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Learning Path

AI for Nonprofits & Communities

AI adoption, communications, fundraising support, program development, and community impact.

Nonprofit staff, volunteers, faith and community leaders, and civic groups.
4 classes 3 labs 7–9 weeks, team-friendly

What you finish with

A communications workflow, a grant-research assistant, and a shared organizational knowledge library.

The sequence

Take them in this order. Each one assumes what the last one taught.

1
Beginner

01 — AI Made Simple

Understand ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and today’s major AI tools without technical jargon.

3 hours 8 lessons
2
Beginner

02 — Prompting for Real Life

Learn how to communicate effectively with AI — context, roles, examples, refinement, and reusable templates.

4 hours 10 lessons
3
Intermediate

07 — AI for Small Business & Nonprofits

Use AI as a practical operating tool across marketing, communication, proposals, research, SOPs, and operations.

6 hours 13 lessons
4
IntermediateAdvancedHands-on Lab

09 — AI Automation Lab

Move beyond prompting into AI-powered workflows: triggers, actions, connected apps, and human-in-the-loop approval.

8 hours 14 lessons

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Labs in this path

Each lab pairs with a class above and produces something you keep.

Intermediate 2 hours

Create an AI Newsletter Workflow

Build the full pipeline for a recurring newsletter — source gathering, drafting, review, and scheduling — with a human approval step before anything sends.

You leave with
A working newsletter workflow with approval.

ClaudeZapierEmail platform
Beginner 75 min

Create a Personal Research Assistant

Configure an assistant that researches a topic properly — gathering, comparing, citing, and summarizing into a one-page brief you can act on.

You leave with
A research assistant plus a finished one-page brief.

ClaudeChatGPT
Beginner 90 min

Create a Knowledge Library

Turn scattered documents, notes, and institutional knowledge into a searchable library your AI tools can reason over.

You leave with
A working knowledge library with a query workflow.

Claude ProjectsGoogle Drive or SharePoint

Other paths

AI for Me

Personal productivity, learning, organization, and everyday life.

4 classes 3 labs

AI for Families

Digital literacy and practical AI for households and multiple generations.

4 classes 3 labs

AI for Work

Productivity, communication, research, Microsoft 365, and workplace automation.

4 classes 3 labs

AI for Small Business

Marketing, operations, customer service, automation, and decision support.

4 classes 3 labs

Your Next Level Starts Here.

You don’t need to become an AI expert overnight. You need a starting point, a practical roadmap, and opportunities to put what you learn into action.