Non-Profit Careers in the AI Era

End-of-lesson check

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1. Which non-profit task benefits most directly from AI acceleration?

   1. Building relationships with community members
   2. Drafting grant proposals and adapting language to specific funders
   3. Providing direct services to program participants
   4. Making judgment calls about mission priorities

2. Why does AI create the highest leverage for smaller non-profit organizations?

   1. Smaller organizations have fewer grant requirements
   2. AI narrows the resource gap between small and large organizations
   3. Smaller organizations have access to better AI tools
   4. AI replaces the need for board governance at small organizations

3. A non-profit director uses AI to generate all client-facing communications. What is the primary risk?

   1. AI-generated communications are always factually incorrect
   2. The organization may erode the authentic relationships that make programs trusted
   3. AI communications are too formal for non-profit audiences
   4. Grant funders will penalize organizations that use AI

4. What does AI fundamentally CANNOT replace in non-profit work?

   1. Funder reporting
   2. Program material creation
   3. Volunteer coordination scheduling
   4. Direct service relationships and community advocacy

5. Which of the following is the best use of AI for a non-profit grant writer with a heavy workload?

   1. Using AI to completely replace the grant writing process
   2. Using AI to draft initial proposals and adapt language for multiple funders efficiently
   3. Using AI to decide which funders to apply to
   4. Using AI to evaluate program effectiveness

6. A non-profit development director wants to use AI to draft funder reports. What is the most important safeguard?

   1. Have AI draft and submit reports automatically to save time
   2. Review and revise AI drafts carefully to ensure outcomes are accurately reported
   3. Only use AI for reports to government funders, not foundations
   4. Let program staff review AI reports without development input

7. How should a non-profit professional frame their AI use when speaking with traditional funders?

   1. Hide AI use entirely to avoid concerns
   2. Position AI as a tool that frees up human capacity for mission-critical work
   3. Explain that AI now writes all their reports
   4. State that AI replaces the need for several staff positions

8. What is the core principle for non-profit AI use described in this lesson?

   1. Automate all tasks to reduce headcount
   2. Use AI only for financial management
   3. Use AI to free human capacity for relationship and advocacy work AI cannot do
   4. Implement AI tools only after getting funder approval

9. An AI tool generates a grant proposal narrative for a non-profit. The grant writer notices the outcomes described are more ambitious than the program can actually achieve. What should they do?

   1. Submit it — ambitious outcomes are expected in grant proposals
   2. Revise the outcomes to accurately reflect what the program can realistically achieve
   3. Ask AI to make the outcomes sound more realistic without changing them
   4. Submit the AI draft and plan to address the gap in the final report

10. Which non-profit role is MOST likely to be significantly augmented by AI in the near term?

    1. Case manager working directly with program participants
    2. Community organizer building local coalitions
    3. Development associate managing grant writing and reporting
    4. Social worker providing direct counseling services

11. What professional skill becomes MORE valuable for non-profit workers as AI handles more routine documentation?

    1. Data entry accuracy
    2. Template management
    3. Building authentic community relationships and advocacy skills
    4. Writing standardized progress reports

12. A small non-profit uses AI to create all volunteer recruitment materials and scheduling. What critical function must still be performed by humans?

    1. Creating sign-up forms
    2. Generating email reminders
    3. Building relationships with volunteers and addressing their motivations
    4. Tracking volunteer hours in a database

13. Which factor most distinguishes a non-profit professional who thrives in an AI-augmented environment?

    1. Technical programming skills
    2. Ability to write without AI assistance
    3. Combining mission passion with operational efficiency through AI tools
    4. Choosing not to use AI to maintain authenticity

14. AI-generated grant language submitted without significant revision is risky because:

    1. Funders have software to detect AI writing
    2. AI grant language sounds too polished
    3. Generic AI language that sounds like every other proposal is less competitive in a crowded pool
    4. Grant rules prohibit AI assistance

15. What does 'mission focus' mean in the context of AI use at a non-profit?

    1. Using AI only for mission-related research
    2. Ensuring that AI tools are used to support the mission rather than distract from it
    3. Requiring AI tools to understand the organization's mission before use
    4. Avoiding AI because it conflicts with values-based work