AI is reshaping the nonprofit sector — but its benefits depend on how it's implemented. The AI for Nonprofits Certificate is designed to help staff understand how to integrate AI tools and strategies in ways that are ethical, mission-aligned, and community-centered.
Participants can take courses like AI for fundraising, communications, and grant writing; mitigating bias in AI; and responsible AI policies. Paired with leadership courses on tech planning and privacy, the certificate supports a thoughtful approach to both adoption and governance.
This certificate is built for nonprofit staff who want to explore AI without losing sight of ethics, equity, and impact. Whether you're testing your first tool or guiding your organization's digital strategy, you'll gain the confidence and clarity to move forward.
I enjoyed the professional AI for Nonprofits certificate and recommend the experience for others in the nonprofit sector – personable instruction combined with practical learning resulted in actionable benefits that were immediately applied to our organization.
- Steve Brockbank , SETI InstituteDirector of Information Technology & Security
Certificate requirements
To complete this certificate, you will be required to complete 12 one-hour courses, and a final assignment – all of which can be completed at your own pace. You can take up to one year to complete the certificate from your enrollment date.
- 6 AI courses
- 2 leadership courses
- 5 courses of any category
- 1 final assignment
Sample certificate paths
Earning a certificate with NTEN means you can select the courses that best match your learning goals and subject matter interests. With all that choice, each participant’s combination of courses looks different, but here are a few examples from other practitioners who recently completed a certificate in AI for Nonprofits.
IT Director working on indigenous rights
AI courses:
- Intro to the AI framework for an equitable world
- AI for nonprofit decision-makers
- AI for nonprofit decision-makers
- Human-centered and responsible generative AI
- AI-powered communications
- Introduction to responsible AI
Leadership courses:
- Leading with technology roadmaps
- Racial equity and tech planning
Other courses:
- Constituent and community data privacy
- Basics of equitable program design
- Inclusive data literacy in a diverse organization
- Select and implement a digital skills curriculum
- Communications fundamentals
Consultant working in nonprofit technology
AI courses:
- Human-centered and responsible generative AI
- AI for nonprofit decision-makers
- Grant writing in the age of AI
- AI for fundraising and grant writing
- AI pilot programs
- Mitigate bias in AI
Leadership courses:
- Racial equity in tech planning
- Navigating a successful digital transformation
Other courses:
- Nonprofit product management strategies
- Lead with technology roadmaps
- Develop and implement effective cybersecurity policies
- Inclusive data literacy in a diverse organization
- Communications fundamentals
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