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Non-profitQuick start

Donor thank-you notes and impact reports

The problem
Small teams struggle to thank donors and report outcomes on time.
How AI helps
AI drafts personalised thank-you notes and turns field data into impact reports for each donor.
Start with
Language model, donor database.
Guardrails
Staff review facts and numbers and donor data is protected.
Full details

Example in practice

After a school-kit drive, each donor receives a personal thank-you with the number of kits their gift funded and a photo update from the field data.

How it works

  1. Prepare a donor list with gift details and consent.
  2. Draft personalised messages from a template.
  3. Turn field data into a short impact summary per donor.
  4. Staff check numbers and send.

Data you need

Donor records, programme data and photos with permission.

Measure success

  • Time to thank donors
  • Repeat donations
  • Report turnaround
  • Corrections needed

Indicative rollout

Days 1-3: pick one process and collect 20-30 real samples. Week 1: test with an approved AI assistant and compare with the manual result. Week 2: write the checklist and review step, then use it on live work. Timing is indicative and depends on your data and systems.

Data handling

Use approved tools only, keep personal and confidential data protected as required by law (for example the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in India), and keep a person responsible for every decision that affects people.

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Non-profitQuick start

Grant search and proposal drafting

The problem
Finding suitable grants and writing proposals takes weeks.
How AI helps
A model matches your programmes to funder criteria and drafts proposal sections from past submissions.
Start with
Language model, library of past proposals.
Guardrails
Check eligibility and figures yourself before submission.
Full details

Example in practice

The organisation uploads its programme descriptions. The model lists three matching funders with criteria and drafts the need statement and outcomes section from past proposals.

How it works

  1. Compile programme descriptions and past proposals.
  2. Match against funder criteria and deadlines.
  3. Draft sections in the funder format.
  4. Staff verify eligibility, budget and claims before submission.

Data you need

Programme data, past proposals, budgets and funder guidelines.

Measure success

  • Time per proposal
  • Proposals submitted
  • Success rate
  • Funder queries on figures

Indicative rollout

Days 1-3: pick one process and collect 20-30 real samples. Week 1: test with an approved AI assistant and compare with the manual result. Week 2: write the checklist and review step, then use it on live work. Timing is indicative and depends on your data and systems.

Data handling

Use approved tools only, keep personal and confidential data protected as required by law (for example the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in India), and keep a person responsible for every decision that affects people.

Discuss this for your business →
IT & CybersecurityQuick start

Internal IT helpdesk assistant

The problem
IT staff answer the same questions every day.
How AI helps
An assistant resolves common issues from the knowledge base and opens well-described tickets for the rest.
Start with
Language model, ticketing system.
Guardrails
Do not let it perform privileged actions without approval.
Full details

Example in practice

An employee reports a Wi-Fi problem in chat. The assistant gives the fix steps from the knowledge base and, if that fails, opens a ticket with device and location details.

How it works

  1. Collect the top 50 issues with their solutions.
  2. Load the knowledge base into the assistant.
  3. Integrate with the ticketing system for ticket creation.
  4. Review unresolved chats weekly and add missing articles.

Data you need

Knowledge base articles, past tickets and device inventory.

Measure success

  • Tickets resolved without agent
  • Time to resolve
  • Employee satisfaction
  • Escalation quality

Indicative rollout

Days 1-3: pick one process and collect 20-30 real samples. Week 1: test with an approved AI assistant and compare with the manual result. Week 2: write the checklist and review step, then use it on live work. Timing is indicative and depends on your data and systems.

Data handling

Use approved tools only, keep personal and confidential data protected as required by law (for example the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in India), and keep a person responsible for every decision that affects people.

Discuss this for your business →
IT & CybersecurityProject

Security alert triage

The problem
Analysts drown in alerts, so real threats are delayed.
How AI helps
AI groups related alerts, enriches them with context and ranks them with a plain-language explanation.
Start with
Security-event data, language model.
Guardrails
An analyst decides on containment and detection gaps are tested regularly.
Full details

Example in practice

Twelve related alerts about one user logging in from two countries are combined into one case with context and a ranked priority.

How it works

  1. Connect alert sources and asset information.
  2. Group related alerts and enrich them with context.
  3. Rank and explain each case in plain language.
  4. Analysts decide on containment and record the result.

Data you need

Alert and log data, asset and user information and past case outcomes.

Measure success

  • Time to triage
  • False positives closed quickly
  • Missed detections found in testing
  • Analyst workload

Indicative rollout

Month 1: discovery, data readiness and risk review. Months 2-3: build and pilot on one site, line or product. From month 4: scale in stages with monitoring and regular model review. Timing is indicative and depends on your data and systems.

Data handling

Use approved tools only, keep personal and confidential data protected as required by law (for example the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in India), and keep a person responsible for every decision that affects people.

