AI Adoption Without Chaos

September 2nd; 9:00am - 12:00pm

A practical training series that helps nonprofit leaders use AI safely, credibly, and consistently without turning your organization into a compliance factory.

AI is already inside your nonprofit. Staff are using it to draft, summarize, brainstorm, and “research”, often without shared rules, clear review standards, or leadership visibility. That’s how organizations end up with privacy mistakes, public-facing inaccuracies, and inconsistent quality that erodes trust.

This series is built for one outcome: responsible AI adoption that actually works in a real nonprofit, limited capacity, high stakes, and zero tolerance for chaos.

Who this series is for
Executive directors, COOs/ops leaders, program and development leaders, HR/people ops, communications leads, and managers who want to:
• Get the productivity gains without the “confidently wrong” failures
• Protect client, donor, HR, financial, and legal information
• Create clear rules that managers can enforce consistently
• Pilot AI in a controlled way and prove value in 30 days
If your team is experimenting in pockets (or avoiding AI out of fear), this is the reset.

The problem we solve
AI is a force multiplier. If your systems are messy, AI multiplies mess. If your standards are unclear, AI multiplies inconsistency. If your people are exhausted, AI becomes a stress response. That’s when mistakes happen.

This series installs three things most nonprofits are missing:
1. A decision filter for what AI should and shouldn’t be used for (before someone learns the hard way)
2. Non-negotiable guardrails around data, quality, and review
3. A lightweight adoption system so usage becomes consistent and auditable, not random

Trainer: Damon Colaluca (pronounced kō-la - lŭ-ka) - Principal Consultant, Colaluca & Associates

Damon Colaluca is an influential purpose-driven leader with extensive experience developing and implementing strategies that create thriving social impact organizations; coaching individuals, managers, and teams to achieve their full potential; and creating connections and collaborations that result in transformative change.

For over 30 years, Damon has travelled the country, working to expand the capacity of social impact organizations and their ability to create real and lasting change. Throughout his lifetime of leadership, he has seen social impact organizations transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. From leading organizations and boards to spearheading mergers and facility acquisitions to directing mission advancement and fundraising initiatives, his efforts have transformed both organizations and communities.

Damon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University at Long Beach, completed post graduate coursework in Public Administration at Notre Dame de Namur University and earned an Executive Certificate in Leadership Management from the University of Notre Dame. He is a faculty-level trainer and a recipient of a California Department of Education Golden Apple award.

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In Person Covid Protocols: TNP In-person workshops take place on the Long Beach City College campus. In accordance with the campus COVID policy, all attendees are required to be fully vaccinated and free of symptoms of COVID-19 or any other illness. All attendees are required to wear a mask. All attendees will be required to complete a form, upon arrival, attesting that they are in compliance with this policy

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