OpenAI brings Nonprofit AI Jam to India with multi-city rollout planned
The initiative will run across four cities in January and focuses on hands-on AI workflows for nonprofit organizations.
OpenAI is bringing its Nonprofit AI Jam to India for the first time this month, extending its nonprofit engagement work into one of its most strategically important global markets.
The update was shared by Pragya Misra, Head of Strategy and Global Affairs for OpenAI in India, who announced the initiative in a LinkedIn post. Misra oversees strategy and global affairs, spanning product alignment, partnerships, policy engagement, and go-to-market coordination.
Four-city program scheduled for mid-January
According to the post, the Nonprofit AI Jam will take place from January 15 to 20, with sessions planned in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi.
Misra wrote in a LinkedIn post, “We’re excited to bring OpenAI’s Nonprofit AI Jam to India for the very first time this month in partnership with Karya, and supported by Wadhwani AI as our knowledge partner.”
The program is being delivered in partnership with Karya, a nonprofit that focuses on creating AI-based earning and learning opportunities for low-income communities through digital data work, including labeling, evaluation, and human-in-the-loop tasks.
Wadhwani AI is supporting the initiative as a knowledge partner. The nonprofit works with governments and cross-sector partners to develop and deploy AI solutions across areas such as health, education, and agriculture, with a focus on last-mile implementation.
OpenAI targets nonprofits ready to move beyond pilots
Misra positioned the sessions as practical working formats rather than discussion-led events.
Misra added in the post, “This isn’t another panel discussion. It’s a hands-on working room.”
The sessions are intended for nonprofit organizations that want to move from experimentation to deployment, with participants expected to bring live operational challenges.
Misra said in the LinkedIn post, “Across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi, we’re inviting nonprofits to bring their real-world problems and leave with at least one AI-powered workflow they can use immediately.”
Participation is limited and selection-based. Each selected organization may nominate up to two participants, with the application form gathering information on current AI usage, organizational readiness, and intended outcomes.
Misra said, “If your organisation is ready to go from pilots to real deployment… if you're thinking about how to build AI into your work in a responsible, long-term way, we’d love to have you in the room.”
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