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Finally a way to turn AI experimentation into results you can feel. Across 3 weeks, you’ll build the skills to redesign workflows and change how you think about and use AI. Packed with resources, you'll walk away with a trusted community to lean on and 12-months of follow up sessions to deepen learning. This is where AI becomes your most impactful habit.
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Most AI trainings either drown you in jargon or skim the surface with generic tips. This immersion is different: it’s built for nonprofit professionals, by nonprofit and AI experts. It’s fast, practical, and tailored to mission-led work - so you can stop dabbling and start leading with confidence.
We know you don’t have time for hype or endless tools. In three weeks we'll take you from good to great use of AI, and help you build the skills and workflows you need to get value again and again. We'll cover everything from prompt mastery to building AI workflows and agents - so you can write stronger donor appeals, analyze data faster, run campaigns more efficiently, and protect trust. The opportunity is huge. Used well, AI can save you hours each week, sharpen your strategy, but most importantly amplify your impact - without replacing your voice, values, or relationships.
And this isn’t just about skills. Along the way, you’ll craft a 90-day action plan, contribute to a peer-powered Prompt & Use Case Library, and build the habits and mindsets that make AI stick. By the end, you won’t just know AI, you’ll practice it with confidence, transforming how you work, scaling your impact, and fueling your mission.
The AI Leadership Immersion starts on Tuesday, October 28. There are 3 AI Labs of 2 hours each, once per week (all times are in Eastern US time zone):
All sessions are on Zoom and LIVE attendance is encouraged as the Labs are very interactive. We also provide recordings so you can catch up if you miss a session or the times don't quite work.
Three weeks. Hands-on. Role-specific.
A structured journey that takes you from dabbling to doing. You’ll build core habits, practice real collaboration with AI, and redesign one of your workflows for impact. Everything you learn ties directly to your day-to-day role.
Keep Learning Year Round
Enrollment includes a full year of Sparks: short, high-energy sessions that deliver quick wins, tool hacks, myth-busting insights, and leadership debates. Each one keeps your skills sharp and your momentum alive long after the Immersion.
Turn Skills into Daily Practice
You’ll leave with a Personal AI Journal and Workbook, a framework for spotting use cases, and access to the shared Prompt & Use Case Library. Plus, your own Generative AI Playbook and 90-Day Action Plan—built by you, guided by PLAI, ready for real-world use.
Your Circle of Practice
Join PLAI’s Mission-First AI Community: a private network of peers and alumni tackling the same challenges. Share wins, test ideas, and get direct support from experts. This isn’t another noisy LinkedIn group—it’s a trusted space to learn and grow together.
Before we dive in, you’ll join a live onboarding to meet your cohort, set goals, and get oriented. Together, we’ll complete the AI Capability Assessment, surface your priorities, and create a shared language so every session connects directly to your real work. If you’re brand new to AI, you’ll also get a fast-track primer on the basics — so everyone begins on the same page.
By the end of Onboarding, you will:
See exactly what AI can (and can’t) do for your nonprofit role — from fundraising to comms to program design. You’ll start with quick wins you can use right away, then move into the principles and habits that separate effective AI users from the dabblers. Along the way, you’ll practice spotting high-value use cases, learn prompting basics, and explore nonprofit examples that show what’s possible.
By the end of Week 1, you will:
Now it’s about depth. We’ll take one of your real tasks — writing a donor appeal, analyzing survey data, drafting policy briefs, or building a content calendar — and turn it into a repeatable AI workflow. You’ll design better prompts, create reusable templates, and test simple custom GPTs if relevant. The focus is on leaving with something practical, not theoretical: a working AI workflow that saves time and raises quality.
By the end of Week 2, you will:
The final step is about making change last. You’ll codify what you built into a simple AI Playbook you can use every day, then map out a 90-day plan for expanding into more use cases. Together we’ll practice nonprofit-specific guardrails for ethics, privacy, equity, and donor trust, so you feel confident using AI responsibly. You’ll leave with the structure and mindset to keep AI alive in your work, long after the immersion ends.
By the end of Week 3, you will:
CEO / Founder of PLAI. Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute Alumni. 2 x Top 100 Women of Influence.
