I’m launching a founding cohort and the people in this community are exactly who I built it for. It’s called You Deserve a Chief of Staff Even If You Can’t Afford One. Over six weeks we meet live every week on Zoom, you receive a new AI-powered Chief of Staff skill file each week, and you leave with a full suite of strategic infrastructure tools that you can use immediately inside your organization. We cover time and strategic alignment, people and team operations, program design and evaluation, strategic planning and goal tracking, financial health, and fundraising and grant management. You also get one private 1:1 coaching session with me during the cohort window. This is the first time I am running this and I am keeping the cohort intentionally small. Founding members get the lowest price this program will ever be offered at and your feedback will directly shape how it grows from here. If you want to know more, I would love to get on a quick call with you next week. Just reply to this post or send me a DM and I will send you my scheduling link. I’ll also put it in the comments and you can schedule directly. Thank you for being here. This community is the reason this program exists. I can’t wait to share this with you all! ~Dr. Cassandra Brentley

🎉 Welcome to AI Powered Nonprofit 1. Quick Start: Watch the welcome video below for a brief walkthrough. 2. Weekly Calls: Join the weekly Q&A call with Cassandra. Check the calendar for details. 3. First Step: Introduce yourself, share the mission of your nonprofit and share 3 things you want to learn about AI and Automation. My goal is to co-create an engaged community that is responsive to your needs and learning goals. Please participate in the poll below and give your opinion on the topic for the next mini-course.

As we head into the last full working week of 2025, I want to invite you to pause for a moment. Not to plan. Not to optimize. But to reflect. This year asked a lot of nonprofit leaders. And you showed up anyway. Before we rush toward what is next, take a beat to acknowledge what you have already done. The systems you improved. The time you reclaimed. The moments where AI stopped being overwhelming and started being useful. Growth does not always look flashy. Sometimes it looks like fewer late nights. Clearer decisions. More capacity to focus on the mission and the people you serve. If you feel comfortable, share a win in the comments: - How has your understanding of AI helped you save time? - Where did it help you build capacity for your organization or team? - How did it support the work that matters most in your mission? Big wins. Small wins. Quiet wins that only you notice. They all count. Let’s finish this year grounded in what we have learned, proud of how far we have come, and clear about why this work matters. I cannot wait to celebrate you.

Hi everyone, I wanted to check in and see if we could find a different time to meet each week, because it seems that the Friday at 12 PM Eastern time is not working for a lot members. I wanna make sure that we find a time that works best for everybody so in the comments, please let me know what time would you prefer?

Hey AI Powered Nonprofit community! I’m so excited to share our newest step-by-step tutorial — Fathom AI + ChatGPT Email Automation — now live in the classroom! If you’ve ever finished a meeting and thought, “I really need to send that follow-up email…” — this automation is about to change your life. You don’t need any coding experience to build this automation.I’ve created the full Make.com blueprint, a detailed PDF setup guide, and a step-by-step video tutorial to walk you through it. In less than an hour, you’ll have your own automation that takes your Fathom AI meeting transcripts and instantly turns them into polished, professional follow-up emails — automatically saved in your Gmail drafts and ready to send. This workflow is a game changer for nonprofit leaders and consultants who want to: - Save time every week by automating repetitive follow-ups - Build capacity and stay focused on mission-critical work - Present a highly polished, responsive, and professional image to partners, clients, and funders Once you set it up, this automation works quietly in the background — helping you show up at your best with almost no extra effort. Head to the classroom to watch the video, download your files, and start saving time today. Use this post to share your results, ask questions, or brainstorm ways to customize your automation — I’ll be checking in and helping you troubleshoot! Let’s work smarter, not harder. — Dr. Cassandra Brentley