AI Apps for Good — Free AI Tools for Nonprofits, NGOs & Social Impact Teams

// For practitioners & consultants

These apps are easy to build.
We are happy to share how.

If you have expertise worth sharing — a methodology, a framework, a diagnostic, a body of knowledge you keep explaining to people — you can turn it into a free, interactive app in an afternoon. No coding background needed. Here is the process we follow.

Start with the purpose

Ask yourself one question: what should the user walk away with? A deeper understanding of themselves? A tailored plan for their organisation? A decision they made through play rather than theory? Everything else — the format, the flow, whether you even need AI — follows from that answer.

Pick the format

There are a handful of patterns that work well. An assessment where someone answers questions and gets a personalised report. A generator that takes context and produces something tailored — a salary grid, a safeguarding policy, a MEL framework. A simulation where choices lead to consequences. A quiz that tests knowledge. A team activity — an icebreaker, a standup timer, a spotlight ritual. Pick the one that fits your content.

Bring your expertise

This is the part that makes your app yours. Your methodology, your frameworks, your research. MEL Builder is powered by BetterEvaluation's library. Tough Conversations draws on NVC, SCARF, and Radical Candor. The Holistic Security quiz is built on Protection International's framework. The AI provides the interface — you provide the intelligence. Gather your materials and paste them into the conversation.

Build it with Claude

Describe what you want — the purpose, the format, the methodology — and ask Claude to build it as a single HTML file. All the logic, design, and interactivity lives in one file. No server, no framework, no terminal commands. You can open it on your desktop and it works immediately. Claude writes the code; you focus on getting the content and the experience right.

AI, API calls, and keys

Not every app needs AI — and when it does, here is how the pieces fit together.

Many apps need no API at all. A single HTML file with JavaScript can load libraries, run calculations, render charts, and deliver a rich, interactive experience — quizzes, games, calculators, interactive frameworks. They run anywhere and cost nothing. Several apps on this page work exactly this way.

An API call turns input into an advanced report. When you do want AI, a call to a model lets the app generate a personalised, in-depth report — adapting to what the user enters and applying your methodology in real time. This is what drives the assessments and generators here.

You can make several calls — or call several services. Chain a few calls to progressively deepen a report, or route different parts to different providers. On the Salary Grid we use Perplexity for the benefits research, because it reliably searches the latest data on the web, alongside Claude for the rest.

Mind the price cap. If your app uses a paid API, set a hard budget cap on your account. A runaway loop or a viral moment can generate a surprising bill in hours.

Inside Claude, the AI is built in. As long as your app runs here in Claude, you can call the model as a built-in service — no key of your own required. It is only when you upload the app to your own website that you need your own API key.

Use a proxy to protect your key — never expose it. On your own site, a key written into the page can be read by anyone who looks. A proxy keeps it hidden on a server the browser never sees. We run a proxy for our apps and are happy to share access or help you set up your own. (For logins, saved data, or paid access, you will also want a database and authentication — something like Supabase.)

Polish, publish, iterate

Test it yourself. Notice what feels off, what is missing, where the AI nails it and where it falls flat. Give Claude specific feedback and keep iterating. Design comes last — once the logic works, describe the look and feel you want. When the output genuinely surprises you, it is ready. Upload the file to your website — root folder or a subfolder, that is all it takes — share the link, and you are live.

Not sure where to start? We can help you shape your idea.

// Why we do this

Learning to build AI tools, together.

I'm Daniele D'Esposito, a social entrepreneur who lives at the intersection of technology, social science, and organisational development. I founded Nonprofit Builder, a capacity-building marketplace connecting foundations, nonprofits, and consultants globally. I also built Org360, an AI-powered survey and feedback platform, and developed the Imaginate Method — a structured framework for creative sabbaticals, grounded in the creativity research of Wallas, Amabile, and Csikszentmihalyi.

The honest truth is I just love building things. I find it genuinely exciting that a single person with domain expertise and a clear idea can now build a polished, interactive app in an afternoon — no engineering team required. AI Apps for Good is where that energy goes.

For consultants and practitioners.

Many of the consultants in the Nonprofit Builder network are worried about the future — wondering how AI will change their work, whether their expertise will still matter. This space exists to show them it absolutely will, and that the best way forward is to translate their methodologies, frameworks, and experience into something people can interact with. An app can educate future clients, serve as a lead generator, or become a core part of their practice. More than that, this is a community space — a place to share what you're building, borrow ideas about format and functionality, and learn collectively. Every app here teaches us something about what works.

For nonprofits and grantees.

