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Microsoft

Discover AI for leaders in nonprofit

Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

Overview

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  • Learn how to use AI tools and resources for your business.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Prioritize AI use cases by value, feasibility, and time to value, and track results with clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
    • Unify data, modernize infrastructure, and adopt Azure services to run secure, compliant AI at scale.
    • Put governance, security, and regulatory controls in place to manage risk and maintain trust.
    • Enable people to use AI in daily work with Copilot, agents, and low code tools to boost productivity and streamline processes.
  • Learn how to align AI to business strategy and ensure readiness using essential drivers for scalable, impactful, secure adoption.

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Align AI strategies with business priorities to focus on high-impact areas.
    • Design a scalable and secure foundation for AI deployment.
    • Accelerate AI adoption through effective tools and methods.
    • Develop governance strategies to manage risk responsibly.
    • Integrate organization and culture changes for efficient AI implementation.
  • Explore six principles to guide AI development and use - fairness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability.

    In this module, you will:

    • Explain why responsible AI matters and identify its societal implications.

    • Apply Microsoft’s six guiding principles for responsible AI in your organization.

    • Design a governance system that turns principles into actionable policies and controls.

    • Take practical steps to implement responsible AI across teams and processes.

  • Learn enterprise AI management with our free open online course, including scaling AI.

    By the end of this module, you're able to:

    • Explain the foundational concepts and business value of generative AI for organizations.
    • Identify and evaluate Microsoft generative AI solutions—including Copilot, Azure AI, and agents—for common business scenarios.
    • Assess key considerations for adopting generative AI, including model selection, cost drivers, and responsible use.
    • Recognize challenges and opportunities in generative AI, such as reliability, bias, and strategic alignment.
  • Discover AI use cases and scenarios for nonprofit organizations. Get familiar with Microsoft AI tools and services for nonprofit. Learn from real success stories.
    • Describe common goals and challenges for nonprofit organizations.

    • Identify AI use cases for nonprofit organizations.

    • Identify Microsoft AI technologies that can support nonprofit use cases.

Syllabus

  • Leverage AI tools and resources for your business
    • Introduction
    • Identify basic AI technology concepts
    • Understand the foundations of AI
    • Learn the Microsoft AI approach
    • Explore Copilot and agents at work
    • Drive transformation with Azure cloud and AI platforms
    • Secure AI for a strong foundation
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Create business value with AI
    • Introduction
    • Business strategy
    • Technology and data strategy
    • AI strategy and experience
    • Organization and culture
    • AI governance
    • Module assessment
    • Summarize AI drivers for business value
  • Embrace responsible AI principles and practices
    • Introduction
    • Prepare for responsible AI
    • Identify guiding principles for responsible AI
    • Design a system for AI governance
    • Apply systems for AI governance
    • Responsible AI at Microsoft
    • Put responsible AI frameworks in action
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Scale AI in your organization
    • Introduction
    • Unlock AI value
    • Organize for AI success
    • Empower business users with AI
    • Empower subject matter experts with AI
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Define a Microsoft AI strategy to create business value in nonprofit
    • Introduction
    • AI and nonprofit organizations
    • Explore how AI helps nonprofits achieve mission impact
    • Explore opportunities for AI in nonprofit
    • Discover how Microsoft AI enables evidence-based public policy and data-backed best practices – An RTI International success story
    • Discover how Microsoft AI enables predicting and preventing malnutrition - an Amref Health Africa success story
    • Discover how Microsoft AI transforms lives through access to essential surgery – An Operation Smile success story
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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