[Workshop] AI For Canadian Nonprofits

Microsoft Elevate for Changemakers, in collaboration with Digital Moment and the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience (CCDNR), presents a practical workshop designed for Canadian nonprofit professionals looking to build skills to accelerate your impact.

AI is reshaping how nonprofits deliver programs, engage communities, and operate more efficiently. This workshop helps you move from curiosity to confident with responsible use, so you can apply AI in ways that are practical, ethical, and aligned with your mission.

What You Will Gain

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Identify practical use cases for AI within your organization.
• Apply basic approaches to assess risk, bias, and ethical considerations.
• Use AI to streamline tasks and improve service delivery.
• Leave with a clear starting point for responsible AI adoption.

What We Will Cover

• Real examples of how nonprofits are already using AI across programs, operations, and admin.
• How to spot risks like bias, privacy concerns, and misuse before they become problems.
• Simple, practical ways to use AI responsibly in your day-to-day work.
• A starting framework for evaluating where AI fits within your organization's workflows and priorities.

Who Should Attend

This session is designed for:

• For Leaders: Move from curiosity to strategy. Leave with a clear roadmap to adopt AI responsibly, manage risk, and identify high-value opportunities for your organization.
• For program, operations, and administrative staff: Move from exploration to action. Discover practical ways to use AI in your daily work—while understanding how to identify and manage risks.

This session is not intended for advanced technical users or developers.