25 participants (virtual or on-site, travel at cost)
Live demo of the Three Modes (Efficiency, Collaborator, Thinking Partner)
Introduction to Relational AI Principles
Slides + digital handout
Post-session recap email
Core AI Learning Lab + Adoption Support
Best For Teams ready to go beyond exposure and embed workflows
Everything in Core Lab, plus:
Two 60-min follow-up labs (within 30 days)
Develop Generative AI policy to enable curiosity within guardrails
Starter Relational AI Workflows Pack (relationally built workflows + some straightforward prompts)
Leadership prep call (45 min) to align goals and anticipate friction
AI Workshops & Packages for Leaders
Executive Team Intensive
Best For senior teams who want to explore how AI can amplify their collective intelligence.
Purpose
This half-day session helps an executive team (up to 10 participants) move beyond theory and start using AI together — not just individually. The focus is on building shared fluency and exploring how relational AI can reshape how your team collaborates, decides, and leads.
What we do
Start with a shared understanding of generative AI and the Three Modes of Working (Efficiency, Collaborator, Thinking Partner)
Move into practical exploration: How do we want to use this together?
Experiment with Thinking Partner mode to work through a real strategic or organizational issue
Develop your Friction Playbook: how to navigate questions, pushback, or uncertainty from boards, staff, and funders
Begin shaping your internal AI use policy and principles
Optional: add 1:1 leader coaching sessions for individualized setup and workflow design
Leadership Group Intensive
Best For mixed leadership cohorts, boards, or networks who want to get oriented and experiment together.
Purpose
This session introduces relational AI thinking and helps leaders understand how to use AI personally and collectively in ways that align with their values and strategic priorities.
What we do
Ground in what generative AI is and why it matters now
Explore the Three Modes of Working with AI through hands-on exercises
Reflect on organizational and sector-level friction points: what helps, what hinders, what’s next
Introduce the foundations of AI policy—what good governance and ethical adoption look like
Optional: add 1:1 leader coaching sessions for personalized follow-up and practical setup
Most people stop at “make this faster.” But the real gains come when AI contributes ideas, notices patterns, and holds the arc of your work over time. These workshops helps teams move past novelty into practice, equipping staff and leaders with confidence, guardrails, and permission to experiment.
Bring This to Your Organization
Want to unlock your team’s capacity with AI?