A Grantable series
Privacy, Policy & Ethics
For the person responsible for doing this safely and equitably.
Your AI Policy Doesn't Need to Be 20 Pages. Here's What Actually Matters.
Most nonprofit AI policies are either nonexistent or 20-page monsters nobody reads. Here's the four-line MVP policy that actually protects your organization — and what to do Monday morning.
Where Does Your Data Actually Go? A Grant Professional's Guide to AI Privacy
What happens when you paste your grant proposal into ChatGPT? A practical breakdown of data handling, training policies, and what to ask vendors.
Free vs. Paid AI Tools: What You Actually Get (And What You Give Up)
The difference between free and paid AI isn't just features — it's what happens to your data. A practical breakdown for nonprofit teams.
How to Evaluate an AI Vendor Without a Computer Science Degree
SOC 2, FedRAMP, BAA, data residency — it sounds overwhelming. Here are the 5 questions that actually matter.
Equity-Centered AI: How Social Justice Nonprofits Should Think Differently
If your mission is justice, your AI adoption can't be thoughtless. But 'thoughtful' doesn't mean 'never.' Here's the framework.
Our Sector Is Getting AI and Energy Wrong
The worry about AI and the climate is directionally right — and the way our sector is carrying it is the oldest play in the fossil-fuel book. What the numbers actually say, where the real levers are, and why the most climate-serious move might be using the tool, not abstaining from it.
What is the environmental impact of AI?
How much energy does AI actually use? The measured numbers as of 2026 — electricity and water per prompt, training costs, the data-center trajectory — and where AI's real environmental impact gets decided.