AI for Fundraisers: An Introduction to AI Tools (17-Feb-26)

Digital Media
17 February 2026
10:00AM to 04:30PM

Individual Prices

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Package Type Available To Price
Individual Member Fee All Days Individual Members £207
Non-Individual Member Fee All Days Non Individual Members £272

In this one-day course, we will guide you through some of the key considerations of utilising AI in your organisation, provide an overview of some of the popular AI tools and describe how you might use them to support your fundraising efforts.

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This course will also discuss the ethical, privacy, and organisational considerations around AI use.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for anyone who is working in a charity or fundraising role looking to explore the use of AI in the workplace. Charity professionals who are responsible for administration, content generation, or fundraising would benefit from attending this course.

Benefits to you and your organisation

This course is designed to empower confidence in your knowledge to utilise AI tools in your daily work. It will provide a comprehensive overview of the opportunities AI presents, introduce you to a range of tools which can help save time and improve efficiency, and encourage you to consider the appropriateness of AI adoption in your organisation.

What’s covered in this course?
  • What AI is and the differences between generative and predictive AI
  • Examples of how AI has and is being used in the charity sector
  • Ethical and organisational considerations for using AI
  • Designing prompts for generative AI
  • Opportunities to test generative AI tools for a variety of common tasks
Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe what AI is and its potential impact on our future
  • Identify AI tools that could be useful for your fundraising or organisation
  • Consider the ethical and privacy implications of using AI
  • Apply a selection of prompts to effectively use generative AI tools
  • Create a piece of written fundraising material using an AI tool

We also offer a range of courses covering digital fundraising.

 

About your Trainer

Sue Turner

Sue is dedicated to using her expertise in AI, data governance and ethics to inspire leaders to use AI with wisdom and integrity.

One of the first 14 people globally to be accredited in the Foundations of Independent Audit of AI systems, and with both a Law degree and an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, she established AI Governance Limited in 2020 to advise businesses and policymakers on pragmatic AI, data ethics and governance issues and making a positive societal impact.

She is Board Chair and Non-Executive Director for purpose-driven businesses in the logistics and financial services sectors and was CEO of one of the UK's oldest and largest community foundations.

Her career spans entrepreneurial private businesses and not-for-profit organisations where she has led significant organisational growth, raised £27 million for charity and collaborated to shift power to help people improve their prospects.  She was awarded the OBE in 2021 for Services to Social Justice.

The live virtual training experience

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising's live virtual training is delivered by trainers who are leading experts in their chosen discipline. Each virtual course has been especially designed to deliver a rich virtual learning experience. Your course will feature:

Technology requirements

The course is being delivered via the online platform zoom. To enable you to interact with your tutor and your class you will need to have access to a microphone (or access to a landline phone) and ideally have a working video link via a camera. To test compatibility with your system, you can join a test meeting via this link. 

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