12 Ways Nonprofits Use AI

Each carries different risks. We rate tools for each one separately.

Lower Risk Use Cases

Public-facing content with no sensitive data

Social media posts, website content, campaign messaging

Graphics for social media, presentations, newsletters

Summarizing public information, landscape analysis

Explainers, FAQs, resource guides for audiences

Internal information or strategic content

Narratives, letters of inquiry, proposal drafts

Appeal letters, thank you notes, cultivation emails

Meeting prep, strategic documents, governance content

Notes, action items, transcript analysis

Converting materials between languages

Sensitive, confidential, or regulated data

Case notes, client records, service delivery notes

Program outcomes, constituent data, survey analysis

Budgets, forecasts, donor giving history