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Mission-aligned AI for nonprofits

Spend less time on paperwork. More time serving

AI tools, consulting, and workshops built for nonprofits ready to work with more clarity and capacity.

Trusted by Hawaii DHS, 25+ nonprofits, and IVAT · Creator of the Mindful Forgiveness Curriculum · 35 facilitators trained across 4 countries

JoYi Rhyss, Founder of AIdedEQ

More time with people

Cut admin hours so your staff can be in the room, not behind a screen.

Tools that match your values

Equity-first, not generic. Built for the communities most often left out.

Practice that sticks

Analog-grounded. If it doesn't work without a screen, it doesn't work.


Trusted to train, consult, and build for
3,000+ Program Participants
35 Facilitators Trained Internationally
30+ Years Frontline Experience
Since 2023 Training Teams on AI Workflows

Three ways in. One clear path forward.

Whether you need strategy, training, or a tool built for your team, we start where you are. Every engagement begins with a founder conversation.

01

AI strategy for nonprofit leaders

Walk in with paperwork overwhelm, walk out with a clear plan. We audit your workflows, pick the highest-leverage automations, and show your team how to run them without hiring an engineer.

  • Workflow audit and automation roadmap
  • Vendor-neutral tool recommendations
  • Implementation support through launch
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03

Tools built for your mission

When an off-the-shelf tool won't fit, we build one. Every tool in our library started as a real org's real problem. We ship working prototypes in weeks, not quarters, and we build them so your team can own them.

  • Chatbots, dashboards, intake flows, facilitator copilots
  • Equity-first by default, privacy-first by design
  • See the tool library below for live examples
See what we've built →

Our AI products,
made to work for your mission.

Every tool here can be tailored to your organization's language, workflows, and community.

Equity-first. Analog-grounded. Built for the people most often left out.

AIded EQ illustration showing diverse people connecting through technology

See the tool first. Then book a founder conversation with clear questions, service fit, or next steps.

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Built from practice, not theory.

JoYi Rhyss, Founder of AIdedEQ, presenting with a lei
Founder & CEO

JoYi Rhyss

30+ years working with high-risk youth. Former director at PACT Kalihi, Hawaii. Funded by the State of Hawaii and contracted through the Stanford University Forgiveness Project to deliver forgiveness and mindfulness programs serving the Department of Human Services. Over 3,000 people have participated.

Built The Good Skill, the first equity-first AI coding skill, using the same tools she teaches others. Moved to Hawaii in 2005 with three kids. Found healing through mindfulness and forgiveness practices. Now building the tools she wished existed when she needed them most.

AIdedEQ is the technology arm of The Practice Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We build equity-first emotional intelligence tools and teach communities to build their own.

Two decades building the practice. Now we're building the tools.

The pivot into AI is new. The work underneath it is not. Every tool here is built on twenty-plus years of frontline facilitation, curriculum design, and training leaders in the practices that make technology worth using.

IP & Curriculum

Creator, Mindful Forgiveness Curriculum

A full training arc grounded in attitudinal healing and contemplative practice. Taught internationally to leaders, educators, and community workers. Translated into programs now run by 35 facilitators across 4 countries.

Training & Facilitation

International Attitudinal Healing Facilitator Trainer

Trained 35 facilitators internationally. Contracted mindfulness trainer for the Hawaii Department of Human Services. Worked directly with 25+ Hawaii nonprofits. Speaker at the Institute on Violence, Abuse & Trauma (IVAT) in both Hawaii and San Diego.

Public Funding

Honolulu Chamber of Commerce Grant Recipient

Awarded a grant to train Hawaii small-business owners in mindfulness, staff support, and people management through attitudinal healing and forgiveness practice. Delivered team-level training that turned leadership culture around inside real workplaces.

Applied AI, 2023–Now

Built the team playbook before building the tools

Since 2023, trained internal teams of 15–20 on ChatGPT, Perplexity, and NotebookLM. Cut manual labor and communication errors significantly. Streamlined grant application workflows through AI. Now building automations and agents for 3 agencies, each one rooted in a practice we teach before we code.

This is not a pivot away from the work. It is the work, with better tools.


Breathe with us.

Sixty seconds of paced breathing slows your heart rate, clears your thinking, and resets your nervous system. Practice with us.

Press Escape anytime to return to your work.


Does it work? Ask the people who've seen it.

“This gives every woman the tools to have these conversations. It’s not just about safety. It’s about knowing you’re worth fighting for.”
TK
Tyla K.
“Saying thank you is beyond an understatement. We absolutely want to work with you however we are able to.”
KM
Kenya M., InterQuest Academy Co-Founder
“Being able to do my own calculations and planning independently is exactly what I needed to feel more secure. It makes my hard work feel real and protected.”
WC
WBS Council Member
“It felt less like learning and more like finally understanding something I always knew mattered. I left feeling ready to take action.”
WP
Workshop Participant
“The technical precision here is real. This isn’t generic advice. It’s purpose-built tooling that actually understands the domain.”
GK
Gabriella K., Anchored Designer
“This puts you in a new category. We have to start a mastermind on some type of collaboration.”
TC
Tracey C., AEQ Community Member
“It connected every piece I’d been learning separately. The way it explains debt and assets finally made it click for me in a way nothing else had.”
EW
Erin W.
“The AIdedEQ team built something that meets people where they are. Technically sharp and deeply human at the same time.”
BR
Barry R.

Analog first. Always.

