Practical AI for better mission outcomes
Nonprofits are getting better results from AI today. See 101 examples
In a survey of 346 nonprofits, the ones reporting major impact do two things:
- They write down how their key work gets done, with AI in the steps where it helps.
- They agree on clear rules for using it.*
Help your people use AI well with these resources:
Better ways to do your team's everyday work
- Playbooks: step-by-step guides for everyday nonprofit work, like writing grants, thanking donors, and recruiting volunteers, built on how each field does it well
- Two ways to use them:
- Copy a prompt for the task in front of you, in any AI tool
- Add a whole Playbook to Claude or ChatGPT, then just ask for what you need: how to add one
- Either way, your people make the judgment calls, and get better at them; AI helps with the drafting and the legwork
Clear rules for how your team uses AI
- AI governance: help for leaders, board members, and donors deciding how your organization uses AI
- Fill-in templates and short guides that keep your AI use in line with your mission and values
- AI Foundations: six short guides for staff and volunteers, from what's safe to paste in to how to ask well
- AI Tips: quick ways to get more out of any AI tool
MissionWithAI is a nonprofit founded to help nonprofits put AI to work for their missions.
Everything here is free to use, adapt, and share, and runs in any AI tool.
Have a task in front of you?
Find help here. Each Playbook has Craft Kits, step-by-step guides with ready-to-use prompts, for the key tasks in that work. A sample Craft Kit from each Playbook:
| When | Playbook | Sample Craft Kit |
|---|---|---|
| The board wants a strategic plan | Strategic Planning | Get Your Board Ready to Plan |
| Leadership is asking about a rebrand | Brand | Scope Your Brand Work |
| You need a story about someone you serve | Communications and Storytelling | Gather a Story with Consent |
| A funder just announced a grant | Grant Writing | Make the Go/No-Go Call |
| A gift just came in | Donor Relations | Write the Donor Thank-You |
| Volunteers sign up and never come back | Volunteer Management | Get Volunteers to a Second Shift |
| Nobody can say what the posts are for | Social Media and Online Advertising | Define Your Objectives |
| New guides recite facts and lose the group | Visitor Services | Write One Stop's Story |
| Planning for this year's event is starting | Events | Set This Year's Goals and Changes |
| The website no longer matches the work | Websites | Audit Your Site Against Your Plan |
Start now for better mission outcomes today and breakthrough outcomes tomorrow.
92% of nonprofits surveyed use AI. Only 7% report major impact.
Three ways leadership teams can close the gap →Nonprofits are getting real results from AI today.
101 examples →AI is getting faster, more capable, and easier to use. The pace is accelerating.
What's coming in AI →AI providers have great programs for nonprofits.
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One person, with zero coding skills, worked with AI tools to design, research, and build MissionWithAI in about seven months.
Virtuous and Fundraising.AI, 2026 Nonprofit AI Adoption Report, a survey of 346 nonprofits. In our Research Library →