To help close that gap, the OpenAI Academy⁠(opens in a new window) is teaming up with the Walton Family Foundation⁠(opens in a new window), Emerson Collective⁠(opens in a new window), and a network of local nonprofit organizations to host the Nonprofit Jam—a one-day, nationwide event bringing together more than 1,000 nonprofit leaders across 10 locations. From Arkansas to Ohio and California to New York, our teams will work with these leaders to explore how generative AI can help scale their impact—and listen to, learn from, and collaborate with those at the center of this vital work.

At its core, AI is a productivity-driving technology that can help scale the ability of people to think, learn, create, and build. The Nonprofit Jam will focus on bringing these productivity gains to philanthropy by teaching practical, hands-on ways to use AI to benefit everyone, including those in underserved communities. Participants will use ChatGPT to build new tools tailored to their specific needs—from streamlining case management, to improving community outreach, to enhancing service delivery.

Crucially, those gains will only come if AI companies first listen to the organizations that know their communities best—and then collaborate to build AI tools that enable them to save time, expand their reach, and reduce costs. These kinds of partnerships will get AI into the hands of more people, which is squarely aligned with OpenAI’s mission of building AI that benefits everyone.

Prior to the event, participants will have access to an online resource hub⁠(opens in a new window) on OpenAI Academy to help them learn the basics of AI and prepare for the Nonprofit Jam. Afterward, they’ll join an online community where they can continue learning, connect with peers, and expand on what they started.