Tool Overviews

Plain-language overviews of the AI tools advocacy teams use.

Every entry: What it is, what it's good at, watch-outs, and how to start.

ChatGPT

OpenAI's general AI assistant for drafting, summarizing, analyzing files, and multi-step research. The most widely recognized tool of its kind, and often the one your staff have already tried.

Gemini

Google's general AI assistant, built into Gmail, Docs, and Drive. Eligible nonprofits get the premium features at no cost through Google Workspace for Nonprofits, which makes it the cheapest serious starting point for most teams.

Claude

A general AI assistant from Anthropic for drafting, summarizing, analyzing files, and thinking through problems. For most staff, this is the right first tool to learn.

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