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OpenAI Academy

OpenAI's free learning hub, with courses, events and a nonprofits community.

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Strong choiceFree learning hub from OpenAI with a nonprofits community.

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Price

Free

Nonprofit offer

None found

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium · Large

Great for

Nonprofit staff already using or considering ChatGPT
Fundraisers and leaders who want recorded sessions aimed at nonprofits
Beginners who want free guided practice
Free
Includes nonprofit-specific sessions
Regularly updated

Watch out for

Staff who want a formal certificate (not confirmed on the site)
Teams that use other AI tools such as Claude, Gemini or Copilot
ChatGPT-centred
Certificates are not clearly confirmed
Nonprofit content is a small part of a much larger library

Problems it solves

“My team uses ChatGPT but we have no idea how to use it well”“I'm a fundraiser and want to use AI to save time on appeals”“How do I get my board comfortable with using AI”“I need free AI training and don't want to pay for a course”“Where can I watch a recorded session on AI for nonprofits”

About OpenAI Academy+

OpenAI Academy is OpenAI's free learning platform. It has courses grouped by audience (for example Apply AI at Work and Lead AI Adoption), live and on-demand events, and a dedicated nonprofits community with sessions such as AI workflows for nonprofit fundraisers. You need to sign in, and content is mostly about ChatGPT.

Pricing: Courses and events are free. Sign-in is required. OpenAI's separate nonprofit discount on ChatGPT Business is listed under the OpenAI for Nonprofits program.

Key features+

Courses for knowledge workers, developers, leaders and educatorsNonprofits communityOn-demand nonprofit events such as repeatable AI workflows for fundraisersLivestreams and in-person workshops

Works with (1)+

ChatGPT

AI features+

Teaches ChatGPT and OpenAI tools, including workflows and agents.

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 OpenAI Academy before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-02