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Lead with clarity when it matters most. In 3 weeks, you’ll join a powerful cohort of your peers, dive into hands-on labs, and leave with a roadmap, guardrails, and the confidence to lead. Deepen learning with a year of support through AI Spark sessions and an exclusive leadership community. This is Mission-First Leadership in the AI era.
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What kind of leader do you need to be in the age of AI? This Immersion covers the personal, technical and cultural dimensions that you need to lead with confidence and become a Mission-First AI Leaders.
This moment is filled with uncertainty and overhwhelm for a lot of leaders. Staff are experimenting without guidance. Boards are asking questions you can’t yet answer. Funders are starting to expect AI capability. That gap is where risk live and exactly what the Immersion helps you solve.
The PLAI AI Leadership Immersion dives in with 3 x AI Labs over three weeks, so you can get crystal clear on your AI strategy, build governance practices your board can trust, and draft a roadmap that secures credibility with staff, peers, and funders. This isn’t theory. It’s hands-on, human-centered, and relentlessly practical.
By the end, you’ll hold more than a strategy. You’ll hold confidence, authority, and momentum. You’ll be the leader your organization turns to - clear-eyed, trusted, and ready to guide AI adoption.
The AI Leadership Immersion starts on Tuesday, October 28. There are 3 AI Labs of 2 hours each, once per week (all times are in Eastern US time zone):
All sessions are on Zoom and LIVE attendance is encouraged as the Labs are very interactive. We also provide recordings so you can catch up if you miss a session or the times don't quite work.
At the heart of the program are three 2 hour AI Labs. They're high-touch, LIVE cohort-based sessions designed for nonprofit leaders. You’ll engage in strategic exercises, get expert guidance, and leave with frameworks that turn AI from an abstract risk into a leadership advantage.
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AI moves fast, and so do Sparks. Your enrollment includes a year of high-energy micro-sessions that deliver one sharp breakthrough at a time. From funder-facing guardrails to quick wins and mindset shifts, Sparks keep your skills sharp long after the immersion.
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You’ll walk away with a leadership toolkit built for decision-making, trust, and buy-in. These aren’t PDFs for a shelf — they’re practical, funder-ready assets designed to help you brief boards, secure alignment, and guide adoption.
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Leadership is easier with allies. Enrollment gives you access to PLAI’s Mission-First AI Community: a safe, private network of nonprofit leaders navigating the same challenges. This is your space for candid conversation, problem-solving, and support.
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Before the immersion begins, you’ll join your cohort for a live kickoff. Together, we’ll explore your AI Leadership archetype, set clear goals, and surface your top priorities. You’ll leave with clarity, alignment, and the foundation for a high-trust learning environment that sets you up for success.
By the end of Onboarding, you will:
AI leadership starts with you. This week, you’ll explore the mindsets, principles, and identity shifts required to lead responsibly and credibly in the age of AI. You’ll confront common fears, surface your leadership strengths, and learn from real-world nonprofit and global case studies. The focus: moving from hesitation to conviction.
By the end of Week 1, you will:
This week is about strategic clarity. You’ll examine where AI adds the most value, where it creates the most risk, and how to make informed, credible choices. Together, we’ll explore real examples of success and failure, learn the must-have elements of an AI roadmap, and practice governance frameworks boards can trust.
By the end of Week 2, you will:
Culture makes or breaks AI adoption. In the final week, you’ll learn how to cascade AI through champions, rituals, and narratives that inspire staff, boards, and donors. You’ll design practices that sustain momentum, create a 90-day plan for next steps, and leave with the confidence to embed AI as a lasting, mission-first capability.
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CEO / Founder of PLAI. Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute Alumni. 2 x Top 100 Women of Influence.
Kaz has been building, shaping, and leading it since 2015. As the founder and CEO of PLAI, and a Stanford HAI alum, she’s trained more than 8,000 nonprofits in AI, with a4.9/5 rating along the way. She's worked in impact at every scale - from global NGOs andlocal grassroots orgs to leaders from Google, Tesla, and Bain & Company.