The other audience is the grantees we serve through Nonprofit Builder. Some of these apps are built directly for them — tools like the Salary Grid, MEL Builder, and Pitch Builder help them build stronger organisations. But the scenario-based apps — Regenerative Business, The Grand Bargain, Circular Economy — point to something bigger. They show how AI and gamification can explain a complex topic to an advocacy audience in a way that a policy brief never could. Whatever your cause — climate, affordable housing, aid reform — there is an app format that can help your audience understand it by living through it, not just reading about it.

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// How we think about AI

Honest about what this is
and what it isn't.

Some of these apps use AI as an interface for human expertise. The methodology, the frameworks, the research — that comes from practitioners. The AI makes it contextual and personalised to your situation. That is genuinely useful, but it is not magic, and we want to be clear about the boundaries.

We do not store your data.

These apps don't collect your data. There are no accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is stored after you close the tab.

What to know about AI-powered apps.

When an app generates a personalised report — an Archetype360 profile, a MEL framework, a safeguarding kit — your input is sent to Claude's servers for processing. It is not logged or trained on, as per Anthropic's API policy, and we have no access to what you type. To be safe, avoid typing anything sensitive or personal. The apps that don't use AI (quizzes, games, team activities) process everything locally and send nothing anywhere.

What AI output is and isn't.

AI-generated reports are reflections based on frameworks, not professional assessments. They are starting points — for self-awareness, for planning, for conversation. They are not clinical diagnoses, legal advice, or final answers. Use them as one input among many, and bring your own judgement. They do not replace expert human advice — think of them as learning aids that help you understand the dimensions of a topic and prepare for a discussion with an expert.

Our design principles.

Free and open access, no paywalls, no data harvesting. Plain language about what the AI does. These apps help you learn and leverage methods and frameworks developed by humans — the AI is the delivery mechanism, not the source of truth.

If you build your own

Be minimal with data. Don't collect what you don't need. If the app works without a name or email, don't ask for one. The fewer inputs you store, the fewer things can go wrong.

Be transparent about API calls. If the user's input is being sent to an AI provider for processing, say so. People have a right to know when their words leave the browser, even if the data isn't stored.

Don't overstate what AI output is. In sensitive domains — mental health, legal, financial, medical — AI-generated content should never be presented as professional advice. Frame it as a starting point, not a verdict.

Think about who you're excluding. Language, literacy level, screen reader support, colour contrast, mobile usability, bandwidth — every design choice is an access decision. Build for the people who need the tool most, not just the ones most like you.

What we want to improve.

We have not yet done a formal accessibility audit across all apps, but we plan to. Language coverage is currently English-only — we will translate on request.

Open source.

All apps developed by AI Apps for Good are open source. You are welcome to copy, adapt, and distribute them — including commercially — as long as you provide attribution. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

// The community

The people building for good.

AI Apps for Good is a shared space. Most of the tools here are built by the project, but consultants, coaches, and practitioners also contribute free apps built on their own expertise. Here are the people behind the apps on this page.

Tzviatko Chiderov

Business Strategy & International Development

Experienced professional with strong international exposure, skilled in leading teams to drive results in business strategy and international development, using technology as a key enabler for greater impact and efficiency.

SecureCheck Spotting the Bait LinkedIn

Barbara Gill

Organizational Development Consultant

Creator of AlignUP — a values-based framework designed to strengthen internal systems and sustain meaningful work through three interconnected pillars: culture, capacity, and community.

AlignUP · Four Pulses LinkedIn

Jessica Eastman Stewart

Consultant & Workshop Facilitator

Jess is a business owner, consultant, and workshop facilitator who helps busy leaders and working parents design practical systems so their work and home lives feel more joyful and less overwhelming. Drawing on her experience as a former nonprofit executive and classroom teacher, she teaches concrete, road-tested tools for organizing life and work with more ease.

Calendar Colorizer LinkedIn

Claude Diwouta

HR & Cross-Cultural Leadership Consultant

Brings 30 years of hands-on HR and leadership experience across more than 30 countries to nonprofits and international development organisations. Her work sits at the intersection of strategic HR, cross-cultural leadership, and organisational development — helping leaders build the people systems and leadership capacity they actually need, wherever they operate. Driven by a passion for bridging cultures and ensuring professionals from the Global South are recognised and empowered. Works in English and French.

HR Essential Standards Website LinkedIn

Daniele D'Esposito

Founder · AI Apps for Good

Social entrepreneur working at the intersection of technology, social science, and organisational development. Founder of Nonprofit Builder and Org360, creator of the Imaginate Method, and the builder behind most of the apps on this page.

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These apps are easy to build.
We are happy to share how.

Learning to build AI tools, together.

Honest about what this is
and what it isn't.

The people building for good.