AI adoption is a team sport.

We work side-by-side with education, nonprofit, and philanthropic organizations to build real AI capacity — from first audit to full adoption.

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From strategy to execution.

Not everything needs AI. But the things that do can save your team real time. We help you tell the difference, then build what matters.

Opportunity Audits

  • Identify the places where your team’s workflow is blocked or where you need more capacity to reach your goals
  • Understand where your leaders and teams are on AI adoption, and where you may have hidden assets or unforeseen liabilities as you move forward
  • Get a team and board-ready synthesis to help guide your planning for the year(s) ahead

Executive Coaching

  • Build fluency and confidence within your executive team on AI, ranging from advising on strategic decisions to hands-on 1:1 learning sessions with different tools
  • Have space to ask the tricky questions, and a trusted thought partner to wrestle with the tough calls

Custom Solutions

  • Gather your disparate data sources into a single, connected intelligence
  • Automate key workflows across your entire organization once that foundation is in place
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Change Management

  • Small group learning workshops that build confidence and skills on using AI effectively
  • Advisory support on policy development
  • Office hours, internal champion cultivation, and ongoing adoption support
Impact Ops Fellowship

Or join a cohort of operators learning together.

A 3-month, small-group fellowship for COOs and Heads of Operations — making workflows explicit, getting quick wins from AI, and building internal capacity that doesn’t depend on consultants.

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3 months

Duration

6 orgs

Cohort cap

2 operators

Per org

$3,000

Per org

Built by operators, for operators.

We’ve lived this world. We’re former operators and founders who believe this moment challenges and inspires us to find new ways to do the work that matters.

Saamra Mekuria-Grillo

Saamra Mekuria-Grillo

Partner

Saamra is the founder and CEO of Kindred, an AI-native social venture, former COO of the Pahara Institute, and an alum of Bain, Google, and Stanford GSB. She helps leadership teams move from AI-curious to AI-confident, with a focus on organizational strategy, learning, and change management.

Nick Barr

Nick Barr

Partner

Nick is a 2x edtech founder, executive coach, and former head of classroom products at Khan Academy, with roots in Techstars and Union Square Ventures. He coaches nonprofit leaders on AI transformation and strategy, with a focus on workflow automation, operational design, and helping teams actually adopt the tools they invest in.

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Whether you need an audit, coaching, or custom-built systems — let’s find the right starting point for your team.

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