Getting Started with AI: Practical Tools for Charities

Duration: A one-day course with break and lunchtime (10.00-14.00)

Why Come?

If you’re wondering how to begin using AI in your charity, or how to move beyond initial interest, this practical, hands-on workshop is for you. Designed for medium to large charities, it will give you a solid grounding in key tools, explain how to test them safely, and help you plan practical next steps.

Who Should Attend?

Staff from medium to large charities who want to get started with AI in a structured, practical way. You might work in marketing, comms, fundraising, operations or strategy. You might even do a bit of all of them! No previous AI experience is needed.

Outcomes

• Build a clear understanding of key AI concepts and tools
• Identify real charity tasks where AI tools can save time or spark ideas
• Gain confidence to try out AI tools in a safe, guided environment
• Practise writing better prompts for your own charity work
• Learn how to structure small AI experiments and evaluate results

What Will It Cover?

• A plain-English foundation recap: what AI can (and can’t) do
• Brief foundation recap: what AI can (and can’t) do
• Use-case discovery: where AI might help in your charity
• Tool walkthroughs: ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and others
• Prompt crafting workshop: write, test and refine prompts
• Process design: running small tests and learning from them

Trainer: George Knight