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Embedded leadership
Fractional AI Tech Lead
Your AI leader for impact without the full-time hire. Embedded leadership that owns outcomes.
Helping philanthropy
put AI to work responsibly
Complēre Studio grew out of building Complēre, the research and intelligence platform for philanthropy. That work showed us where the sector needs support: setting guardrails, experimenting safely, and moving from individual use to team practice. We're your peers, and we're here to help.
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Pohlad Family FoundationBoreal Waters Community FoundationSlingshot MemphisWentcher FoundationJH PhilanthropyStrategic PhilanthropyMayo Community Contributions ProgramRichard M. Schulze Family FoundationCinelli Family FoundationWoodcock FoundationGeorge Family FoundationLibrary Support Network
The Numbers: use of AI in philanthropy is consistently evolving.
Philanthropy's relationship with AI is shifting week to week. Colleagues are learning largely alone, some building strong practices, some forming habits that will be hard to unlearn, some quietly stepping back.
81%of foundations are experimenting with AI
30%have a policy to guide that experimentation
92%nonprofits already use AI, most without support
66%nonprofits say funders don't understand their AI needs
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Learn to use AI responsiblyReady to turn "should we?" into "here's how we do it responsibly"?
We meet impact leaders where they are, helping you start at the right point, move at your own pace, and go as far as your work takes you.
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Lay the Foundation
Focused learning built for individual orgs, associations, or collaborative groups. Run as a single deep session or a short series of focused meetings - shaped around your team's context, stage, and questions.
- Custom-scoped for your org, association, or collaborative group
- One focused session or a short series of meetings - your call
- Content shaped around what your team actually needs next
What leaders are saying
“The people philanthropy exists to serve are already further along than the institutions that fund them.”
AI for Effective Grantmaking
Create greater impactYour mission is too important for guesswork
Changing how you work is harder than learning a new tool.
That's why we're here.
Whether you start with a free session or commit to a full cohort experience, we'll walk alongside you through the process - building AI literacy, reshaping workflows, and developing the thinking that makes adoption stick.
The work is vital. AI changes how you approach it.
AI isn't a tool you install and walk away from. It's a shift in how you analyze grantmaking portfolios, surface patterns in program data, and approach strategy and planning. Adopting AI meaningfully means changing workflows, decision-making habits, and the way your team collaborates. It's easy to tinker and see some value. It's much harder - and takes real time and investment - to genuinely change how your organization gathers insight and makes decisions. That's the process we guide.
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