Hi everyone, I wanted to check in and see if we could find a different time to meet each week, because it seems that the Friday at 12 PM Eastern time is not working for a lot members. I wanna make sure that we find a time that works best for everybody so in the comments, please let me know what time would you prefer?

Hey AI Powered Nonprofit community! I’m so excited to share our newest step-by-step tutorial — Fathom AI + ChatGPT Email Automation — now live in the classroom! If you’ve ever finished a meeting and thought, “I really need to send that follow-up email…” — this automation is about to change your life. You don’t need any coding experience to build this automation.I’ve created the full Make.com blueprint, a detailed PDF setup guide, and a step-by-step video tutorial to walk you through it. In less than an hour, you’ll have your own automation that takes your Fathom AI meeting transcripts and instantly turns them into polished, professional follow-up emails — automatically saved in your Gmail drafts and ready to send. This workflow is a game changer for nonprofit leaders and consultants who want to: - Save time every week by automating repetitive follow-ups - Build capacity and stay focused on mission-critical work - Present a highly polished, responsive, and professional image to partners, clients, and funders Once you set it up, this automation works quietly in the background — helping you show up at your best with almost no extra effort. Head to the classroom to watch the video, download your files, and start saving time today. Use this post to share your results, ask questions, or brainstorm ways to customize your automation — I’ll be checking in and helping you troubleshoot! Let’s work smarter, not harder. — Dr. Cassandra Brentley

🎉 Welcome to AI Powered Nonprofit 1. Quick Start: Watch the welcome video below for a brief walkthrough. 2. Weekly Calls: Join the weekly Q&A call with Cassandra. Check the calendar for details. 3. First Step: Introduce yourself, share the mission of your nonprofit and share 3 things you want to learn about AI and Automation. My goal is to co-create an engaged community that is responsive to your needs and learning goals. Please participate in the poll below and give your opinion on the topic for the next mini-course.

We’re kicking off our 5-Step Strategic Planning for Impact journey this month, and Step One: Defining the Problem is now live in the classroom. This week’s focus is on finding the problem your nonprofit aims to solve — the essential first step in any powerful, people-centered strategy. There’s a short video tutorial waiting for you that walks through how to use the ChatGPT prompt to clarify how you currently define the problem your organization exists to address. Here’s the key: AI will not give you the answers, you already have them. It’s simply a tool to help you refine and clarify what you know, making the process faster, smoother, and easier to navigate. For real success, make this a collaborative process. Bring in your board, staff, or members of the community you serve. I also recommend forming a small strategic planning committee to keep you moving through each step with intention and consistency. Your action step this week: ✅ Watch the Step 1 tutorial ✅ Use the ChatGPT prompt to define your problem statement ✅ Drop your problem statement in the comments below — I’ll personally review and provide feedback! Let’s get started building your roadmap for impact.Step One: Defining the Problem is live — go check it out!

Happy Monday! As we move into the last quarter of 2025, I thought it would be important to share with you some resources on setting OKRs and explain how they differ from KPIs. We’ve all heard of KPIs (Key performance indicators) — those ongoing metrics like number of families served, donor retention, or web traffic. They’re important because they tell us where we are and how healthy our operations are. But here’s the thing: KPIs alone don’t push us forward.That’s where OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) come in. - Objectives are bold, inspiring goals. - Key Results are the measurable outcomes that show if we’re actually making progress. Think of it this way: - KPIs = your dashboard check (current status). - OKRs = your GPS (where you’re going and how you’ll know when you arrive). For nonprofits, OKRs are powerful because they take those big, complex missions we all hold — equity, justice, education, community change — and break them into quarterly, actionable goals we can actually execute on. 📎 If you want to dig deeper, check out the attached cheat sheet. 🧰 COMING IN OCTOBER: We’ll be walking through my Strategic Planning for IMPACT framework together, step by step. By the end of the month, you’ll have the chance to build a refreshed strategic plan that includes your very own set of OKRs. I'm curious, when you think about your nonprofit, what’s one bold objective you’d love to achieve by the end of this year?