You make room for art. AI should make room for you.
Lansby helps directors of museums, theatres, and arts councils save hours on grants, marketing, and patron communications, while honoring the artists and audiences who trust you.
7:50 a.m. on Opening Night.
The house opens at seven. The lighting designer needs an answer. The board chair is bringing a major donor. The final report on last season's grant is three days late.
You have not eaten. You will not, until intermission.
Ten minutes.
A staff member drafts the grant report with AI in ten minutes. It is good.
Then an artist asks whether their work was used to train the tool. And your patron list, with every gift and every address, sits in the same chat window. You have no answer for either.
You don’t 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 and worked within nonprofits. 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.
7:00 p.m.
The report went out on time, drafted in an afternoon and checked by you. Your artists know, in writing, how AI is and is not used. Your patron list stays on systems you control.
When the doors open, you are in the lobby, greeting the donor by name.
Not ready to talk?
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Common Questions
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We pair deep technical expertise with years inside mission-driven work.
We advise on strategy and security, then build the tools and train the people who carry the work forward, so your team leads on its own.
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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.
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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 AI policy names the approved tools, sets their privacy controls, and keeps donor and client details out of everything else.
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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.