You don't need an app to breathe. The practice has to hold when your phone is dead, when you're mid-argument, when you're lying awake at 3am.

Tech helps you follow through. The practice lives in your body first. If it doesn't work offline, it doesn't work.

Our tools come alive inside real practice:

Dyad Programs & One-on-One
Workshops & Retreats
Small Groups & Team Training
Mindfulness & Attitudinal Healing
Brain with plug illustration representing analog-first emotional intelligence

Learn. Practice. Build.

From understanding to action. Build tools along the way.

Emotional intelligence explained
01

Learn

Start with EQ foundations: mindfulness, forgiveness, attitudinal healing. Short resources, no fluff. Concepts you can use today.

Heart and hand representing practice
02

Practice

Put it into action in your actual life. Daily practices and analog exercises that build the muscle before you ever touch tech.

Building emotional intelligence tools
03

Build

Use vibe coding and EQ tools to create something real: apps, dashboards, resources for your practice and your community.


What changes when you change the lens

We ran the same searches twice: once through the default algorithm, once through The Good Skill, our free open-source equity-first research tool that centers marginalized voices by default.

See The Good Skill
  • The Research
    Default Algorithm 57% deficit framing
    Equity-First (The Good Skill) 100% agency & innovation
  • Default Algorithm
    57%

    Of the time, default algorithms framed marginalized communities through deficit, crisis, and victimization. Of that, crime was 30% of the result.

  • Equity-First (The Good Skill)
    100%

    Of the time, equity-first framing surfaced agency, innovation, and joy. Of that, Black-owned business coverage was 30% of the result.

The stories already exist. The default just wasn't showing them first. Full study with data across seven communities available on our Substack.


Resources

03 The Practice Center

The Practice Center

Our 501(c)(3) nonprofit home. Grounding emotional intelligence in community practice, not theory.

04 Emergency Breathing

Emergency Breathing

Five to six breaths each minute. Reset your parasympathetic nervous system.

  1. Stop what you're doing. Sit or stand still.
  2. Breathe in slowly through your nose for 4 seconds.
  3. Hold for 2 seconds.
  4. Breathe out slowly through your mouth for 6 seconds.
  5. Repeat 5-6 times. That's one minute.

Your nervous system will reset. Your heart rate will slow. Your thinking will clear.

05 From Chatting to Automating

Try this today: the grant-report auto-draft

Pick a grant report you already wrote last quarter. Open Claude or ChatGPT and build a Project (Claude) or Custom GPT (ChatGPT). Upload the old report, your logic model, and 3-5 funder requirements as reference files. Then write one instruction: "When I paste new program data, draft a funder-ready update in this exact voice and structure." That is it. Next quarter, paste the data, get a 70% draft in 30 seconds. That is the chat-to-automation bridge.

Why this matters (and why it is different from last year)

In 2025-2026, the major AI tools shipped persistent memory, file context, and agentic actions (the AI can now take steps, not just respond). You no longer need to be technical to build a working tool. You need to be clear about the outcome.

Free tools worth starting with (ranked by time-to-value)

The 4-step starter loop (do this once, reuse forever)

High-value starter use cases for nonprofit teams

Learn from people building in public

Stuck on what to automate first? Bring it to a founder conversation and we will pick a use case you can ship in a week.

07 Attitudinal Healing International

Attitudinal Healing International

The foundation of our healing practice. Choosing peace over fear and empathy over judgment. Principles that guide everything we build.

08 Thinking Clearly

Thinking Clearly

Align your builds with your intentions. Solve a real problem, not just automate more noise.

So many amazing tools are being used to automate and 10x productivity like every other work slop coming out right now. The AIdedEQ way is different.

Start by truly considering yourself, your family, your friends, your neighborhood, and your community. Then intentionally set your sights on one issue you can actually solve.

The IAMAR Framework:

Building from "I don't want this" is different than knowing your values, listening to yourself and others, clearly defining the issues, deciding what's in your sphere of influence, and choosing a path forward. That's the solution route.


FAQ

What does AIdedEQ do?

We build AI tools and provide consulting for nonprofits, schools, and mission-driven organizations. Our tools handle admin work so your team can focus on the people they serve.

Who is this for?

Any mission-driven team spending more time on paperwork than with the communities they serve. Nonprofits, schools, youth-serving orgs, government agencies, and social enterprises.

How much does consulting cost?

Nonprofit AI Jumpstart: $1,500 for 3 sessions. Custom Tool Build: $2,500 to $5,000. CEO AI Support: $500/month, month-to-month. Mindful Forgiveness for Teams: $2,000 per cohort. Free 45-minute intro session available for teams of 5 or more.

What is the relationship between AIdedEQ and The Practice Center?

The Practice Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops programs and curriculum. AIdedEQ is the for-profit company that builds the technology to scale that work. Same founder, two entities that support each other.

What is Mindful Forgiveness for Teams?

A 6-week cohort workshop (12 hours total) for up to 12 participants. Designed for nonprofit teams, school staff, and community organizations dealing with burnout and team dynamics.

Is my data safe?

Yes. Our tools are built with privacy by default. Several tools require no login and store no personal data. We never sell or share user data. Full privacy policy at aidedeq.org/privacy.

Can you work with organizations outside of Hawaii?

Yes. Workshops and consulting sessions are available via Zoom for organizations anywhere. In-person delivery is available in Hawaii.

How do I get started?

Book a founder conversation at aidedeq.org/book, use the chat widget on this page, or email [email protected].