AI for NFP Directors - Course

AI is the biggest productivity opportunity the sector has seen in a generation. For organisations that run lean and stretch every dollar, it can cut administrative load, sharpen reporting to funders, and free up time and money for frontline work. The charities moving early are already seeing the gains. A resource-constrained sector has the most to win.

AI use across the sector doubled in a year. Only 14% of organisations have any AI governance in place. This program closes that gap so your board can capture the upside with confidence rather than caution. You leave with both practical AI skills and board-level governance knowledge: a draft AI policy, a board oversight checklist, and the right questions to put to management.

Across Australia's 60,000-plus charities and not-for-profits, AI is already in use on the frontline. Governance has not caught up. Most boards have no policy, no oversight framework, and no shared language for the questions AI now puts in front of them, all while the sector holds some of the most sensitive data in the country.

This program is built for the people responsible for getting that right. It teaches directors how to oversee AI, meet their duties, and turn adoption into real mission impact without taking on unmanaged risk. Built by AITAI, an NFP, for the boards of other NFPs.

What you walk away with

• A clear view of where AI can lift your organisation's capacity and impact

• A draft AI governance policy template built for NFPs

• Direct, hands-on experience with current AI tools

• A board oversight checklist

• A procurement and vendor-risk screen

• A one-page set of questions to put to management

• An AITAI certificate of completion and a pathway into the Fellows network and member events

Who it is for

Chairs, board members and senior executives of not-for-profits and charities. The program is built for small and medium organisations that are adopting AI faster than they can oversee it. No technical background is assumed.

Format

Four half-day sessions, cohort-based, 15 to 25 directors per intake. Delivered at St Catherine's College, with an in-house option for larger boards.

Register your interest

Places are limited to 25 per intake. Register your interest to be notified when applications open and to help shape the first cohort.