Free toolNonprofit offer

Charity Excellence AI Training

Free certificated AI courses for UK charity staff, trustees and fundraisers.

Visit site ↗Pricing ↗

Solid optionFree certificated UK AI courses supported by Microsoft.

See how Charity Excellence AI Training fits your setup. Add the tools you already use.

Price

Free

Nonprofit offer

Yes

Available in

🌍AnywhereBuilt for United Kingdom 🇬🇧Made for UK charity staff and trustees

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium · Large

Free certificated AI training for UK charities and non-profits, supported by Microsoft.

Claim it ↗

Great for

UK charity staff, volunteers and trustees
Fundraisers who want AI help with bids and research
Boards that need to understand AI risks
Free and certificated
Short, bite-size lessons
Covers safety and risk

Watch out for

Organisations that want live training
Teams outside the UK looking for local law and examples
UK charity focus
Self-paced only
Course list changes, and some titles were still being launched

Problems it solves

“Our trustees want to know the risks of AI and I need to explain them”“I want to use AI for bid writing without getting it wrong”“How do I keep vulnerable people safe from AI scams and deepfakes”“We need an AI course with a certificate and no budget”“I'm a manager and need AI explained simply”

About Charity Excellence AI Training+

The Charity Excellence Framework, a UK registered charity, runs a free set of around 11 short AI courses with support from Microsoft. Each takes about 45 minutes with short lessons, demo videos, tasks, quizzes and checklists. Topics include an introduction to AI, getting started, AI safety, AI risks, fundraising with AI, and AI for boards and managers. Completing a course gives a certificate.

Pricing: All courses are free for UK charities and non-profits with Microsoft's support, per the Charity Excellence page.

Key features+

About 11 short courses, 45 minutes eachAI Safety for EveryoneFundraising With AIAI Made Simple for Boards and ManagersCertificates on completion

Works with (1)+

Microsoft

AI features+

All courses are about AI, including risks, safety and fundraising uses.

How sure are we?+

Partly confirmed on the vendor's pages; some details from reputable secondary sources. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with Charity Excellence AI Training before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-02