Kaz has been building, shaping, and leading it since 2015. As the founder and CEO of PLAI, and a Stanford HAI alum, she’s trained more than 8,000 nonprofits in AI, with a4.9/5 rating along the way. She's worked in impact at every scale - from global NGOs andlocal grassroots orgs to leaders from Google, Tesla, and Bain & Company.
Twice named one of Australia’s Top 100 Women of Influence, Kaz is also the co-founder of the global Ration Challenge (raising $80M+ to fight hunger), and the creator of Digital Village, a top-rated leadership program that continues to inspire change-makers.
She’s a sought-after speaker at global summits including the Fundraising AI, International Fundraising Congress, and the Fundraising Institute of Australia - where she’s known for sessions that surprise, delight, and create a little magic in the room. Kaz’s mission is simple but powerful: make AI simple, joyful, and transformative for those who need it most.
COO of PLAI. Executive Coach (UC Berkeley). Ex-Meta, Salesforce and Accenture.
Stephen builds the systems where AI adoption sticks. He designs the processes, rituals, and accountability that transform “great AI ideas” into workflows that actually ship. His focus: clarity, results, and habits that last - always grounded trust and safety.
With more than 15 years at Meta, Salesforce, and Accenture, Stephen has led high-stakes programs where advanced machine learning collides with human decision-making. He has led specialist trust and safety teams through elections and the pandemic, and coached social impact leaders around the world.
A UC Berkeley–certified executive coach, Stephen is as committed to people as he is to process. He blends empathy and play with uncompromising rigor, developing leaders and high-performing teams who can lead with confidence in the age of AI. His mission is clear: help organizations not just learn AI, but live it - leaving with systems, rhythms, and leadership habits that hold up in the real world.
Sparks deliver high-energy breakthroughs that flip the switch on AI adoption. These are short, fast, and focused sessions that deliver one breakthrough at a time - tool hacks, mindset flips, leadership guardrails. Designed for busy lives and diverse roles, you'll get year round immediate wins, fresh learning, and develop habits that stick.
AI Sparks Annual Pass
Unlimited for 12-Months
Lead with clarity when it matters most. In 3 weeks, you’ll join a powerful cohort of your peers, dive into hands-on labs, and leave with a roadmap, guardrails, and the confidence to lead. Deepen learning with a year of support through AI Spark sessions and an exclusive leadership community. This is Mission-First Leadership in the AI era.
Virtual Immersion
3 Weeks
Finally a way to turn AI experimentation into results you can feel. Across 3 weeks, you’ll build the skills to redesign workflows and change how you think about and use AI. Packed with resources, you'll walk away with a trusted community to lean on and 12-months of follow up sessions to deepen learning. This is where AI becomes your most impactful habit.
Virtual Immersion
3 Weeks
Unlike any other professional, or leadership course I have participated in. Cohesive group, well facilitated and the learnings structured but held loosely enough to allow for flexibility. I highly recommend PLAI to leaders, teams and those wanting to build curiosity and creativity within their organizations.
From day one I realized this was different...and it was going to challenge me, welcome me and support me. Highly engaging, practical and informative. Smooth, confident facilitation, while deeply approachable and personable. The right language, frameworks, tools and mindset for a different way of being and doing.
It was truly a wonderful restructuring experience for my work but also personal front. I have thought about the key lessons almost everyday, reflecting in silence and embarking upon a process of becoming a better and more effective person and professional.
A rare mix of bold challenge and deep care. I left not just with leadership tools, but with a new way of seeing myself and my role. Practical, stretching, and profoundly human. The PLAI team made complex ideas accessible and actionable. I walked away with both a strategy and the confidence to lead it.
What stood out? The mix of rigorous insight and empathy. I’ve sat through a dozen AI workshops, but this was different. Thoughtfully designed, ethically grounded, and laser-focused on impact. The combination of structure and openness created the conditions for breakthroughs I didn’t expect.
What surprised me most was how quickly fear turned into excitement. The sessions helped our team reframe AI from confusion to possibility. Generous, challenging, and beautifully designed. The PLAI team made AI feel less like a black box and more like a canvas.
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