Turn AI’s power into positive action
We believe the organisations doing the most important work should not be the last to benefit from AI. So we bring the people who build it to the people who need it.
AI for Impact Collective is a volunteer-driven collective of 70+ purpose-driven AI professionals. Mentors give their time for free; the modest programme fee covers matching and coordination only. No sales targets, no upsells. Just senior expertise pointed at work that matters.
Our first cohort pairs 9 mentors with 8 nonprofits and social enterprises for 12 weeks each. We are honest about what AI can do, and just as honest about what it can’t. You will never hear us promise magic.
Seven principles, signed by every mentor
Action-Oriented
We build and try things. Every mentorship produces something you can use, not a report.
Purpose-Driven
We work with organisations whose mission is the point, not the marketing.
Democratization
AI expertise shouldn’t be a luxury good. We bring it to teams that could never buy it.
Human-Centered Design
Tools are shaped around the people who use them, never the other way around.
Responsible AI
Privacy, data handling and human review are part of every engagement from week one.
Realistic & Critical
We say what AI can’t do. If a tool doesn’t help, we say that too.
Empowering People
Success is your team continuing without us. We work toward our own redundancy.
The people coordinating it all
Dora Wierzbicka
Co-founder & lead mentor
Peter Powell
Co-founder & operations
Steef van Velzen
Co-founder & lead mentorTalk to a human
Questions about the programme, mentoring or working together? We answer every email ourselves.
