Guides
Practical AI guides, organized by who you serve
31 plain-language guides for people doing community work without a tech department. Pick your area to start.
Guides for Nonprofits
Practical, plain-language guides for small nonprofits using AI to raise money, write grants, keep donors close, and run programs with fewer staff hours. Every guide is written for teams without a tech department.
AI for Nonprofits: A Practical Guide for Mission-Driven Teams
AI for nonprofits means using tools like ChatGPT and Canva to save staff time on writing, fundraising, and admin so you spend more hours on your mission.
Read the guide →How Community Groups Can Use AI to Plan Local Events
Learn how nonprofits and community groups can use AI to generate event timelines, draft vendor emails, and write promotional flyers on a tight budget.
Read →AI for Donor Communications: Personal, On-Brand, at Scale (2026)
Use AI to draft donor emails, newsletters, thank-yous, and stewardship while keeping every message personal and on-brand. Real nonprofit workflows and prompts.
Read →AI for Nonprofit Fundraising: A Practical Workflow Guide (2026)
How small nonprofits use AI across the fundraising cycle: prospect research, appeals, donor segmentation, predictive scoring, and reporting. Real workflows plus copy-paste prompts.
Read →AI Grant Writing for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Workflow
Use AI for grant writing to research funders, draft your narrative, tailor proposals to each funder, and review applications faster — with a human in the loop.
Read →AI for Volunteer Management: Recruit, Schedule, Onboard, Retain (2026)
How nonprofits use AI to recruit, schedule, onboard, and retain volunteers, with practical workflows and prompts a coordinator can use today. No tech needed.
Read →Best AI Tools for Nonprofits in 2026: Free Tiers and Discounts
The best AI tools for nonprofits in 2026: ChatGPT or Claude for writing, Canva for design, Otter for notes, Zapier for automation — most with free tiers.
Read →AI for Nonprofits: 35+ Statistics for 2026
35+ sourced statistics on AI in the nonprofit sector for 2026: adoption rates, fundraising, grant writing, policy gaps, staff training, and the digital divide.
Read →Responsible AI for Nonprofits: A Trust-First Guide (2026)
A trust-first guide to using AI responsibly at your nonprofit: privacy, donor-data safety, disclosure, bias, and a simple AI-use policy template to adopt now.
Read →Guides for Community and Civic Groups
Guides for the volunteers who keep neighborhoods running: associations, block clubs, HOAs, mutual aid networks, and the people who help neighbors navigate public benefits and local government.
AI for Community Groups: Neighborhood Associations, HOAs, and Mutual Aid
How neighborhood associations, HOAs, block clubs, and mutual aid networks use free AI tools for meeting minutes, newsletters, translation, small grants, and volunteer coordination.
Read the guide →Guides for Seniors and Caregivers
Gentle, practical guides for older adults, family caregivers, and the senior centers and service programs that support them — from voice assistants and scam protection to medical bills and Medicare.
AI for Seniors: Beginner-Friendly Tools, Setup, and Safety
A plain-language guide to AI for seniors: beginner-friendly chatbots and voice assistants, how to set them up, how to stay safe, and free classes to get started.
Read the guide →Using AI for Medicare Open Enrollment Plan Changes
Medicare Open Enrollment is overwhelming. Learn how seniors and caregivers can use AI to summarize plan changes, compare drug costs, and ask better questions.
Read →How to Set Up AI Voice Assistants for Seniors
A plain-language guide for family caregivers on setting up Alexa or Google Home for older adults, covering medication reminders and emergency calling.
Read →Using AI to Understand Medical Bills: A Guide for Seniors
Learn how seniors and family caregivers can safely use AI to decode confusing medical bills, look up billing codes, and spot costly errors.
Read →AI Tools for Visually Impaired Seniors: A Plain-Language Guide
Discover how free, easy-to-use AI tools like Be My Eyes and Seeing AI help visually impaired seniors read labels, identify objects, and stay independent.
Read →Using AI to Record and Preserve Family History
Learn how to use AI family history tools to easily record memoirs, transcribe old documents, and preserve your family legacy without typing a single word.
Read →AI Companions for Older Adults, Explained
AI companions like ElliQ talk, remind, and check in every day. In New York's statewide program, 94% of older adults using one say they feel less lonely.
Read →AI for Family Caregivers: Lighten the Load Without Losing the Care
AI helps family caregivers schedule appointments, organize medical paperwork, and prep questions for the doctor — saving hours each week, not replacing care.
Read →AI Scams Targeting Seniors: How to Spot and Stop Them
AI voice-cloning scams target seniors, but a family code word, a call-back habit, and bank alerts stop them. Learn to spot deepfakes and protect loved ones.
Read →AI Tools for Aging in Place: Safe Home Assistants for Older Adults
Voice assistants, walking-steadiness watches, medical alerts, and home sensors that help older adults age in place safely. Start with one device and one task.
Read →How to Teach a Parent or Grandparent to Use ChatGPT (Safely)
Teach a parent or grandparent to use ChatGPT in an afternoon: use the phone they own, turn on voice mode, practice everyday prompts, and set safety rules.
Read →Guides for Students and Families
Honest guides for students, parents, and educators: studying without shortcuts, college applications and scholarships, free student offers, and teaching teens to use AI safely.
AI for Students: A Practical, Honest Guide for Teens, Parents, and Teachers
AI for students means using tools like ChatGPT as a tutor and thinking partner, not a homework vending machine. Here's what's helpful, harmful, fair, and cheating.
Read the guide →How to Use AI for Student Resumes and Interview Prep
Learn how high school and college students can use AI to build tailored resumes and practice for job interviews without losing their authentic voice.
Read →Free AI for Students in 2026: Every Offer Worth Claiming (and the Ones That Aren't Real)
Google just gave students a free year of AI Pro. Here's how to claim it, which other student AI offers are live, which are dead, and how to avoid the auto-charge.
Read →Using AI for College Applications and Scholarships (2026)
How high schoolers and parents can use AI to find scholarships, practice for interviews, and brainstorm college essays, without breaking the Common App's rules on AI.
Read →AI for Studying With ADHD and Learning Differences: Tools That Help Focus and Organization
AI can break assignments into steps, read textbooks aloud, and adapt practice for ADHD and learning differences. Here's what helps, and where the line is.
Read →AI Homework Help That Actually Teaches You (Not Just Gives Answers)
AI homework help works best when you make it explain the steps, check your reasoning, and quiz you — not hand over answers. Here's the smart, free way.
Read →The Best AI Study Tools for Students in 2026 (and How to Use Them Without Becoming Dependent)
The best AI study tools in 2026 make flashcards, summarize notes, and quiz you — an honest, no-affiliate roundup plus how to use them without going soft.
Read →Teaching Teens to Use AI Safely: An AI Literacy Guide for Parents and Teachers
Teens already use AI for schoolwork. Here's how parents and teachers build real AI literacy: a home/classroom use agreement, red flags, and honest talk.
Read →Using AI on Essays Without Cheating: Where the Line Really Is
Using ChatGPT for essays isn't automatically cheating. Brainstorming and feedback are fine; ghost-writing isn't. Here's the green/yellow/red line, simply.
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