Join us for a monthly online meetup exploring ways in which nonprofits can use AI effectively and responsibly. Each session features a short presentation by Ken Krugler on a specific AI topic relevant to nonprofit work, followed by open Q&A and discussion facilitated by Erika Kosina.
Whether you’re already using AI tools or just curious about getting started, these 1-hour Zoom sessions are a welcoming space to learn, ask questions, and hear how others in the nonprofit community are putting AI to work.
Upcoming Event
August 20th: 10am to 11am (Pacific): Building and Using “Skills” in Claude & ChatGPT.
Skills are like automated standard operating procedures for AI. You teach Claude or ChatGPT the steps of something you do repeatedly (writing grant reports, drafting board updates, applying brand standards) and it invokes those steps automatically whenever the task comes up, instead of you re-explaining yourself every single time.
Ken Krugler will demonstrate a skill for organizing his rough draft thoughts, which has been incredibly useful. We’ll cover how to build your first skill, and when it’s actually worth the time investment. If you’re already using Claude or ChatGPT regularly, this one’s for you.
Prerequisites
Open to everyone – no prior AI experience or course enrollment required.
Attendees MUST have a computer with a modern web browser, a recent version of Zoom, and a camera.
- July 22nd, 2026: Ken Krugler led a discussion on “hard conversations about AI.” Here, the group discussed the trickiest communication challenges in nonprofits right now and what is needed to mitigate uncertainty and fear, using real world examples as launching points for discussion.
- June 11th, 2026: Ken Krugler talked about “super deep research”. What do you do if it’s critical that you get a complete and accurate report on an important topic? In this meetup Ken demonstrated the techniques he uses.
- May 28th, 2026: Ken Krugler showed us how to use AI to easily and painlessly create a presentation. This included branding, writing the rough draft, outlining and PowerPoint deck creation using Claude.
- April 16, 2026: Ken Krugler showed us how to dip our toes into vibe-coding (building apps without traditional programming), with a demo showing how to vibe-code an interactive web site without being a programmer.
- March 12, 2026: Ken Krugler covered key issues in AI guidance, including why having a company company is a good idea, and the different types of guidance – red, yellow, and green light areas.
- February 12, 2026: We discussed using AI for funding evaluations and grant writing for nonprofits. Ken Krugler demonstrated how he uses Claude with Instrumentl to find, evaluate, and apply for grants.
- September 3, 2025: 5:30pm at Sierra Nevada Children’s Services office, located at 420 Sierra College Dr, Suite 100 in Grass Valley. A big thank you to SNCS for providing the space for our meeting! Course instructor Ken Krugler talked about the how/why/why not of enabling “agentic” support in the AI services. What does that actually mean? We discussed how to connect AIs to your mail/calendar/Canva, what useful things can be done with that integration, and why you might not want to give AI access to even more of your life.
Erika Kosina uses AI to provide efficient and cost-effective content marketing planning, story-driven content creation, and campaign measurement & recommendations for nonprofits.