Discuss this for your business →
Procurement & Supply ChainPilot

Supplier quote comparison and spend analysis

The problem
Quotes arrive in different formats and spending data is scattered.
How AI helps
AI extracts quote terms into one comparison, classifies spend by category and spots duplicate or off-contract purchases.
Start with
Document extraction, language model, spreadsheet.
Guardrails
Buyers confirm before awarding business.
Full details

Example in practice

Five quotes in PDF, Excel and email form are turned into one comparison of price, delivery, payment terms and warranty. The buyer sees which supplier is cheapest overall.

How it works

  1. Collect quotes and the evaluation criteria.
  2. Extract terms into a standard table.
  3. Compute total cost and highlight differences.
  4. The buyer reviews and negotiates.

Data you need

Quotes, specifications and evaluation criteria.

Measure success

  • Time to compare quotes
  • Savings versus first quote
  • Errors in comparison
  • Off-contract purchases found

Indicative rollout

Weeks 1-2: define scope, collect data and agree success measures. Weeks 3-6: build and run in parallel with the current process. Weeks 7-8: review accuracy and effort saved, then decide whether to scale. Timing is indicative and depends on your data and systems.

Data handling

Use approved tools only, keep personal and confidential data protected as required by law (for example the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in India), and keep a person responsible for every decision that affects people.

Discuss this for your business →
Procurement & Supply ChainPilot

Supplier risk monitoring

The problem
Supplier problems are noticed only after a delivery fails.
How AI helps
AI scans news, delivery history and financial signals for each key supplier and raises early warnings.
Start with
News and delivery data, language model.
Guardrails
Treat alerts as signals and verify with the supplier.
Full details

Example in practice

A key supplier appears in news about a factory fire and its on-time delivery has dropped for three months. The buyer is warned and lines up an alternative.

How it works

  1. List key suppliers and their delivery history.
  2. Monitor news and public signals for each supplier.
  3. Combine signals into an early-warning view.
  4. The buyer verifies with the supplier and plans.

Data you need

Supplier list, delivery and quality history and news sources.

Measure success

  • Disruptions anticipated
  • Late deliveries
  • Alerts that proved relevant
  • Time to switch supplier

Indicative rollout

Weeks 1-2: define scope, collect data and agree success measures. Weeks 3-6: build and run in parallel with the current process. Weeks 7-8: review accuracy and effort saved, then decide whether to scale. Timing is indicative and depends on your data and systems.

Data handling

Use approved tools only, keep personal and confidential data protected as required by law (for example the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in India), and keep a person responsible for every decision that affects people.

Discuss this for your business →
Consulting & Professional ServicesQuick start

Research and proposal drafting

The problem
Analysts spend days collecting and summarising material for each proposal.
How AI helps
A model summarises sources, drafts proposal sections from past work and builds first-cut slides.
Start with
Language model, firm knowledge base.
Guardrails
Verify every fact and keep client confidentiality.
Full details

Example in practice

For a sector study the analyst receives a source summary, a draft proposal built from similar past work and a first-cut slide outline.

How it works

  1. Organise the knowledge base of past work.
  2. Summarise sources for the new topic.
  3. Draft proposal sections and slide outlines.
  4. Consultants verify facts and tailor the message.

Data you need

Past proposals and reports, public sources and client brief.

Measure success

  • Time to first draft
  • Win rate
  • Review comments per draft
  • Reuse of past material

Indicative rollout

Days 1-3: pick one process and collect 20-30 real samples. Week 1: test with an approved AI assistant and compare with the manual result. Week 2: write the checklist and review step, then use it on live work. Timing is indicative and depends on your data and systems.

Data handling

Use approved tools only, keep personal and confidential data protected as required by law (for example the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in India), and keep a person responsible for every decision that affects people.

Discuss this for your business →
Consulting & Professional ServicesQuick start

Meeting notes and action tracking

The problem
Decisions and follow-ups get lost after calls.
How AI helps
Meetings are transcribed, summarised and turned into action lists with owners and dates.
Start with
Transcription tool, language model, task tool.
Guardrails
Take consent from participants and store recordings securely.
Full details

Example in practice

After a one-hour client call, a summary, decisions and an action list with owners and dates arrives within minutes and is placed in the task tool.

How it works

  1. Take participant consent and record or transcribe the meeting.
  2. Summarise decisions and action items.
  3. Send to participants for confirmation.
  4. Add confirmed actions to the task tool with reminders.

Data you need

Meeting audio or notes and the participant list.

Measure success

  • Time to circulate notes
  • Actions completed on time
  • Corrections to summaries
  • Meetings with clear owners

Indicative rollout

Days 1-3: pick one process and collect 20-30 real samples. Week 1: test with an approved AI assistant and compare with the manual result. Week 2: write the checklist and review step, then use it on live work. Timing is indicative and depends on your data and systems.

Data handling

Use approved tools only, keep personal and confidential data protected as required by law (for example the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 in India), and keep a person responsible for every decision that affects people.

Discuss this for your business →
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