Available for new engagements

Building
smarter systems
for nonprofits.

I replace manual reporting, disconnected spreadsheets, and repetitive admin with AI-powered automation that gives nonprofit teams their time back.

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The Reality

Your team is drowning in admin work that shouldn't exist.

01
Manual reporting consumes entire weeks
Staff pull data from five systems to build one funder report. Every quarter, same fire drill. The report gets done, but nothing else does.
02
Your tools don't talk to each other
Spreadsheets, QuickBooks, email, donor databases - all siloed. Staff enter the same information three times and still can't find what they need.
03
You're growing faster than your systems
New grants, new programs, new compliance demands - but the same manual processes from when you had half the workload.
04
Burnout is your biggest hidden cost
Your best people spend their energy on data entry and admin instead of the mission they signed up for. That's not sustainable and you know it.
0%
of nonprofit staff time is spent on administrative tasks that could be automated.

"Every hour spent on admin is an hour stolen from the people we serve."

The reality for 80% of nonprofits under $1M
What I Build

Three ways I help organizations operate at full capacity.

Every engagement starts with understanding your workflows, your constraints, and your team. Then I build systems that actually fit.

01

Operations Systems

Custom dashboards, CRMs, and reporting tools that replace spreadsheets and connect the systems your team already uses.

  • Real-time reporting dashboards
  • Custom CRM with intake workflows
  • QuickBooks and funder data integration
  • Agentic workflows
02

Custom AI Tools

Purpose-built AI assistants trained on your organization's data, policies, and funder language. Not generic chatbots.

  • Grant writing AI assistants
  • Staff operations chatbots
  • Automated data cleaning pipelines
  • Internal knowledge base search
03

AI Training & Setup

Hands-on workshops and workflow consulting that make AI practical and usable for everyday staff. No jargon, no overwhelm.

  • Team AI training workshops
  • Workflow mapping and optimization
  • Tool setup (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)
  • Ongoing advisory support
How It Works

From first call to working system.

No complexity, no surprises. You know exactly what you're getting before any work starts.

Step 01

Discovery Call

A 30-minute conversation about your organization, your workflows, and where time is being lost. No pitch. No pressure. Just an honest look at what is and isn't working.

Free / 30 minutes
Step 02

Scope & Plan

I map your workflows, identify the highest-impact automation opportunities, and deliver a clear plan with fixed pricing. No ambiguity, no scope creep.

1-2 weeks
Step 03

Build & Launch

I build the system, train your team to use it, and stay available for ongoing support. You see progress at every stage. No black boxes.

4-12 weeks
Results

Real organizations. Real outcomes.

Every engagement is built around specific needs. Here's what that looks like in practice.

Healthcare / Adult Care

Day Break Adult Care

Custom CRM + Reporting Dashboard

Replaced a patchwork of spreadsheets and paper forms with a custom CRM featuring self-registration, simplified intake, and a real-time reporting dashboard with QuickBooks integration for expense tracking.

80%
Less time on intake
Real-time
Reporting visibility
4 → 1
Tools consolidated
Nonprofit / Social Services

Dads Evoking Change

Nonprofit Tech Consulting

Technology consulting engagement for a nonprofit focused on father engagement and family support services. Modernizing operations and building capacity through automation and integrated data systems.

15+ hrs
Saved per week
Unified
Data systems
Active
Ongoing engagement
About

The person behind the systems.

Michael Sewell

I'm a co-founder of Automate Impact, LLC - a technology consulting firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and government organizations. My focus is direct: replace the manual, repetitive work that drains your team so they can spend their energy on the mission.

I have a Master's in Digital Marketing and a Bachelor's in Web Development. But what matters more is the pattern recognition that comes from working with mission-driven organizations - seeing the same bottlenecks, the same spreadsheet nightmares, the same staff burnout cycle. I build systems that solve those specific problems.

I'm not a vendor who disappears after delivery. I stay in the work with you - training your team, adjusting the system as your needs evolve, and making sure what gets built actually gets used.

Co-Founder, Automate Impact LLC M.S. Digital Marketing B.S. Web Development Nonprofit Operations AI / Automation Full-Stack Development
Get Started

Ready to stop losing time to manual work?

The first step is a 30-minute conversation. No pitch deck, no sales pressure. Just an honest look at where automation could make the biggest difference for your organization.

Book a free consultation
Tell me about your organization and I'll respond within 24 hours.