AI is rapidly becoming part of the grant writing landscape, offering new opportunities to streamline research, drafting, and proposal development. This session will provide an overview of how AI can be used as a tool to strengthen grant proposals—helping generate and organize ideas, surface and summarize relevant data and research, refine language, and improve efficiency—while maintaining the thoughtful human oversight and authentic voice that strong applications require. Participants will also explore how AI can be integrated responsibly into the grant writing process, including considerations around ethical use, data privacy, and alignment with funder expectations.

Discussion topics will include:

—The evolving role of AI in grant writing

—Ethical considerations 

—Data privacy and responsible use

—Risks and limitations of AI-generated content

—Effective prompting and AI platform strengths

—Practical ways nonprofits can integrate AI responsibly

Presenter: Francine Errico 

Francine has been writing successful grant applications for over 10 years and has a deep understanding of the critical requirements for strong, competitive proposals. Her expertise spans project management, event management, journalism, research, and nonprofit organizational experience, all of which contribute to creating persuasive grant proposals and effective funding strategies. Francine is also certified in AI for grant writing and is an advocate for the thoughtful and ethical use of AI tools in the grant development process. She is passionate about supporting nonprofits in their pursuit of positive community impact.