Services

Whether you're a nonprofit, coalition, foundation, company, or independent consultant, AI strategizing will help you work smarter, build capacity, and scale your impact. From AI-powered tools to strategy, we provide custom support to help you focus on your mission.

AI Strategy

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Map where AI adds value, and discover how to implement it responsibly

AI Strategy helps leadership identify:

  • External, program-facing opportunities

  • Fundable AI opportunities

  • Where AI can save staff time across all functions

AI for Fundraising

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Strengthen fundraising strategy and focus time on the right opportunities

AI for Fundraising helps organizations:

  • Identify new, aligned funding prospects

  • Assess funder and/or grant opportunity alignment

  • Prioritize prospects and funders based on opportunities

  • Support grant writing using AI trained on your content

Schedule a Free 15-min Consultation

Book a free 15-minute consultation with me to gain clarity on how AI could save time and strengthen your work!

Time Saving Highlight

I set up an AI tool for a client, and the CEO estimated saving 4.5 hours and $843 on drafting a funder proposal.

  • It took them 30 minutes to draft a high-quality funder proposal

  • This tool is reusable and maintainable by staff

AI Strategy Details

AI Strategy sessions map custom, practical opportunities to use AI internally and externally

What organizations gain:

  • A clear understanding of where AI adds real value

  • Clarity on responsible AI use, governance, and guardrails

  • Repeatable, responsible approaches that teams can maintain

  • Time savings, staff capacity, and fundable ideas

  • Stronger programs with clearer data, insights, and outputs

Examples of Where AI Adds Value:

  • I have built and implemented the following AI tools for clients:

    • Prospect discovery & pipeline expansion:
      AI-powered tools that continuously search for and identify new, aligned funding prospects across foundations, corporate giving, and public-sector opportunities

    • Automated prospect briefings:
      standardized AI-generated briefings that assess funder and grant alignment, summarize relevance, and clearly indicate whether an opportunity is worth pursuing

    • Opportunity-based prioritization:
      AI tools that rank prospects and funders based on real-time opportunity timing—open grants, upcoming cycles, and strategic fit—so teams focus effort where it matters most

    • Proposal drafting & consistency:
      AI-supported tools that help teams draft high-quality proposals faster and more consistently using organization-specific language, data, and past materialsion

    • Programs & impact delivery: design AI-supported program components and tools

    • Data storytelling & visualization: quickly produce clear visuals, infographics, and short videos that communicate outcomes and impact

    • Funder and partner engagement: tailor narratives, summaries, and materials to different audiences

  • I have drafted proposals for the following AI tools for clients:

    • Student data tool: AI-enabled tool that allows students to upload school energy data, track progress via dashboard, and generate real-time insights for workforce development programs

    • Advocacy campaign management:
      AI-powered systems that aggregate and organize legislator data, support targeted email outreach, automate follow-up, generate scripts, and send customized messages or videos at scale

    • Technical assistance:
      AI-enabled automation for basic-level fee-for-service technical assistance that responds provides custom reports in response to inquiries

    • Coalition & network management:
      AI tool to manage members, track engagement, support collaboration, and reduce administrative burden across networks

    • Data refresh & monitoring tools:
      An AI-powered tool that regularly scans the internet and updates datasets (e.g., statewide indicators, policy tracking, or program data) without manual research

    • Governance & responsible use: develop internal AI policies, clarify staff use guidelines, and ensure terms and privacy policies are current for the AI era

    • Staff upskilling & capacity: train teams on core AI use cases, prompting skills, and responsible adoption

    • Workflow automation: streamline and automate internal processes to reduce manual work

    • Organizational “second brain”: centralize institutional knowledge so staff (e.g.; new hires) can quickly access context, history, and strategy

Ways to Work Together

15-Minute Free Consultation

A focused starting point to understand your goals, current tools, and where AI could create immediate value

What you’ll get

  • Initial perspective on where AI may save time or improve outcomes

  • Clarity on potential next steps

How to prepare

  • Be ready to share the tools your team uses and any AI questions or priorities you have

Schedule a Free 15-min Consultation
1-Hour Strategy Session

Targeted direction with concrete next steps

  • Ideal for leadership teams who want clear direction

  • I share tailored recommendations (I review your org’s public content before)

  • Sessions focus on your needs (e.g., AI strategy, fundraising, specific challenges)

What you’ll get

  • Actionable recommendations you can use right away, tailored to your mission and capacity

  • Implementation roadmap, templates, and guides

How to prepare

  • Share your current tools, workflows, challenges, and review the Top 10 AI Priorities above

Book a 1-Hour Strategy Session
Extended Strategy & Implementation Support

Hands-on work and capacity building

  • Designed for organizations ready to implement

  • Flexible and scoped based on your needs

Examples of how to use this support:

  • Building and maintaining AI-supported tools

  • Training staff and leaders to confidently use AI

  • Working together on implementation, refinement, and internal adoption

  • Office hours for teams

What you’ll get

  • Practical systems your team can maintain and adapt

  • Stronger internal capacity and reduced reliance on ad hoc experimentation

  • Momentum toward sustainable, responsible AI use

How to prepare

  • Identify priority areas where deeper support would be valuable and finalize agreement

Schedule Extended Strategy Sessions