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Getting value from AI: A guide for not-for-profits

Written by The Clarasys Team | September 22 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers a significant opportunity for not-for-profit (NFP) organizations to reduce operational costs, free up valuable staff time, and ultimately enhance the support provided to beneficiaries, supporters, and society.

While many charities are still struggling with or not using AI tools, there are swift, cost-effective wins available right now that can demonstrate tangible value to your board and funders.

This guide provides CFO's with a practical, low-risk approach to adopting AI. It's designed to help you manoeuvre through the noise and get to the core of solving your biggest challenges.

Inside, you'll discover immediate opportunities for AI-driven efficiencies across your organization:

  • Transcription: Save hours of manual effort by using AI for note-taking, summarising interviews, and creating compliance documentation.
  • Fundraising: Dramatically reduce the time and effort spent on drafting grant proposals and bid responses.
  • Knowledge management: Introduce intelligent search capabilities to uncover hidden insights from existing data and reduce duplication of effort across departments.
  • Donor personalization: Gain a full view of your donors by consolidating data from across multiple systems. You can then correctly target individuals and generate personalised thank you messages and content to enhance relationships.

Ready to get started? Download the full guide to learn how to identify quick-win use cases and embark on a structured path to practical AI adoption.