Get your AI adoption journey started with a solid AI foundation
The AI Startup Program for nonprofit fundraisers is a customized 6-8 week strategic planning service designed to help mission-driven organizations establish a solid foundation for using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their fundraising efforts, increase operational efficiency, and maximize their social impact.
Program Approach
Our AI Startup Program for Nonprofit Fundraisers guides your organization through a flexible 6-8 week journey toward responsible AI adoption. We aim for important readiness milestones, but it’s a collaborative path that adapts to your organization’s unique needs and pace.
- We begin by understanding your current landscape through a targeted survey, and conversations with key stakeholders. This information-gathering step helps us assess your workflows, key relationships, data practices, and staff capacities while identifying your most pressing fundraising challenges and priorities.
- Building on these insights, we bring your team together for an engaging 1.5-2 hour interactive workshop where we demystify using AI as a tool for fundraising. This session blends education with practical application, allowing your team to explore real-world fundraising use cases and identify potential quick wins and pilot project candidates that align with your team’s priorities.
- Following the workshop, we conduct focused conversations with your fundraising leadership and technical staff to refine these opportunities. These discussions help us validate quick wins, assess feasibility, and ensure alignment with both your strategic goals and ethical frameworks.
- Our work culminates in a customized recommendations report that can include:
- A prioritized roadmap for AI adoption with both immediate quick wins and longer-term strategic initiatives
- Detailed investment planning with budget recommendations and projected ROI
- Staff development guidelines to build internal capabilities
- Implementation timeline with concrete next steps
- Performance metrics to evaluate success and guide future decisions
Throughout this journey, we emphasize practical solutions that respect your resource constraints while maximizing your fundraising impact. By balancing educational components with strategic planning, we ensure your team not only receives a roadmap but also develops the understanding needed to champion AI initiatives within your organization.
The program is designed to be completed over 6-8 weeks, depending on your team’s availability and the complexity of your fundraising operations, with minimal disruption to your ongoing activities.
Is your organization ready to explore AI?
This program is designed for nonprofits that are interested to explore using AI for greater mission impact but could use some guidance on where and how to best get started. We specialize in helping organizations that value thoughtful, strategic approaches to technology adoption and want to ensure AI investments align with their unique context and values.
Ideal for organizations that:
- Are facing growth challenges and are looking for a new approach to increase their fundraising and impact
- Want to make informed decisions about AI investments with limited resources
- Are committed to implementing AI ethically and in alignment with their mission
Why Choose Our AI Startup Program
Our approach stands apart through its nonprofit-specific expertise, practical guidance, and commitment to building your organization’s internal capacity rather than creating dependency. We provide holistic recommendations that address technology, people, processes, and ethical considerations as integrated elements of successful AI adoption.
Distinctive benefits include:
- Deep expertise in both nonprofit fundraising dynamics and AI implementation
- Focus on knowledge transfer and capability building within your team
- Scalable solutions that grow with your organization from pilot projects to comprehensive integration
Program Costs
The AI Startup Program is offered at a range of price points to accommodate different organizational needs and budgets:
- Quick Wins Package: $1,500 – A focused assessment and workshop process that narrows in on immediate AI opportunities that can be implemented with minimal investment and existing staff capabilities.
- Standard Package: $2,750 – More comprehensive assessment, workshop, and consultation process delivering both quick win opportunities and foundational recommendations covering future fundraising growth, tech roadmap and staff development.
- Transformative Package: $4,500 – Our most ambitious ‘moonshot’ start-up program aims to super-charge your fundraising team with new AI-powered tools and workflows to elevate fundraising performance across the board. Ideal for innovation-oriented teams that are ready to dive in.
Custom packages can be designed based on your organization’s specific needs. Multi-organization discounts are available for foundations or sector collaboratives seeking to support multiple nonprofits simultaneously.
Contact startup@fundraisingwithai.com today to set up an intro call and begin your organization’s AI transformation journey.