Intro to AI for Nonprofits Seminar Overview

Duration: 120 minutes
Format: Interactive Seminar with Q&A via Zoom
Target Audience: Creative Nonprofit Staff

Objectives

The “Intro to AI” training aims to:

  • Demystify Artificial Intelligence: Provide a clear understanding of AI concepts, terminologies, and technologies, including a history of how we got here and a little about how the tech works “under the hood.”
  • Explore Practical Applications: Demonstrate a few real-world applications of AI. This should give you a sense of how you might use AI tools at your organization.
  • Highlight Ethical Issues: Highlight the most important ethical issues that have come up about the use and development of AI so you can begin to make decisions about them.
  • Interactive Learning: Engage participants through interactive discussions and live demonstrations of AI tools.

Seminar Outline

  • Welcome and Introduction
    • Introductions
    • Overview of the seminar objectives
  • Understanding AI
    • Definition and key concepts of AI
    • Historical context and evolution of AI
  • AI in Practice
    • Demonstrations of popular AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Image Generation, prompting, data extraction)
    • Case studies of AI applications
    • Examples of AI-driven efficiency improvements and innovation opportunities
  • Opportunities and Risks
    • Discussion on ethical considerations and potential risks of AI
    • Strategies for safe and effective AI adoption
  • Q&A Session
    • Open floor for questions and discussions

Testimonials

“[O]verwhelmingly positive … everyone was super excited and energized! … We were surprised by how much [AI] actually can help us.”
— Kate Dreyfuss, New Music USA

“If you want to get a base knowledge of [AI] and learn how you could have some efficiencies in your work and save time, I highly recommend you take this seminar.”
— Vincent Calderon, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas

Cost

  • For clients: 3 hours of support time
  • For non-clients: $750

To Book Your Training

Schedule your organization’s training here:
https://calendly.com/ben-x4q/intro-to-ai-for-nonprofits

Our Team

Chris Antonelle

Creative Director

Chris is the creative director at BFC. With over 15 years of experience designing and implementing front-end technology, Chris takes on every project with a contagious passion and an unflinching trust in the technology design process to solve real problems. He’s responsible for frontend development and any additional design needs that arise.

Shayna Reed

Director of Support

With over seven years of data architecture and project planning experience, Shayna thrives when collaborating with clients and BFC team members to build custom web solutions. She’s responsible for overseeing BFC Support and implementing fixes and custom solutions for her portfolio of websites. A full stack web developer, Shayna provides exceptional Drupal and WordPress support for clients ranging from small nonprofits to national television leaders.

Ben Freda

Founder & Web Developer

Ben has more 20 years of experience in web technology. After studying computer science at Stanford University and managing a website startup, he went to Columbia Law School and focused on human rights. In 2010 he left the legal world to start BFC, a boutique web development shop to focus on open-source web solutions for non-profit organizations. He’s responsible for strategy, planning, CMS configuration, and back-end development.

Ben Reinhardt

Web Developer

Ben manages a portfolio of Drupal websites for large nonprofit organizations, specializing in functionality enhancements, content management strategies, and website accessibility. With over a decade of customer support experience, Ben excels at educating clients about the inner workings of their sites. He strives to provide easy-to-use solutions for every problem and prides himself on maintaining consistent, friendly communication throughout any project.