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New to AI ? Start here

New to AI ? Start here

Welcome!

If you’ve never used AI before — or feel unsure about what it even means — this page is for you.
We’ll help you:
✔ Understand what AI is (without the jargon)
✔ Try your first simple AI-powered task
✔ Learn how to explore more tools, at your own pace
✔ Avoid common mistakes
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🤖 What is AI, really?

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a broad term — but in simple terms:
AI tools help you get things done faster by using smart systems that learn from data.
You’ve likely already used AI:
Google suggesting search phrases
Gmail predicting your sentences
Netflix recommending shows
Zoom improving audio quality
Now, AI tools are evolving to write content, analyze data, generate images, summarize text, translate languages, and more — and this toolkit shows how you can apply that power in your nonprofit work.
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Take Your First Step in Under 5 Minutes
Try one of these simple, low-risk tasks
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Start with this Beginner-Friendly Tool
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