Environmental NGOs and charities
Your team is small.Your mission isn't.AI should close that gap.
Amplify is a hands-on AI adoption program for environmental NGOs, ACNC-registered charities, and community organisations. Your people learn by doing — and leave with real automations running on their real work.
How we will work together
Most AI training teaches people about tools. I draw on 20 years as an operations executive to understand your organisation: your workflows, your team, your existing tools, and your funding context.
Then I build and deliver a tailored program in which your team learns by doing — setting up AI the right way, prompting it effectively, and building automations for the work that actually slows them down.
The tools we work with are Claude Cowork, Perplexity, Google Workplace Studio, ChatGPT's Agent mode, or Microsoft Copilot. These are agentic AI tools: they connect to your systems, schedule tasks, and run workflows automatically. Your team will learn how to use them for their specific roles and use cases — not for hypothetical examples.
In the NGO context, the use cases we focus on include:
- •Grant writing and funding applications — drafting, structuring, and aligning applications to funder priorities
- •Impact reporting — turning raw data and program notes into compelling, board-ready summaries
- •Donor and stakeholder communications — drafting updates, thank-you messages, and newsletters faster without losing voice
- •Admin and operations — reducing the repetitive administrative load that pulls your team away from mission-critical work
By the end of the program, your team will have:
- •A clear understanding of what their chosen tool can (and can't) do
- •Live automations they built themselves and are already using
- •The knowledge to identify new automations and build them independently
- •Confidence to use AI within your organisation's ethical principles and data safety commitments
The capability stays with your team — not with me.
Built for the reality of your organisation
NGOs and charities operate in a context that most AI training ignores entirely: stretched budgets, high accountability to funders and communities, and a genuine responsibility to the people you serve.
AI is not the answer to everything. But for the grant writing that takes days, the impact reports that take weeks, the donor updates that sit in someone's drafts folder — it is a real lever. And the organisations that build this capability now will spend less time on administration and more time on the work that matters.
There is one dimension of AI adoption that matters more for your type of organisation than almost any other: trust. Your donors, volunteers, stakeholders, and communities trust you with their data, their stories, and their support. 57% of employees who use AI tools at work have fed sensitive information into unsanctioned personal accounts — often without realising the risk. For a for-purpose organisation, that is not just a compliance issue. It is a values issue.
Amplify addresses this from session one. Your team learns not just how to use AI, but how to use it in a way that reflects your organisation's commitment to data safety, ethical practice, and the communities you serve. That is not a bolt-on. It is built into every session.
What your organisation gets back
The industry benchmark for knowledge workers using AI is 3–5 hours saved per person per week. For a small NGO team, even the conservative end of that range is significant.
| Conservative | Realistic | |
|---|---|---|
| Hours saved per person per week | 3 hours | 5 hours |
| Hours recovered across a team of 8 | 24 hrs / week | 40 hrs / week |
| Time freed from admin and grant writing | Measurable from week one | — |
Based on industry benchmarks for knowledge workers using AI assistants (BCG, 2025).
Beyond time: your team leaves with the confidence and skills to keep building. Amplify does not create dependency on Alisya. It creates capability inside your organisation — capability that compounds as your team discovers new use cases long after the program ends.
Grant funding note: If your organisation is considering using a grant to fund the program, take advantage of the free Grant Application Co-Pilot kit before you apply. It is an AI-powered grant writing assistant that you can add to your ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other LLM you use. I provide step-by-step in written and video formats. No prior AI knowledge needed, and it is yours to keep, at no cost.
Find the right program for your team
Amplify
For more than 10 participants
Amplify Lite
For individuals teams of up to 10.
Ready to find out if this fits?
You do not need to have everything figured out before we talk. A 20-minute conversation is enough to know whether Amplify is the right program for your organisation — and which version makes sense.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is this a workshop or a training course?
Neither. Amplify is a hands-on program in which your team learns by building real automations for their real work. It is closer to mentoring and consulting than to a workshop. The difference: you walk out with something working, not just something learned.
What AI tools do you work with?
Claude Cowork, Perplexity, Google Workplace Studio, ChatGPT's Agent mode, or Microsoft Copilot. The tool is confirmed during discovery based on what your organisation already uses or wants to adopt. If you are uncertain about which tool to adopt, I'll recommend one based on your use cases.
What if my team has no experience with AI?
That is the normal starting point. Session 1 covers AI basics — what it is, how LLMs work, what agentic AI means — before any hands-on work begins. No prior knowledge is required.
What if my team has already done AI training?
Most have. But there is a difference between generic AI awareness training and a hands-on program built around your team's actual workflows and use cases. BCG found that structured, role-specific training produces regular AI users at nearly twice the rate of ad-hoc learning. Amplify starts from your work, not from a slide deck — which is why the capability sticks.
How does Amplify handle data safety and donor privacy?
Data safety is covered in every session, not just one. Your team learns what information is safe to use with AI tools, how to avoid feeding sensitive donor or beneficiary data into unsanctioned tools, and how to build practices that protect your community's trust. Governance is a built-in deliverable, not an afterthought.
Can we use a grant to fund the program?
Yes — and if you are planning to apply for funding, the free Grant Application Co-Pilot kit can help you write the application itself. It is an AI-powered grant writing assistant built for Australian NGOs and charities.
What does the governance deliverable actually include?
A structured review of your current AI usage aligned to Australia's NAIC AI6 guidance and NIST AI RMF. You receive a board-ready one-page summary and a practical action plan. If you have no policy yet, I provide a starter framework. If you have one, I review it and flag gaps. Either way, governance principles are discussed in every session so your team understands what they mean in practice.
What does it cost?
Amplify Full starts at AUD $12,000 + GST for up to 15 participants. Amplify Lite is AUD $1,200 + GST for solopreneurs and AUD $3,600 + GST for teams of up to 10. Pricing is on every program card — no "contact us for a quote."
Where are you based? Do you deliver remotely?
Brisbane-based. Remote delivery across AU, SG, EU, and North America.
Not sure where to start? Try the free tools first.
Two free resources, no obligation:
Check your AI governance
Answer 10 questions based on Australia's Guidance for AI Adoption. Find out where your organisation has gaps — and what to do about them. Takes 2 minutes.
Set up AI for grant writing
The Grant Application Co-Pilot is a free AI-powered grant writing assistant built for Australian NGOs and charities. Set it up once and use it for every application.