https://ifpossible.ai/articles/ Ideas and guidance for ambitious nonprofit leaders who are building what’s next with AI. en-us Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://ifpossible.ai/articles/ai-slop-directors-chair https://ifpossible.ai/articles/ai-slop-directors-chair Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI AI slop is what you get when AI makes the calls. Here's how nonprofit teams keep a human in the director's chair and judge drafts fast. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/year-end-fundraising-strategy https://ifpossible.ai/articles/year-end-fundraising-strategy Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Fundraising with AI Most year-end plans only assign tasks. Learn how to aim your nonprofit's year-end campaign at what you need most, with AI doing the heavy lifting. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/check-ai-work-for-errors https://ifpossible.ai/articles/check-ai-work-for-errors Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI How do you check AI's work? Catch made-up facts, stop the flattery and train AI out of its mistakes, with a checklist and a prompt your team can copy. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/nonprofit-build-own-software-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/nonprofit-build-own-software-ai Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI If you know your problem and have your data, AI can build the tool your nonprofit needs. Here's how we build our own software, and where to start. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/91-asset-campaign-in-eight-hours https://ifpossible.ai/articles/91-asset-campaign-in-eight-hours Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Fundraising with AI I built a 91-asset year-end fundraising campaign in eight hours with AI. Here's what it included, where the time went, and what had to be in place first. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-gemini-nonprofits https://ifpossible.ai/articles/chatgpt-vs-claude-vs-gemini-nonprofits Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Prompts & Templates Which AI should a nonprofit use? What we run at If Possible as of fall 2026, why we moved from ChatGPT to Claude, and a prompt to test any tool. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/never-hand-to-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/never-hand-to-ai Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams AI Strategy What should a nonprofit never use AI for? Personal touches, donor relationships, staff cuts and judgment calls. Where we draw the line, and why. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/ai-for-major-gift-prospects https://ifpossible.ai/articles/ai-for-major-gift-prospects Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Fundraising with AI AI can surface major gift prospects hiding in your donor data and help you prep for every donor meeting. Here's how, from a former development director. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/why-asking-for-money-is-hard https://ifpossible.ai/articles/why-asking-for-money-is-hard Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Fundraising with AI Fundraising is hard because of fear, and fear shrinks when you know your donor. Here's how fundraisers use AI to prepare for the ask and clear the way to yes. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/what-is-a-mission-brain https://ifpossible.ai/articles/what-is-a-mission-brain Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Implementing AI A Mission Brain is one AI-readable home for everything your nonprofit knows. Learn what goes in it, where it lives and how to start yours this week. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/donor-data-ai-safety https://ifpossible.ai/articles/donor-data-ai-safety Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook AI Strategy Donor data can be safe in AI on the right plan. Learn what to check, what to switch off, and how to handle consent and ethics at your nonprofit. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/ai-board-reports-and-dashboards https://ifpossible.ai/articles/ai-board-reports-and-dashboards Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook AI Strategy Yes, AI can build nonprofit board reports and live dashboards from the systems you already use. Here's how it works, what it saves and how to start. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/why-ai-gives-generic-answers https://ifpossible.ai/articles/why-ai-gives-generic-answers Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI AI fills every gap you leave with a guess about an average nonprofit. Here's how to give it the context it needs to sound like your organization. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/small-nonprofits-compete-with-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/small-nonprofits-compete-with-ai Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams AI Strategy Small nonprofits could never hire a marketing team, a designer or an analyst. AI changes that. Here's how a small team can compete with the big ones. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/what-to-automate-first-ai-employees https://ifpossible.ai/articles/what-to-automate-first-ai-employees Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI The best first AI automation is the work your team dreads that still has to get done. Here's how we choose it, then train an AI employee to do it. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/what-to-do-with-time-ai-saves https://ifpossible.ai/articles/what-to-do-with-time-ai-saves Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Getting Time Back AI can hand your nonprofit team hours back, and they fill up fast. Decide ahead of time what they're for: donors, your team, the mission or home by five. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/record-meetings-for-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/record-meetings-for-ai Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI Should your nonprofit record meetings for AI? How we ask for consent, where we keep transcripts, and the jobs AI does with them every night. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/too-busy-to-start-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/too-busy-to-start-ai Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Getting Time Back Too busy for AI at your nonprofit? Skip the big rollout. Take the next task already on your list, do it AI first, and let that work buy your time back. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/givingtuesday-ai-plan-small-nonprofits https://ifpossible.ai/articles/givingtuesday-ai-plan-small-nonprofits Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Fundraising with AI GivingTuesday 2026 is December 1. Use this two-week plan to build one clear story, tell it everywhere, and let AI do the heavy lifting for your small team. