Resources
Tools for the road ahead.
Talks, workshops, and tools to help your team see what's next. Most are free, and every one is a good place to start a conversation.
Talks
Two talks for your leadership team.
53 min
What Do We Do About AI in 2027
Are we behind? Is it safe? What will it cost? Five ideas for leaders planning next year, and four things to do in the next 30 days.
- Start from what good looks like
- A roadmap of Builds
- How to budget for AI
26 min
How to Plan Next Year Backwards
Write the announcement you want to make next December, pull out one outcome and one number, and work back to your first move. You can run it with your team in an hour.
- The trap of activity planning
- Anatomy of the press release
- Picking a number you control
- A one-hour team workshop
Workshops
Get your team moving, on your real work.
- Hours BackFull day, half day, or virtualYou leave with your weekly work sorted into what to automate, what to assist, and what to keep human, with one workflow rebuilt in the room.
- AI for Your TeamFull day, half day, or virtualYou leave with everyone set up on approved tools, with uses for their own role and the start of an AI policy.
- Story + Brand WorkshopFull day, half day, or virtualYou leave with a one-liner and a message everyone can say, built on StoryBrand.
- Team Build DayFull day, half day, or virtualYou leave with one Build made with your team in the room, working by the end of the day.
- Board BriefingFull day, half day, or virtualYou leave with a plain-English view of what is possible, what is safe, and what to fund.
Tools
Free tools to plan and to think.
About 30 minutes, free
The Self‑Guided Blueprint
A free, 30-minute version of the Mission Blueprint. Name one outcome and what's in the way, then talk it through with us.
Start the BlueprintThe thesis
The Missing Seat
Why every nonprofit needs an AI Chief of Staff, and why AI finally puts one within reach. The thesis behind Nonprofit Builders.
Read Our ThesisWant to talk it through?
Twenty minutes, free. Bring a talk you watched, a workshop you're curious about, or just where the mission is headed.
What we'll cover
- Your missionWhere you are, what's working, and what's in the way.
- What you wish were trueA year from now, in your words.
- What to do nextA few ideas you can use either way, and a suggested next step.
You'll talk with Jason VanLueFormer VP of Product and Design at Virtuous