Many nonprofits are hearing about AI, but very few know how to meaningfully use it within their day-to-day work. With limited resources and small teams, it can often feel difficult to know which tools are useful, what to trust, and how to get started without technical expertise.

In this resource, Shekar shares his personal journey of exploring AI tools at Shifting Orbits Foundation, what sparked their journey, the tools they experimented with, what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons learned along the way. This resource is an honest conversation from someone actively learning how AI can support nonprofit work in practical ways.

This resource explores how tools like NotebookLM, Perplexity, and Claude are being used in day-to-day nonprofit operations, the challenges faced during adoption, and simple ways organizations can begin their own AI journey.

With this resource, you will be able to:

1. Understand practical ways AI can support nonprofit work
2. Learn how tools like NotebookLM, Perplexity, and Claude are being used in real workflows
3. Gain inspiration to begin or deepen your AI journey, regardless of technical background
4. Learn from real challenges and lessons during AI adoption
5. Understand simple approaches to responsible AI and data privacy
6. Explore what the future of AI-assisted social impact could look like

This resource is recommended for social sector professionals and nonprofit leaders, small and medium nonprofits curious about AI, entrepreneurs and small organization teams exploring AI adoption, fundraising and communication professionals, and anyone looking for a simple, human, and non-technical perspective on AI in the social sector.