Builders first
Our courses, animations, voiceovers and AI speaking partner are all built with AI. We know what works in practice, what it costs, and where it breaks.
AI consulting & training
Put AI to work for your mission.
We have spent years building with AI: for students, for foundations and NGOs, and for our own skilling programmes. Now we bring that know-how to other social-sector organisations, with practical advice, hands-on builds, and training for teams and their leaders.
Why NLightN
Learned by doing.
We are not a technology firm that discovered the social sector, or advisers who have only read about AI. We build with AI every day, inside a not-for-profit, for people with real constraints.
Made for the social sector
We have built AI tools for donor foundations and NGOs in education, livelihoods, health and research, with small teams, tight budgets and communities who deserve care.
Practical and responsible
Start small, measure what changes, and protect the data of the people you serve. We help you adopt AI in a way your team, your board and your communities can trust.
What we offer
Advice, builds and training.
Pick one, or combine them. Most organisations start with a conversation and a short workshop, and grow from there.
AI strategy and roadmap
Find where AI can genuinely help your programmes and operations, and where it should not. A clear, prioritised plan that fits your budget and your team.
Build and pilot
Hands-on help to build AI tools: assistants that answer staff or community questions, tools for grant-making and reporting, data analysis, and learning apps. We prototype fast and pilot with real users.
AI training for teams
Practical workshops for programme, operations, communications and fundraising teams: using AI assistants safely and well for writing, analysis, translation and everyday work.
AI for leaders
Sessions for founders, boards and senior leaders: what AI can and cannot do, the risks, governance and data protection, and how to lead an organisation that uses AI well.
Responsible AI and data
Policies and guardrails: what data can go into AI tools, consent, privacy under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, and how to check what AI produces.
Ongoing support
A partner to call on as you adopt AI: reviews, troubleshooting, and help keeping up with new tools as they arrive.
How we work
From first question to everyday use.
We work alongside your team, so that what we build together is still being used long after we step back.
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Understand
We learn your mission, your people, your data and your constraints, and find where time and money are being lost.
02
Prototype
We pick one or two opportunities and build something your team can try within weeks, not a report that sits on a shelf.
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Pilot and train
Real users, real work, and training for the people who will run it. We measure what changes.
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Hand over and support
Your team owns the tool and the know-how. We stay on call as you grow.
Who it is for
For organisations that do good work.
Whatever your cause, if AI could help you reach more people or free your team for the work that matters most, we would like to help.
- NGOs and charities in education, livelihoods, health, gender, environment and more.
- Foundations and CSR teams who want to work smarter, and to help their grantees adopt AI.
- Networks and intermediaries that support many organisations and want AI training at scale.
- Social enterprises building technology for communities.
- Leaders and boards who want to understand AI before they invest in it.
Track record
What we have built.
Education, livelihoods, health and research: AI tools and programmes we have built with foundations and organisations across India.
Outscore.in
A learning and assessment platform that helps students and teachers track progress and practise, aligned to the curriculum and exam readiness.
Visit Outscore.inSpoken English for scholarship students
A spoken-English app for 6,000 scholarship students in rural India, built to grow confidence and fluency.
English for housekeeping staff
An English programme for housekeeping staff at an IT company, helping them support their children's studies and manage daily life.
HR assistant for a donor foundation
An AI-powered assistant that answers employees' questions on HR policy, freeing up staff time.
AI grant-making assistant
Automates grant writing and review for a donor foundation, so hundreds of grants can be processed each year.
Health data analytics
A platform for a donor foundation that helps health programmes analyse data, track outcomes and make decisions.
Nurse triage assistant
An AI-supported tool that helps nurses prioritise patients and streamline care pathways.
Industrial accidents database
An AI-powered public site that gathers structured, accessible data on industrial accidents for researchers and journalists.
AI-native shop-floor courses
Animated, narrated manufacturing courses and an AI speaking partner for our own field programmes, built with AI from start to finish.
See the programme
Some of our partners
AI consulting & training
What could AI do for your organisation?
Tell us about your work and your team. We will suggest where to start, often with a short workshop for your leaders.