Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming how nonprofit boards operate, marking a digital shift as significant as the introduction of email, the internet, or cloud computing.
For most non-profit leaders, the question is no longer whether AI will enter their organizations but where, how, and under what governance conditions. Early adopters in Canada are demonstrating that AI, when deployed with care, can strengthen mission delivery, improve stewardship of public trust, and reduce administrative load – without displacing the relational work that defines the sector.
10 practical use cases now emerging across Canadian non-profits, illustrate how AI is becoming part of the sector’s core infrastructure rather than a peripheral experiment.