Lunch and Learn Series: AI for Not-for-Profits

AI for Not-for-Profits: Less Admin, More Impact

A practical, hands-on Lunch & Learn with Northern Rivers Community Foundation

What if you could spend less time on administration and more time making a difference?

For many not-for-profits, time and resources are stretched. Between funding applications, reporting requirements, communications and everyday administration, there's often little time left to focus on the people and communities you're here to support.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers opportunities to work smarter, save time and make better use of limited resources. But with so many tools available, knowing where to start, what to trust and how to use AI effectively can feel overwhelming.

Join Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRCF) and AI and business strategy specialist Sonja Ceri for a practical, hands-on Lunch & Learn designed specifically for not-for-profits and community organisations.

Strictly limited to 15 participants to ensure personalised guidance.

No complicated tech talk. No endless presentations. Just practical tools, real-world examples and the opportunity to apply AI to a challenge in your own organisation.

What you'll learn:

• Find opportunities to save time: Identify repetitive tasks and everyday processes where AI could make a meaningful difference.

• Get better results from AI: Learn how to give AI clear instructions, ask better questions and create useful outputs.

• Simplify administration and reporting: Explore practical applications for meeting notes, board reports, policies, funding applications and other time-consuming tasks.

• Improve your communications: Discover how AI can support newsletters, social media, supporter updates and impact stories without losing your organisation's authentic voice.

• Use AI safely and responsibly: Understand the basics of privacy, data protection, accuracy and human oversight.

This isn't just a workshop about AI. It's an opportunity to put it to work.

Before the workshop, we'll ask you to share one task or business challenge that takes up too much of your time. It might be preparing board reports, drafting grant applications, creating newsletters, managing information or improving an everyday administrative process.

During the session, Sonja will guide you through how to approach your challenge, identify where AI can help and start developing a practical solution you can take back to your organisation.

You'll leave with a better understanding of what's possible, greater confidence using AI and practical ideas you can put into action straight away.

Who should attend?

This workshop is designed for staff, volunteers, managers and board members of not-for-profits, charities and community organisations across the Northern Rivers.

Whether you're completely new to AI or have already experimented with tools like ChatGPT, the session will help you move beyond simply trying AI to using it more effectively in your everyday work.

No technical experience required.

What to bring:

• A fully charged laptop (preferred) or tablet, with updates completed beforehand.

• Access to a free AI tool such as ChatGPT. Please create your account before attending.

• One real task, process or challenge you'd like to improve. Bring a sample document if helpful, ensuring it contains no sensitive or confidential information.

• A willingness to experiment, ask questions and try something new.

Lunch will be provided.

With just 15 places available, this is an opportunity to learn in a supportive environment, ask questions and receive guidance relevant to your organisation.

Come along, connect with others working across the Northern Rivers community sector and discover how AI can help you spend less time on administration and more time on the work that matters.

Places are limited. Register now to secure your spot.