APPEALS
Draft a fundraising appeal
A first draft in your charity’s voice, in 90 seconds.
See how AI FOR ALL · THE CHARITY PROGRAMME
For the charities left behind.
Dear sector,
Charities are among the organisations that could benefit most from AI — and yet you're among the least likely to adopt it. Not because you don't care. Because there's no budget, no tech team, and no spare hour for "another tool". we get it.
So we built this. The same guidance, resources, and professional support a corporate would buy from a consultancy — completely free, permanently, for every registered UK charity. Your staff, your trustees, your volunteers.
— The Institute of AI
— THE GAP WE'RE HERE TO CLOSE —
48%
of charities are developing an AI policy.
28%
of charities say their board has poor digital skills
69%
cite squeezed finances as the top barrier to digital progress
— BUILT FOR EVERY JOB IN YOUR CHARITY —
Pick the role. Find your kit.
From the IoAI Starter Kit and prompt library. Plain English, no IT department required. Pick a role, pick one thing, try it tomorrow.
GRANTS
Write a grant application
Structure, evidence, and funder-appropriate tone.
See howIMPACT
Write an impact report
Outputs → outcomes → narrative, with your numbers.
See howFUNDERS
Talk to funders about AI
Template wording and how to evidence outcomes.
DownloadDownload the full Starter KitPDF · free to download
— PART OF THE PROGRAMME —
Nine to start with. All free.
The nine charities reach for first, and there is more in the programme than this. All of it built for the people juggling fundraising targets, volunteer rotas, and beneficiary needs, with no IT department to call.
FREE
Free IoAI Membership
Every staff member, trustee, and volunteer joins free. Letters after their name from day one.
Register FREECharity Starter Kit
Plain-English PDF. Ten ways to use AI today. No IT department required.
Download FREEAI Policy Template
Plain-English template. Adoptable in under an hour.
Download FREEUK AI Readiness Charter
Sign three of five commitments. Get the badge and a shareable public verification page.
Sign FREEMonthly Pro Bono AI Advice
Free 1:1 advice slots each month, led by IoAI leadership and accredited practitioners. Bring any question.
Request FREEAI Readiness Self-Assessment
Score your readiness across five dimensions in 15 minutes.
Download FREEThe AI Prompt Library
Ready-made prompts for everyday tasks, each with notes on when it fails.
Browse FREEAI for Funders Guidance
How to talk to funders about AI — template wording and how to evidence outcomes.
Download FREETrustee AI Briefing Pack
A board-ready briefing and a 10-question readiness checklist.
Download— FOR YOUR TRUSTEES —
Board-ready in an afternoon.
A 2-page briefing, a 10-question readiness checklist, a template agenda item, and a Charity Commission overview. Trustees are ultimately responsible for governance — this gives them just enough to ask the right questions.
Download the Trustee Pack— FOR YOUR FUNDERS —
The grant-application question, answered.
Many charity staff are nervous about telling funders they used AI. Most funders are comfortable with it — they care that the thinking is yours. Here's template wording, an FAQ, and how to evidence outcomes properly.
Download the Funder Guidance— FREE · MONTHLY · LIMITED SLOTS —
Pro Bono AI advice for charities.
Like a law firm's pro bono allocation, we set aside a handful of free advice slots each month. Get in touch and we'll find you a time.
WORKSHOPVirtual90 mins
AI Basics for Volunteers
A gentle, hands-on introduction for volunteers: what these tools are, what they are not, and how to use them safely.
VolunteersCharity staff
— UK AI READINESS CHARTER —
A public commitment.
Permanently free for charities.
Sign three of five commitments. Receive the signatory badge for your website, a communications toolkit, and a shareable public verification page, joining funders, partners, and fellow charities building an AI-ready UK.
— WE'RE READY WHEN YOU ARE —
Register your charity.
free, forever.
Your whole team, staff, trustees and volunteers, joins IoAI free. Membership numbers, designations, full library, events, accreditation pathway. No limit on numbers. No expiry.
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