You shouldn't have to choose between saving time and keeping people safe.
We believe in the work you do.
Lansby helps executive directors of food banks, arts organizations, and education nonprofits find AI tools that are simple, worth the time, and safe for the people who trust you.
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6:40 a.m.
The parking lot is empty. You are always the first to arrive.
Your coffee goes cold beside a grant report that is due Friday and is still half written. Two desks down the hall have been empty since spring. Your phone shows approximately 72 unread emails. One is from a board member who read an article about AI over the weekend.
You know the people you serve by name.
The grandmother who volunteers every Thursday. The student who finally read a whole page aloud. The painter whose first show you hung yourself.
They do not know you have not taken a full week off in three years. You would rather they never did.
The tool that could save you.
On Tuesday, someone on your team shows you an AI tool. It drafts the grant narrative in four minutes. It sorts the intake list in two. For a moment, the weight lifts.
Then you ask where the information goes.
No one knows.
You think of the grandmother's address, her grandchildren's names, the note about her husband's illness. You think of the student's records. You think of the story the local paper would run, and the board meeting after that.
So you say not yet.
The tool gets used anyway on a laptop at home. Or maybe it is not used at all, and the report is still due Friday.
This is the choice no one warned you about: save time, or keep people safe. Every week you leave the decision unmade, you lose time and safety.
You do not need another expert.
You need someone to guide you.
We believe in the work you do, and we know you should not carry this alone.
Jennifer De Witt taught in a classroom and has sat at nonprofit board tables.
Alan Murphy holds patents in data security. Together, we help you choose AI tools that are simple, worth your time, and safe for every name in your files.
Jennifer De Witt
Partner
Alan Murphy
Partner1.
Talk privately.
Begin with an AI Advisory Session: just you, your questions, and a clear next step.
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Decide together.
In the Executive Position, your leadership agrees on one AI position and puts it in writing.
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Lead with confidence.
Your staff are trained, your tools are secure, and your board has its answer.
A Thursday in spring.
It is five o'clock, and you are leaving work.
The grant report went out Monday. It took just one afternoon to do. You checked every line, and you sent it with confidence.
Your team uses two tools now, chosen with care and set up so that every name and address stays safely where it belongs. At the board meeting, someone asks about AI. You hand them one page. The room goes quiet, then moves on.
This morning, the grandmother who volunteers came in at ten and you were there to say hello.
That is what your time is for.
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Common questions
Can our staff put donor information into ChatGPT?
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Only under clear rules. Free AI tools may store what staff type, and some use it to improve their models. A strong policy names the approved tools, sets their privacy controls, and keeps donor and client details out of everything else. We help you write those rules and train your staff to follow them.
Can a nonprofit run its own private AI?
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Yes. A private, or sovereign, AI system runs on infrastructure your organization controls, so donor and client data stays in your hands. We help you choose, set up, and run these systems to fit your budget and needs, from a single secure assistant to custom tools for an entire team.
Who should own AI decisions at a nonprofit?
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Leadership. Staff can test and suggest tools, while the board and executive director set the direction: what AI may touch, who approves new uses, and who responds when something goes wrong. Clear ownership is the first pillar of our AI Readiness Assessment.
How can a nonprofit get real results from AI?
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Start with decisions, then choose tools. A 2026 survey of 346 nonprofits found that 92 percent use AI, yet only 7 percent report major gains, and nearly half have no formal AI policy. Our work starts with decisions: agreeing on goals and guardrails, then building the tools that serve them.