Your membership sales team wants to improve their work processes to achieve 30% annual growth for new members. The team is exploring the benefits of AI systems integration.

Currently, the membership sales team manually gathers market data from multiple sources across various regions. The data includes participant demographics, enrollment trends, and historical conversion rates. Once collected, the team compiles large data sets and builds models in excel spreadsheets to track member prospects through the admission/sales funnel from initial inquiries to applications, offers, and final enrolments.

As a nonprofit consultant working closely with small and independent organizations across Canada, it is clear that artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to reshape how nonprofits operate. For those with operating budgets under $5 million, especially within federated models where autonomy and collaboration coexist, AI’s influence presents both challenges and opportunities. This blog outlines key considerations and strategic options to ensure AI integration sustains organizational effectiveness.

If you're leading a Canadian nonprofit, you've likely heard the buzz about artificial intelligence. Maybe you've experimented with ChatGPT or attended a webinar, filing it away as "something to explore eventually."

Here's what you need to know: "eventually" has arrived.

The decisions your organization makes about AI in the next 6-18 months will determine whether your nonprofit thrives, struggles, or even survives the decade ahead.

Based on current research and best practices observed across Canadian nonprofits, organizations should prioritize these three foundational areas when beginning their AI journey. Each area must be approached with careful consideration of how technology implementation supports and reinforces organizational mission, vision, and values….