How Nonprofits Can Use AI Without Losing the Human Touch with Rachael Leventhal Garnett of EAAS AI

AI can save your nonprofit time—but where do you start without sacrificing the human relationships at the heart of your mission?

In this episode of The Nonprofit Nook, Wendy Kidd sits down with Rachael Leventhal Garnett of EAAS AI to make AI feel practical, approachable, and useful for nonprofit leaders.

They unpack the difference between AI and automation, how to identify repetitive tasks worth streamlining, and why your organization needs clear AI guardrails—even if you haven't officially adopted AI yet.

You'll also hear why Rachael believes the best AI strategy starts with people, not technology, and how keeping a human in the loop can help your organization use AI responsibly while creating more capacity for mission-driven work.

In this episode, you'll learn:

The difference between AI and automationHow to spot repetitive workflows that could be automatedWhy AI should support your people rather than replace themWhat AI governance means and why your nonprofit needs guardrailsHow "shadow AI" can create risks for your organizationWhy human review is still essential when using AIHow to start small instead of trying to transform everything at once

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