Workshop: AI for Community: A Hands-On Course for Nonprofits

Want to save time, boost fundraising, and expand your nonprofit’s impact? This hands-on course makes AI simple and practical—no tech skills required!

Join us for two 2-hour sessions on separate days. Through this interactive training you’ll discover how AI can reduce administrative workload, enhance fundraising, and help you do more with limited resources.

During the 2 mornings, attendees will engage in exercises designed to support learning and solidify understanding and use of the tools shared.  Attendees MUST provide /and be able to use a device that has access to the internet.  You must also be able to attend BOTH sessions.

You’ll learn how to use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude to streamline:

• Grant writing and research
• Donor outreach and engagement
• Social media content creation
• Volunteer coordination
• Impact reporting and storytelling

We’ll also cover ethical AI use, ensuring you can leverage these tools responsibly and transparently.  Our presenter, Ken Krugler, has shared this course with many already to great success.

Ken is a professional software developer, startup founder, open source enthusiast, and a software trainer with over 15 years of experience teaching technical classes. He has a bachelor’s in Science from MIT, and previously worked at Apple on the original Macintosh, started TransPac Software/Scale Unlimited, founded a code search startup, and was on the board of the Bear Yuba Land Trust.

Suggested Participants: Staff and board members interested in streamlining tasks in their organizations
Date and Time:  Tuesday, May 13^th  AND Wednesday, May 14^th   9:30am – 11:30am [Two 2-hour sessions on separate days – MUST attend both days]
Cost: $75 – CNL Members; $90 – Not-Yet-Members – Registration Deadline: Friday, May 9^th
Location: Bright Futures for Youth, 3rd Floor, 200 Litton Drive, Grass Valley, CA