Use free AI tools for your charity work
A practical, free-first guide for UK charities and community interest companies.
Even a few hours a week saved adds up. Free AI can help you draft emails, cut long documents down to the key points, scan for funding leads, turn meeting notes into clear actions and spark content ideas. It works best as a patient assistant for the routine tasks, leaving the judgement calls to you.
Free tools, fewer surprises.
Free tools, fewer surprises.
Do the busywork
Draft an email, tidy a job description, suggest a meeting agenda. Paste nothing personal, check what it writes.
Rescue a report
Stuck on a funding bid or a board update? A quick prompt can pull the key points out of a messy draft.
Ground a big plan
Need a first pass at a project risk list or a delivery timeline? Use AI to start the thinking, then make it yours.
Get the gist of a thick file
Have a long policy or guidance document to digest? AI can summarize it, but keep the original safe and double-check.
Bring a tool to the table
Invite a colleague to review the output with you. Use separate authorised accounts, strong passwords and the organisation’s approved data policy—never share logins.
Privacy rules that keep people safe
Answers to the data questions our volunteers, staff, and trustees ask most.
What can AI actually help with?
Try these simple, free workflows for the admin tasks that eat up your week.
Admin paperwork
Draft letters, policies and emails in minutes, then human-check them before sending.
Free
Research shortcuts
Summarise long reports and compare funder guidelines, saving hours of reading.
Free
Funding applications
Turn your project notes into clear first drafts and check they match funder aims.
Free
Content creation
Plan social posts, newsletters and updates, then add your own community voice.
Free
Meeting notes
Turn messy notes into tidy actions, ready to share with trustees and volunteers.
Free
The Community Toolkit is a good next step
Grab more practical resources, share questions in our AI for Charities Facebook group, or book time for live help putting AI to work at your charity.