July 2025
Intermediate to advanced
528 pages
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English
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Chapter 2.1Understanding the AI Adoption Life Cycle
Based on insights from an interview with Kate Gage.
If you're serious about leveraging AI to advance your nonprofit's mission, it's incredibly helpful to have a road map before you dive in. What should you expect, in terms of the phases of AI-powered development and impact that lie ahead, how do you know which stage you're in, and most important, how can you advance from one to the next? Understanding this will help you identify the right strategies to move forward and maximize the value AI can offer your organization.
By comprehending the AI adoption life cycle, you'll be able to meet your team where they are and guide your organization through each stage of AI integration. So, let's dive in and see how you can take your nonprofit from curious to AI-savvy.
The Four Stages of AI Adoption
Individual Use
This is where the magic begins, and where roughly 95% of nonprofits currently live. Before nonprofits even dip their organizational toes in the AI waters, adoption is driven by individuals who are curious and eager to experiment. These are your in-house champions, the ones who fiddle with ChatGPT to draft emails or use AI tools for brainstorming sessions. They typically don't have an official policy or guidelines to guide their efforts, but they're discovering AI's potential on their own and learning by doing.
Keys to Progress
- Encourage experimentation: Make time for your team to play around with AI tools, inviting them ...
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