A field guide for using AI in your real work — safely, with every decision and the accountability staying with you. Inward on your own work · outward to nonprofits.
AI advises — you decide and you sign.| Have Microsoft 365 | Copilot — safest, inside your data boundary |
| Google Workspace | Gemini — inside your boundary |
| Strongest all-rounder | ChatGPT / Claude — Team / Enterprise tier only |
| Legal blocks everything | Langdock (DE) / Mistral (FR) — EU-hosted, GDPR-capable* |
| Translation | DeepL (DE) — the easy yes |
| ESG / CSRD | Briink, or SAP Joule for SAP shops |
*GDPR-capable ≠ compliant out of the box: still needs a signed DPA + DPIA, and staff tools need Betriebsrat sign-off. Never a free consumer app for confidential data.
"The EU AI Act's staff AI-literacy duty has applied since Feb 2025 — we're likely non-compliant now — and the Act's penalty regime lands Aug 2026. Meanwhile staff already paste company data into private ChatGPT. I propose an 8-week pilot: 10 licenses of Copilot / Langdock for the CC team, measured on hours saved in CSRD reporting. ~€25/user/month. Owner: me."
Sources: artificialintelligenceact.eu (Art. 4) · zew.de (shadow-AI) · verify before quoting externally.
MI4People (KIISS) · N3XTCODER (AI for Impact) · CorrelAid (Data4Good)
Microsoft for Nonprofits (Copilot −15%) · Salesforce Agents for Impact (pro-bono)
KI-Campus · DRK-Lernplattform · vhs.cloud · ARIC Hamburg