Overview:

Grant work often becomes a scramble: opportunity research turns into endless searching, requirements get missed because the instructions are dense, and drafts get patched together at the last minute. When teams are understaffed or roles change often, the process can become inconsistent and hard to repeat. Bringing AI into that environment can make things worse if it is used casually. You can end up with writing that feels generic, private details that should not be shared, or confident mistakes that weaken your eligibility and credibility. Those risks are not theoretical. A single careless submission can damage trust with funders and partners. Success looks like a clean, repeatable grant process where research is targeted, requirements are captured clearly, and writing stays true to your mission and facts. Your team moves faster without cutting corners, and you can stand behind every claim.

Integrity Grants is a hands-on workshop where your team builds a responsible way to use AI across four parts of grant development: finding opportunities, breaking down instructions, drafting, and reviewing. You practice describing your program in a way that helps search and matching without exposing sensitive details. You turn grant guidelines into simple checklists, timelines, and “must-answer” questions so nothing gets lost. Most AI workshops stop at prompts. This one builds control into the process: what never goes into a tool, how to remove identifying details, how to keep notes on decisions, and how to confirm every important statement before it goes into a proposal. You leave with ready-to-use tools your team can apply immediately.

Key Takeaways:

• Participants learn how to move faster without getting sloppy. They’ll build a workflow that accelerates research, organizes requirements, and drafts usable content while keeping guardrails in place. The result is less time lost to manual digging and last-minute chaos, and more time spent on strategy, fit, and quality.

  
  

• Participants learn how to use AI to improve clarity, structure, and persuasion without producing generic, “AI-sounding” narratives. Through the Amplified Voice and Voice Lab exercises, they leave knowing how to make proposals feel authentic, specific, and mission-grounded, which protects credibility and improves reviewer trust.

  
  

• Participants leave with a practical integrity standard for AI in grant writing: what to share, what to anonymize, what to verify, and what must stay human-led. They learn how to prevent fabricated facts, protect sensitive information, and document their process so leadership and stakeholders can confidently stand behind the work.

Target Audience:

• Nonprofit executive directors, program leaders, and small development teams who need grant results but do not have the staffing to sustain a heavy, manual process. This workshop gives them a safe system to increase capacity without compromising trust.

  
  

• Grant writers and fundraising professionals who already know the craft, but want to increase throughput and improve consistency. They’ll gain a structured, integrity-first AI workflow that supports drafting, revision, and compliance checks without weakening authenticity.

  
  

• Public sector and community-based organizations that face strict requirements, tight timelines, and high accountability. This workshop provides a responsible way to handle complex RFPs, protect sensitive details, and produce clear, compliant drafts that can stand up to scrutiny.