Category: Data & AI

JVS Boston is one of the largest providers of adult education and workforce development services in Greater Boston, serving more than 15,000 people a year across over 35 programs. Insource has been JVS’s partner since 2025. In late 2025, we began helping them adopt AI across the organization. What they wanted JVS Boston wanted Claude … Continued

Nonprofit teams are constantly asked to stretch every dollar and hour. Between aggressive fundraising targets, tight grant deadlines, and compliance demands, there’s rarely enough bandwidth to go around. AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot won’t replace your team’s mission expertise or donor relationships, nor should they. But when used intentionally, they can … Continued

AI adoption without governance creates risk. That does not mean nonprofits should avoid AI. It means they should approach it intentionally. Many organizations already have staff using AI, whether leadership knows it or not. Some may be using free tools to draft emails, summarize documents, clean up data, or make their work easier. The problem … Continued

Practical AI insights for organizations that want clarity, not hype. AI is evolving quickly – and for many leaders, it’s difficult to separate meaningful opportunities from constant noise. The Insource AI Insider was created to help organizations stay informed, confident, and practical in their approach to AI adoption. Subscribers receive: Invitations to expert-led webinars Practical … Continued

AI is moving fast. Most organizations are still figuring out where to begin. The challenge with AI isn’t access to technology anymore. It’s understanding how to use it in a way that’s practical, safe, and genuinely valuable for your team. At Insource, we work with organizations every day that are asking the same questions: Where … Continued

Here’s a question most business owners can’t answer honestly: How many AI tools are running inside your organization right now? If you raised your hand and said “Zero, because we haven’t rolled any out yet,” it’s time to think again. Your team is resourceful. They face tight deadlines and heavy workloads every single day. I’m … Continued

AI becomes much more useful when you can see it solving real problems. There’s no shortage of conversation around AI right now. What’s often missing is practical, real-world examples of how it can support everyday work. That’s why we’ve created a growing library of short videos showing Claude AI handling real business tasks, including: Comparing … Continued

The AI landscape changes quickly. What feels like the best tool today may not be the best tool a year from now. Right now, Insource is recommending Claude as the strongest AI choice for many nonprofits. Why? Because Claude combines strong usability, practical integrations, thoughtful security options, and nonprofit-friendly pricing. It works well across common … Continued

Talk to enough business leaders about AI right now, and you’ll hear the same anxious refrain, usually delivered in a lowered voice over coffee: “I guess this means I’ll either have to get rid of a lot of people, or I’ll have to expect my staff to produce twice as much as before.” It’s offered … Continued

If you’ve ever Googled “Excel VLOOKUP not working” at 4:45 on a Friday, this post is for you. Excel is the backbone for most small and mid-sized organizations. Budgets, forecasts, client lists, project trackers, HR data — it all lives in spreadsheets. And for every power user who dreams in pivot tables, there are ten people who know just enough Excel to get by … Continued