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/what-is-a-meat-proxy https://ifpossible.ai/articles/what-is-a-meat-proxy Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams AI Strategy A meat proxy pastes AI output at colleagues without adding a thought. Here's why AI-written email is drowning teams and how to send shorter notes. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/first-ai-system-brand-voice https://ifpossible.ai/articles/first-ai-system-brand-voice Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI Before you automate a single task, build your brand voice. Why it should be your nonprofit's first AI system, and how to set one up in an afternoon. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/treat-ai-like-a-new-hire https://ifpossible.ai/articles/treat-ai-like-a-new-hire Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI Why the nonprofits pulling ahead onboard AI like a teammate, with context, a clear role, and a feedback loop. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/first-30-days-with-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/first-30-days-with-ai Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Implementing AI A week-by-week nonprofit AI rollout plan for your first 30 days: build a Mission Brain, ship one workflow, add human checks, then prove it and expand. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/year-end-appeal-with-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/year-end-appeal-with-ai Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Fundraising with AI A repeatable way to write a year-end appeal with AI that keeps your own voice. Load your stories into a Mission Brain, then draft, voice-check, and send. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/donor-thank-you-system https://ifpossible.ai/articles/donor-thank-you-system Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Fundraising with AI A donor thank-you system that sends a personal note within a day of every gift. Build it as an AI Teammate so speed of gratitude drives more second gifts. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/10-prompts-nonprofit-social https://ifpossible.ai/articles/10-prompts-nonprofit-social Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Prompts & Templates Ten copy-and-paste nonprofit social media prompts that turn one campaign into posts that sound like your org, earn attention, and move people to give. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/tools-systems-coaching https://ifpossible.ai/articles/tools-systems-coaching Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams AI Strategy Nonprofit AI tools vs systems vs coaching: how to tell which level of investment fits your org, why systems beat one-off tools, and where coaching belongs. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/5-workflows-to-automate-first https://ifpossible.ai/articles/5-workflows-to-automate-first Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI The best nonprofit workflows to automate first are the repetitive ones: donor thank-yous, emails, grant drafts, meeting notes, and content repurposing. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/nonprofit-brand-voice-prompt https://ifpossible.ai/articles/nonprofit-brand-voice-prompt Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Prompts & Templates Copy this reusable nonprofit brand-voice prompt to teach any AI how your org sounds, so every draft starts in your voice instead of generic nonprofit-speak. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/reclaim-5-hours-a-week https://ifpossible.ai/articles/reclaim-5-hours-a-week Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Getting Time Back Five small, repeatable AI habits that help nonprofit fundraisers save time and reclaim about five hours a week, with no new platform or free weekend required. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/why-ai-pilots-stall https://ifpossible.ai/articles/why-ai-pilots-stall Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Implementing AI Nonprofit AI pilots stall without an owner, a goal, and a feedback loop. Here is how to set up all three so your pilot proves value and sticks. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/first-ai-policy https://ifpossible.ai/articles/first-ai-policy Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook AI Strategy Write your first nonprofit AI policy on one page. A plain-English starter built on principles, with a section-by-section outline you can use today. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/5-email-templates-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/5-email-templates-ai Mon, 25 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Prompts & Templates Five nonprofit email templates AI can personalize at scale, with copy-and-paste slots that turn one good draft into donor emails that read one-to-one. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/guide-to-saying-no https://ifpossible.ai/articles/guide-to-saying-no Sun, 24 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook Getting Time Back Beating fundraiser overwhelm takes more than AI. Learn what to decline, how to say no the right way, and how to protect the focus that funds your work. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/grant-writing-with-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/grant-writing-with-ai Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Fundraising with AI A complete walkthrough of grant writing with AI: funder research, outline, draft, tailoring, and polish, with a human checker on every claim before you submit. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/board-conversation-about-ai https://ifpossible.ai/articles/board-conversation-about-ai Wed, 20 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Colleen Cook AI Strategy How to lead the nonprofit board AI conversation without hype or fear: frame the opportunity, answer the risks, set guardrails, and agree on one next step. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/reusable-prompt-library https://ifpossible.ai/articles/reusable-prompt-library Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Prompts & Templates Build a nonprofit prompt library your whole team can reuse, so one person's best prompts become everyone's starting point and your AI sounds like your org. https://ifpossible.ai/articles/batch-your-comms https://ifpossible.ai/articles/batch-your-comms Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT Scott Williams Getting Time Back Learn how to batch nonprofit communications with AI and plan a whole month of donor emails, appeals, and social posts in one focused, low-stress afternoon.