Apparo and Bank of America completed the AI Foundations Cohort, empowering nonprofit leaders to use artificial intelligence to advance their mission.
Apparo partnered with Bank of America, on a 10-week AI Foundations Cohort for 10 nonprofit organizations in the Charlotte area. This education and mentorship program was designed to help increase nonprofit leaders’ AI knowledge and put it to work to increase their capacity.
Introducing the AI Foundation Cohort Participants:
- Ada Jenkins Center
- ANSWER Scholarship
- Cambodian Legacy Project
- Catherine’s House
- Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy
- City of Charlotte
- Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region
- Lift Up Carolinas
- RyzAb0ve Fitness
- The Bulb
Nonprofits attended 4 workshops and were matched with a 1-on-1 technology mentor
In 4 workshops, nonprofits learned how to use AI to maximize productivity, how to create prompts to achieve the results they wanted, and how to address ethical and privacy concerns when using AI. They also participated in 4 one-on-one meetings with a skilled technology mentor, who provided ongoing support and guidance throughout the program.

Apparo and Bank of America AI Cohort Team
Thank you to the Bank of America Mentors!
- Kevin Carmody
- Beena Khushalani
- Ajay Puraswani
- Zul Sidi
- Ramya Anoo Shankar
- Rod Spaugh
- Sandeep Gandhi
- Ravisha Andar
- Shiv Kalaria
- Geetu Arora
For more information on Apparo’s Cohorts, visit our website here.


