Fast Forward’s Nonprofit AI Policy Builder
Your Nonprofit's AI Policy Made Easy
AI is changing how nonprofits work, but without clear policies, it’s risky business. Almost 82% of nonprofits are already using AI, yet most have no policy in place (BDO Nonprofit Benchmarking Survey). A clear AI policy closes that gap.
Enter Fast Forward’s Nonprofit AI Policy Builder: a free, easy-to-use tool designed to help nonprofits generate their own AI usage policy. In a few steps, you’ll craft a custom AI policy that protects sensitive data, aligns with your mission, and ensures AI is working for good. Get started today.
What Is a Nonprofit AI Policy?
A nonprofit AI policy is a written set of rules for how your staff and volunteers use AI at work. A good one covers four areas: governance, data privacy, risk management, and ethics. With those rules in place, your team can adopt new tools with less risk and stay true to your mission. This free tool drafts one for you in about 20 minutes.
What Your AI Policy Should Cover
A strong policy covers four areas:
- Governance: who approves and oversees AI use.
- Data privacy: how you protect donor, client, and staff information.
- Risk management: how you handle accuracy, bias, and security.
- Ethics: how you keep AI aligned with your mission and values.
The tool drafts a tailored section for each one, based on your answers.
How the AI Policy Generator Works
- Initial Intake: Share details about your nonprofit’s mission, scope, and AI use.
- Tailored Q&A: Answer follow-up questions to refine your policy. You can choose to go with a light, standard, or advanced policy. Your choice will implicate how much time the process takes.
- Policy Drafting: Using generative AI, the tool will generate a custom AI policy covering governance, privacy, risk management, and ethics.
- Review & Revise: Make edits, get feedback from your team and stakeholders, and adjust the language as needed.
- Finalize & Publish: Once approved, publish your ready-to-use AI policy internally or on your website.
Why Use It?
This tool is designed specifically for nonprofits:
- Editable Outputs: The tool generates a policy that’s ready to use, but can be refined with ease.
- Diverse Training Data: The tool is trained on diverse datasets from across the social sector to minimize bias and ensure a balanced perspective.
- Transparency: The policy builder explains why it asks each question, providing you with clarity throughout the process.
- Human Review: Fast Forward staff regularly reviews policy recommendations to ensure accuracy and fairness.
- Continuous Learning: The Nonprofit AI Policy Builder continuously learns from user feedback, improving over time to ensure more accurate results.
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FAQ
Do I need technical expertise to use this tool?
Nope. You don’t need any technical, legal, or policy background. The tool uses plain language and walks you through one question at a time. Anyone on your team can pick it up, and most people finish a solid draft in about 20 minutes.
How much time does it take to use the tool?
About 20 minutes for a solid first draft. Your total time depends on how deep you go. A light policy is quickest, and standard or advanced options ask more questions and take longer. You can stop, refine your answers, and revise with your team whenever you like.
Is there a free AI policy generator for nonprofits?
Yes, and it’s completely free. You answer a few questions about your mission and how your team uses AI, and the tool drafts a custom policy you can edit and publish. There’s no sign-up and no paywall. You stay in control, and you can refine every line before you adopt it.
What is the difference between a light, standard, and advanced policy?
There are three levels: light, standard, and advanced. A light policy is short and covers the essentials, so it’s great for a small team just getting started. A standard policy adds more detail on governance and privacy. An advanced policy asks the most questions and gives you the most thorough document. You can start light and build up as your AI use grows.
What informs the policies the tool creates?
The tool draws on publicly available guidance from Google, NTEN, and Microsoft, plus resources from across the social sector. We chose a mix of sources to reduce bias and reflect how nonprofits really work. Our team reviews the recommendations regularly, and every draft is a starting point you should refine with your own judgment.
Should we enter confidential or sensitive information into the tool?
No, you don’t need to. Share general details about your mission and how your team works, not private donor, client, or financial records. The tool just needs a picture of what you do to draft useful policy language. For details on how we handle data, see our privacy policy.
How do I get help from a person at Fast Forward?
Email hello@ffwd.org and the Fast Forward team will help. AI gives you a strong starting point, but it’s no substitute for human judgment, so have someone on your team review the draft before you adopt it.
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