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AI for Fundraisers: An Introduction to AI Tools

17 February 2026 10:00am - 4:30pm
Online
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In this one-day training 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. This course will also discuss the ethical, privacy, and organisational considerations around AI use.

Course Fees

Non-Individual Member Fee

£272.00

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Individual Member Fee

£207.00

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Key Information

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 for 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.

Topics 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

About your trainer

Sue Turner

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Sue Turner

Biography:

Sue Turner is dedicated to using her expertise in AI governance and ethics to inspire people and organisations to use AI with wisdom and integrity.

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 policy makers on pragmatic AI, data ethics and governance issues, and making a positive societal impact. Her Board development clients range from Fortune 100 and FTSE 350 businesses to small charities, and her reach is global through accredited training programmes and being a founder member of the United Nations AI Skills Coalition. She has been rated in the World's Top 100 Women in AI Ethics and was one of the first 14 people globally to be accredited in the Foundations of Independent Audit of AI systems.

She is Professor in Practice for AI and Technologies at the University of Bristol Business School, Board Chair and Non-Executive Director for purpose-driven businesses in regulated industries and has been a Mentor on the Turing Institute’s Skills Policy Awards. 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:

Zoom platform learning environment
Interactive engagement with the trainer and peers
Group discussions and exercises
Real-life case studies and examples
Ample Q&A opportunities throughout the sessions

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.