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Aligned-AI, for owners wearing too many hats

You're good at what you do. You're just also doing everything else.

So, what would you give an intern? The reminders, the follow-up, the double-checking, the formatting, the stuff that eats your week but never needed your judgment. I set things up so that work gets done without you, and you get back to the work only you can do. Plain language, honest pricing, no hype.

Free 20-minute call · free 10-question quiz · $35 live workshops · Hat Trick, $1,997

Plain language, no AI hoopla Built on tools you already use and control
Lara Jackson, founder of Aligned-AI, smiling in a flower crown
Hi, I'm Lara. Former fundraiser, current hat remover.
CFRE · Certified Fundraising Executive$10M+ raised across a decade in nonprofit fundraising$500K to $108M budgets of the organizations I've worked with$274K to $1M+ grant revenue growth900+ survey responses analyzed

How I think about AI

Three questions for every task.

Business owners spend about 11 hours a week on admin, according to a July 2026 survey of 1,000 owners by American Express and Small Business Saturday UK: the formatting, the follow-up, the double-checking. And the industry keeps renaming the technology: assistant, copilot, agent, digital coworker. The names will keep changing. These three questions won't.

What would you hand an intern?

The stuff that eats your Tuesday: sorting the inbox, chasing the quote you sent last week, typing up meeting notes. If a sharp new hire could do it by day three, the tools can probably do it too.

What would you never let one touch?

Your best customer's phone call. Pricing. Anything you'd lose sleep over if it went wrong. And anything you like doing. If you like that job, don't give it to AI.

How would you explain it?

AI is the intern who walks in on day one, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, with no clue what an office is. It only knows what you tell it. So tell it who you are, who the work is for, and what good looks like. Then check its work until it earns your trust.

Hand off the busywork, keep the meaningful work, and get back to the parts of your business you chose it for.

Work with me

Start where you are.

One ladder, four rungs. Start on the rung that fits, and every step points to the next one.

  1. First stop · free

    A 20-minute call

    No pitch. I ask a lot of questions about how your week runs, and tell you what's worth handing off and what it costs.

    Book a free 20-minute call →
    Not ready to talk? Take the 5-minute quiz →
  2. Learn it live · $35 to $45

    A live workshop

    Stop Losing Leads (Oct 14), AI for Small Business Ops (Nov 18), Your First AI Policy (Dec 2), Your 2027 AI Game Plan (Dec 9). Wednesdays at 1pm ET, recording included.

    See the Q4 workshops →
  3. The main road · $1,997

    Hat Trick

    Three workflows built in the tools you already use, like inbox sorting, a start-of-day email, quote follow-up, or meeting notes, plus a one-page AI policy. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini. Most builds are live in about two weeks. I'll give you a firm date on our call, once I know what we're building.

    See what's included →
  4. Keep it running · $500/mo

    Monthly tune-ups

    Things change. A new service, a new hire, a tool that updated overnight. Once a month I check the reports, make small changes as your business shifts, and keep everything running. Month to month, cancel anytime.

    About monthly tune-ups →

Start free

Not sure where to start?

Ten quick questions and you'll know which stop is yours.

Question 1 of 10 · pick an answer to start the quiz

A new inquiry comes in: a call, an email, a form. How fast do you usually respond?

Within the hourSame day, usuallyWithin a day or twoHonestly? Some slip through

Proof

Real work, real numbers.

Client names withheld. The results are real.

AI governance readiness assessment

For an international nonprofit with sites in several countries. Delivered in partnership with a policy specialist.

User survey analysis

900+ member responses from an international membership nonprofit, analyzed in two weeks.

The proposal that almost went quiet

Two weeks of silence, one short follow-up, and a yes the same day.

Workshops

Learn it live. Use it Monday.

Live 90-minute workshops on Google Meet, $35 to $45, with the recording included. Built for real beginners, no technical background needed.

Free reading

Not ready to talk? Start reading.

Free, plain-language pages you can use on your own this week. Pick the one that matches where you are.

  • Speed to lead Why the first reply so often wins the job, and a 3-step test to run on your own business today.
  • The one-page AI policy template What's encouraged, what needs approval, and what's off limits. Ready to fill in this week.
  • AI for nonprofits Where staff get hours back, what can go wrong, and why AI governance comes first.

Take a hat off.

Book a free 20-minute call, take the free quiz, or join a $35 workshop. However you start, you leave with something you can use.