Twice named one of Australia’s Top 100 Women of Influence, Kaz is also the co-founder of the global Ration Challenge (raising $80M+ to fight hunger), and the creator of Digital Village, a top-rated leadership program that continues to inspire change-makers.
She’s a sought-after speaker at global summits including the Fundraising AI, International Fundraising Congress, and the Fundraising Institute of Australia - where she’s known for sessions that surprise, delight, and create a little magic in the room. Kaz’s mission is simple but powerful: make AI simple, joyful, and transformative for those who need it most.
COO of PLAI. Executive Coach (UC Berkeley). Ex-Meta, Salesforce and Accenture.
Stephen builds the systems where AI adoption sticks. He designs the processes, rituals, and accountability that transform “great AI ideas” into workflows that actually ship. His focus: clarity, results, and habits that last - always grounded trust and safety.
With more than 15 years at Meta, Salesforce, and Accenture, Stephen has led high-stakes programs where advanced machine learning collides with human decision-making. He has led specialist trust and safety teams through elections and the pandemic, and coached social impact leaders around the world.
A UC Berkeley–certified executive coach, Stephen is as committed to people as he is to process. He blends empathy and play with uncompromising rigor, developing leaders and high-performing teams who can lead with confidence in the age of AI. His mission is clear: help organizations not just learn AI, but live it - leaving with systems, rhythms, and leadership habits that hold up in the real world.
Sparks deliver high-energy breakthroughs that flip the switch on AI adoption. These are short, fast, and focused sessions that deliver one breakthrough at a time - tool hacks, mindset flips, leadership guardrails. Designed for busy lives and diverse roles, you'll get year round immediate wins, fresh learning, and develop habits that stick.
AI Sparks Annual Pass
Unlimited for 12-Months
Lead with clarity when it matters most. In 3 weeks, you’ll join a powerful cohort of your peers, dive into hands-on labs, and leave with a roadmap, guardrails, and the confidence to lead. Deepen learning with a year of support through AI Spark sessions and an exclusive leadership community. This is Mission-First Leadership in the AI era.
Virtual Immersion
3 Weeks
Finally a way to turn AI experimentation into results you can feel. Across 3 weeks, you’ll build the skills to redesign workflows and change how you think about and use AI. Packed with resources, you'll walk away with a trusted community to lean on and 12-months of follow up sessions to deepen learning. This is where AI becomes your most impactful habit.
Virtual Immersion
3 Weeks
Unlike any other professional, or leadership course I have participated in. Cohesive group, well facilitated and the learnings structured but held loosely enough to allow for flexibility. I highly recommend PLAI to leaders, teams and those wanting to build curiosity and creativity within their organizations.
From day one I realized this was different...and it was going to challenge me, welcome me and support me. Highly engaging, practical and informative. Smooth, confident facilitation, while deeply approachable and personable. The right language, frameworks, tools and mindset for a different way of being and doing.
It was truly a wonderful restructuring experience for my work but also personal front. I have thought about the key lessons almost everyday, reflecting in silence and embarking upon a process of becoming a better and more effective person and professional.
A rare mix of bold challenge and deep care. I left not just with leadership tools, but with a new way of seeing myself and my role. Practical, stretching, and profoundly human. The PLAI team made complex ideas accessible and actionable. I walked away with both a strategy and the confidence to lead it.
What stood out? The mix of rigorous insight and empathy. I’ve sat through a dozen AI workshops, but this was different. Thoughtfully designed, ethically grounded, and laser-focused on impact. The combination of structure and openness created the conditions for breakthroughs I didn’t expect.
What surprised me most was how quickly fear turned into excitement. The sessions helped our team reframe AI from confusion to possibility. Generous, challenging, and beautifully designed. The PLAI team made AI feel less like a black box and more like a canvas.
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