AI operations partner for nonprofits and social enterprises

Practical AI, built with your team and measured by the time it saves.

Draftera helps nonprofit organizations use AI to reduce time spent on routine work. I work alongside your team to build practical workflows, establish clear safeguards and measure the time saved and its value to your organization.

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Ken Hopkins

Ken HopkinsFounder, Draftera. Based in Newfoundland and Labrador, working with nonprofits across Canada.

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Your team may already be using AI without shared guidelines.

On most teams, someone is already drafting emails in ChatGPT and someone else is summarizing meeting notes in Copilot, while a few colleagues quietly wonder whether they should be using it at all.

All of this happens on top of a full workload. The grant report is due, the board package is late, and no one has the time to step back and decide how AI should fit into the organization's work, which tasks AI can support and which information should stay out of AI tools.

If this sounds familiar, you are in good company. Only about 10% of Canadian nonprofits have a formal AI policy (Imagine Canada, 2026).

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The work I help with

I focus on the routine, time-consuming tasks every nonprofit and social enterprise knows well, where a sound first draft or a well-organized summary saves hours without changing who makes the decisions.

  • Funder and board reporting

    Turning program notes, data and past reports into a solid first draft that staff review, correct and finish.

  • Program intake

    Organizing application and referral information so staff spend less time re-entering details, within the rules you set for personal information.

  • Meeting notes to actions

    Converting notes from staff and board meetings into clear summaries, decisions and follow-ups with owners and dates.

  • Donor acknowledgements

    Preparing accurate, personal thank-you letters for staff to check and sign.

  • AI guidelines for staff

    Plain-language guidance on which tools to use, what stays out of them and who checks the output.

These are common starting points rather than a fixed menu. In the Introductory Conversation we look at where your team's time actually goes and choose the task that will make the clearest difference.

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What you can expect

Every engagement is designed around outcomes you can see and report on. Your staff remain responsible for the work; the workflow gives them a sound starting point and returns the time they used to spend getting there.

The engagement is intentionally focused. We start with one well-defined task, and I measure its impact, so any decision to invest further is based on results rather than promises.

  1. Hours returnedTime spent on the task is measured before and after, and reported as time saved and its estimated value.
  2. Clear guardrailsStaff know what AI can be used for, what stays out of it and who checks the result.
  3. Confident staffStaff know how to use each workflow, check its output and recognize when corrections are needed.
  4. Board-ready reportingA plain account of the results that you can share with your board and funders.

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How we work together

Each step builds on the one before, and the first is free. You decide whether to go further only once you have seen what the work delivers.

  1. 01

    Introductory Conversation

    A 30-minute video call in which we look at how your organization works and where your team's time goes. You leave with at least one idea you can use, whether or not we work together.

    Free

  2. 02

    The Draftera AI Foundations Engagement

    Over two to three weeks, I build one or two working workflows with your staff, train the people who will use them, put guardrails in place and deliver a report on the time saved.

    Founding-client prices are $1,250 for one workflow or $2,000 for two. They are available to our first two clients until December 31, 2026, in exchange for a short case study approved before publication.

    $2,500 / $4,000one workflow / two workflows

All prices in Canadian dollars, plus applicable taxes.

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Have an operational challenge that goes beyond AI?

If your organization needs help improving processes, implementing change or supporting a stretched leadership team, let's discuss what would be useful.

This support draws on my experience leading organizations for more than two decades. Operational support can form part of your monthly Partnership or be scoped as a separate fixed-fee project. In either case, we agree on clear priorities and deliverables.

  • Simplifying a process

    Mapping a process that has grown complicated, such as intake, scheduling or month-end reporting, and agreeing on a simpler way to run it.

  • Seeing a change through

    Planning an organizational restructuring, program launch or system implementation, and helping staff understand what is changing and why.

  • Roles and structure

    Reviewing roles and reporting lines when a team has outgrown the way it is organized.

  • Support for a stretched leadership team

    Experienced support with workforce planning, board reporting or a complex staffing issue.

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Information sessions and workshops on AI

Maybe your board has started asking about AI. Maybe staff are already experimenting without a shared approach. Either way, it pays to build a common understanding before anyone commits to a plan.

I run practical information sessions and workshops on AI, tailored to your organization’s work. Each session covers three areas.

  • What AI does well, and where it falls short
  • How to use it responsibly with your organization’s information
  • Where it could realistically save your team time

Together we’ll settle the audience, format and focus, and I’ll confirm the fee before anything is booked.

Book a conversation to talk through what would suit your team

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How I approach the work

  • Responsible

    Client, donor and staff personal information never goes into outside AI tools without your written agreement, and every workflow has a named person who checks what it produces.

  • Practical

    I start from the work your team already does and use the tools you already have wherever possible. I am not tied to any vendor, and I recommend tools based on your organization’s needs.

  • Measured

    I track the time each workflow saves and report it plainly, so you can judge the value for yourself and decide what comes next.

Draftera is led by Ken Hopkins, a former nonprofit executive director, who works directly with every client. About Ken

The first step is a conversation

Tell me about your organization and where your team's time goes. You'll leave with at least one idea you can use, and if working together makes sense, I'll explain the options. There's no obligation to proceed.

Book a 30-minute conversation with Ken