Nick Barr

I partner with nonprofits and foundations to scale their impact by embedding proven AI workflows into daily operations.

As the former leader of classroom products for Khan Academy and a 2x founder, I help education nonprofits skillfully wield AI tooling to become more efficient and impactful in day-to-day operations.

I work directly with your team in a focused coaching capacity:

We meet twice per month for 60 minutes to tackle real AI adoption and workflow challenges. This often involves hands-on prompting, demoing, even coding.

I support your team with relevant homework and resources so that you keep momentum and make progress in between sessions.

You also get light async support for quick unlocks as issues and questions come up.

You get access to my curated Slack community of nonprofit leaders for peer learning and shared workflows.

Note: I'm available for org coaching and advisory work, but I'm currently at capacity for fractional leadership work.

Mountain landscape

Banff National Park, Canada

Client Testimonials

"Working with Nick was a wonderful collaboration. He brought strong product development experience, paired with a deep focus on impact and a pragmatic, inquiry-focused approach to his work with us. I would definitely recommend working with Nick for any organization or team that is looking to level up their AI proficiency strategically and efficiently."

Saamra Mekuria-Grillo
Saamra Mekuria-Grillo
CEO at Formation Ventures

"Nick has the full range of skills – he was able to take us from blue sky thinking about what might be possible, to then real-time translating that into tangible mock-ups that we could respond to and refine, he then oversaw the building of the resulting technology which was game-changing, novel and functional... On top of all of that, the design sprint was fun and interactive. Generating ideas, voting on them, discussing – I enjoyed the process as well as the results."

Laura Lewis
Laura Lewis
Schmidt Futures, Rise

"I cannot recommend Nick highly enough as a product thinker. He helped our team gain clarity and direction for our product like a true pro. Nick's mentorship and facilitation skills were vital in guiding our strategic planning and earned high praise from every member of our leadership team. You can trust Nick to provide invaluable insights and direction for your team's product development efforts."

Matt Conlen
Matt Conlen
Our World in Data